Senior Manager - Research
About Us
upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale.
upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc. upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow.
- upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19
- upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India
- upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.
- We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech
- upGrad is the official education partner for the Government of India - Startup India program
- Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Role Summary
As a User Research Professional you will establish UX Research practice for your pods and collaborate closely with the product and tech leadership to shape our products. You will work with your peer(s) to set clear methods, standards and metrics for gathering qualitative and quantitative insights to continuously deepen the actionable knowledge of our product teams.
You will work with teams to develop research awareness, skills for engaging learners, community and experts, also knowledge for discerning what is important to take into product or innovation practices. You will maintain the highest level of research rigour across all types of studies and constraints. In addition to laying the foundation for user research for your pods, you will conduct and lead key research activities, applying quantitative or qualitative research methodologies to generate actionable insights for our products, brand and strategic direction. Your success will be the team’s commitment to research practices and knowledge of deep learning practices which are hidden in plain sight from across India's hinterland to metros.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead and coach team of UX researchers across any one of the Discovery and Growth, Learning experience, Careers, and Breakout pods
- Partner with User Researchers, Design Leads, Product Managers, and Engineering managers to drive all stages of research from early product direction through summative validation in an Agile work environment
- Lead prioritization about what we research, when to research it, and how that research is conducted; This might mean working with cross-functional teams, multiple devices, brands, and platforms, in order to find opportunities to further improve the user experience
- Influence a diverse set of stakeholders through excellent relationship building, and crisply providing insight and deep domain expertise in research practices and product development
- Put the needs of our varied set of users front and center and driving, through influence and well-constructed presentations of insights, the user experience strategy of our many products
- As a voice of the user, effectively challenge and elevate the customer experience in a data-driven environment
- Design, recruit and moderate research studies regularly (both in-person and remote)
- Use a variety of research methods and tools to best reach the goals of each project in order to provide rich, actionable insights
- Communicate research findings and prioritized recommendations to internal stakeholders in a clear and compelling way
Skills Required
- You have 6+ years of experience as a User Research Leader with experience building successful practices inside of companies
- You have to lead a team of at least 4 people
- You have deep knowledge of qualitative research methods and tools across the Indian diaspora, as well as knowledge of quantitative methods
- You know how to analyze and work with design, business, and product data tracking
- You have an excellent knowledge of UX standards, and bring a deep background in psychology, social sciences, or anthropology to the practice
- You have strong oral and written communication skills in both Hind, English, and ideally one other language relevant to our deep reach in India. Any other language is a bonus.
- Your excellent presentation skills will help you collaborate with team members from a wide range of teams and geographies across India.
- You have experience in working in an agile environment and the ability to adapt quickly to changing product priorities
- BA or MS in Psychology, Anthropology or Design with a strong focus on User Research is an added bonus
Shubham Vishwakarma
Full Stack Developer - Averlon
About upGrad
About
upGrad is an online higher education platform. Founded by Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar, Ravijot Chugh and Phalgun Kompalli in March’ 2015, upGrad provides rigorous industry-relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with world-class faculty and industry. Merging the latest technology, pedagogy, and services, upGrad is creating an immersive learning experience – anytime and anywhere.
Through exclusive partnerships with some of the most prominent universities like IIIT-Bangalore, MICA, BITS Pilani, ISB, Cambridge Judge Business School- our aim to impart university education, online.
Learning online can be tough, especially when you have to do it all by yourself. Reasons why you should upskill with UpGrad:
- We provide an engaging experience via our suite of learning applications right from the university applications till you get a job and transition
- We provide structured online courses in collaboration with some of the prominent universities and industry experts
- We co-create a rigorous curriculum in collaboration with these universities to provide the learners with a holistic learning experience
- All our courses are comprehensive, structured and rigorous - delivered online, providing you the flexibility and opportunity of continuous learning
- We conduct regular live lectures with the industry experts and the professors
- Each of our learners is allocated with a dedicated student mentor who helps them chart a career path and motivates them to push themselves
- We provide in-depth feedback on all the assignments, case studies, and projects
- We have delivered 400+ successful career transitions and we’re committed to building careers of tomorrow
- You get access to an alumni network of 3,000+ students across the globe
- We also conduct periodic offline events like Hackathons, Bootcamps, Alumni Nights and connect you not only to the professors and industry experts but the peers in your batch too
- Last but not the last, we provide career assistance and help all the learners with interview preparations, mentorship calls, and job placements even after the completion of the program
Company video
Connect with the team
Company social profiles
Similar jobs
Job Title: Technical Recruiter
Experience: 1–2 Years
Location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and driven Technical Recruiter to join our team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in sourcing, screening, and coordinating interviews for technical roles. You will work closely with hiring managers to understand job requirements and attract the best talent in the IT industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Source, identify, and engage qualified candidates through various channels such as job portals, LinkedIn, social media, referrals, and internal databases.
- Screen resumes and conduct initial HR/technical discussions to assess candidate suitability.
- Coordinate and schedule interviews with hiring managers and technical panels.
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment cycle from sourcing to offer negotiation.
- Build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline for ongoing and future requirements.
- Maintain recruitment reports and candidate data in the ATS or internal systems.
- Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive hiring practices.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Computer Science, or related field.
- 1–2 years of hands-on experience in technical recruitment (IT/Software/Engineering roles).
- Good understanding of technologies such as Java, .NET, Python, Cloud, DevOps, Data Engineering, etc.
- Strong sourcing skills using LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, GitHub, etc.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple requirements and deadlines simultaneously.
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment or IT staffing agency is preferred.
Preferred Attributes
- Familiarity with ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) and HR tools.
- Positive attitude, team player, and willingness to learn.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver under tight timelines.
- Education: BE/MCA or equivalent.
- Solid experience in software testing, with a combination of development experience being a plus.
- Good knowledge of web and mobile testing principles and techniques.
- Familiarity with various technologies, including Web and Client-Server.
- Good understanding of testing methodologies, such as Waterfall, Agile, and Iterative.
- Competent in functional testing (manual and automation) with a good understanding of basic testing techniques.
- Hands-on experience with testing tools relevant to web and mobile testing (e.g., Selenium, Appium).
Android Development
Kotlin
Java
iOS App Development
FlutterRole: Flutter Developer
Please share contact details as well while sharing interest in the opportunity. I can be reached at nine one five zero nine five four eight nine nine.
1. Hands on Mobile APP Development - 5-8 Years (IOS/Android)
2. Hands on Flutter Development - 2-3 Years - should have worked on
atleast one industry grade apps
3. Excellent problem-solving skills
4. Converting mocks to UI (Pixel perfect design implementation)
5. Experience in Bloc state management
6. Experience in asynchronous programming
7. Good understanding of implementing API integration
Please submit candidate’s portfolio (Play store or App store Links)
if the JD is relevant, kindly share the updated profile with current CTC, expected CTC and notice period.
iOS App Development
Swift
Objective CJob Responsibilities
- Design, Architect, Develop and maintain existing and new iOS applications.
- Collaborate with a team of users and developers to define, design and deploy new features and functionality.
- Complete Analysis, design, development, modification & implementation of computer applications throughout the entire software development life cycle.
- To ensure the best possible performance, quality and responsiveness of the App.
Required Skills
- 2-5 years of experience of iOS development experience with Objective-C or Swift.
- Mastery of Objective-C, Cocoa & the iPhone SDK.
- Experience and Knowledge of mobile platform architecture limitations with the Expertise to overcome those technical challenges.
- Experience utilizing networking protocols in Mobile Application Development.
- Experience in SVN / GIT code repositories.
- Experience on Web Service Integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)
Desired Skills
- 2-5 years of experience into iOS Development.
- Proven leadership skills, including the ability to motivate and lead other talented developers and designers.
- Good communication skills.
Candidates who can join immediately would be preferred.
Note: If you are willing to apply on the above post, kindly add your live projects App Store links in the resume.
NodeJS (Node.js)
React.jsAs a Full Stack Developer, you will be working on the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end
- Participating in the full development life cycle, including implementing design, coding, testing, and production release
- creating modules and components in React and coupling them together into a functional app
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workaround
- Integrating multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Driving innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:
- Minimum 1 year of experience working in MEAN or MERN stack - i.e. React/Angular and Node.js
- Deep knowledge of Frontend Application practices and commonly used modules based on extensive work experience along with Node.js applications on top of RESTful APIs
- Experience with web frontend technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git is a plus
- Knowledge Experience in building ionic/hybrid apps is a huge positive
NodeJS (Node.js)
Javascript
MongoDB
Express- BE Computer Science, MCA or equivalent
- Cloud app development experience
- Developed micro services
- Strong NodeJS experience
- Experience with RabbitMQ is a PLUS
- Experience with MQTT is a PLUS
- Fullstack experience and especially with ReactJS desired
- Experience with SQL and NOSQL databases
- Strong communication skills
Responsibilities
- *You will be working on AI/IOT cloud and responsible for architecture and hands on coding.
- *We need someone who can engage in conversations about technical architecture with internal team and external customers.
- *You will be responsible for creating architecture document, writing pseudo code, explaining design and teststrategy,review work by others in the team, give good guidance, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software.
- *We are looking for Can do it attitude, and ability to deliver with high velocity and high-quality at the same time.
Our client works as a battery swapping network so that instead of purchasing, it allows electric auto rickshaw drivers to swap batteries and pay for it as they use it. Their focus is on advantages like earning a non-stop battery for 150 KM, no waiting to charge till 100 KM and pay-as-you-go option till 50 KM.
Our client works as an App that focuses on providing comfort to people in terms of ride sharing, ride hailing and cashless payments. Their prominent features include digital payments, trained drivers, doorstep pickup, daily affordable pricing etc.
Headquartered in Delhi, our client was co-founded by three veteran entrepreneurs who are BITS Pilani alumni.
As a Investor Relations Manager, you will be responsible for understanding the integration of credit and managing it.
What you will do:
- Managing current investors onboard and maintaining a healthy relationship with them
- Preparing financial statements, business activity reports and forecasts
- Fostering and maintaining positive client relationships
- Managing due diligence and legal compliance
- Reviewing financial reports to find ways to reduce costs
- Compiling and presenting asset management reports to clients, supervisors and senior executives
- Contributing to team efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed
- Understanding, obtaining Income inputs from the various internal stakeholders
- Closely following up with clients for submission of invoices and collection of payments within a TAT
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or related field (MBA preferred)
- FRM or CFA is a plus
- Highly skilled in Math and Finance
- Good connection around investors in the market and can get them onboard
- Ability to understand the Income structure in a Fintech environment
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong time-management skills
- Negotiation and project management skills
- Excellent critical thinking skills
- Working knowledge of business and data intelligence software
Data AnalyticsJob Description: Project Manager
Internal Role: Delivery Manager
Type: Full time
Location: Bangalore
Internal Role: Delivery Manager
About Dataweave:
About Us
DataWeave provides “Competitive Intelligence as a Service” to Retailers and Consumer brands helping them optimize their offerings through effective pricing, assortment and promotional recommendations.
It's hard to tell what we love more, problems or solutions! Every day, we choose to address some of the hardest data problems that there are. We are in the business of making sense of messy public data on the Web. At serious scale!
Read more on http://dataweave.com/about/become-dataweaver">Become a DataWeaver
Job Description:
- Develop a detailed project plan (Ensuring resource availability and allocation) to track progress
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage risks, changes in project scope, schedule and costs
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
- Report and escalate to management as needed
- Establish and maintain relationships with Clients, internal stakeholders, third parties / vendors
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Definition of service level agreements (SLA) in relation to services, ensuring the SLA’s are achieved; data sanity and hygiene & client expectations are exceeded
- Effectively monitor, control and support delivery, ensuring standard operating procedures and methodologies are followed
- Create KPIs for monitoring and review and publish health stats on a recurring basis
Key Skills / Knowledge required:
- Proven ability to switch context, manage multiple short projects
- Relevant experience of 3-5 years and overall experience of 8+ yrs
- Exposure to Analytics delivery process, ability to troubleshoot using insights within the data
- Basic Database query skills, with knowledge of Web-crawling concepts is preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Team management and ability to deliver while working with cross functional teams
- Exposure to Agile Development (Scrum / Kanban) methodology is a plus
Java
Leadership
Follow CutshortShubham Vishwakarma
Full Stack Developer - Averlon