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The Web 3 & Blockchain Innovation Lab plays a pivotal role in leading the lab strategic vision and

operational excellence, fostering a culture of innovation and learning by doing among students.

This individual is responsible for setting the lab strategic direction, managing a team of stream

leaders, and ensuring the lab success in bridging the gap between academia and industry. As a

thought leader and brand ambassador, the Head of the lab promotes the lab focus areas both

internally and externally, embodying the qualities of leadership and innovation that inspire

students and staff alike.

Key Responsibilities:

* Vision and Strategy:

* Develop and communicate a clear vision for the Innovation Labs, aligning with

* the institution strategic objectives.

* Set strategic goals for the lab, including defining key areas of focus, innovation

    strategies, and research priorities.

* Ensure the lab activities contribute to the broader academic and research

   missions of the institution.

Innovation Lab - Industry Interface:

* Build and maintain strong relationships with industry partners, facilitating collaborations that enhance the lab's research and innovation projects.

* Serve as a key liaison between the lab and academic departments, promoting interdisciplinary industry relevant research and learning opportunities.

* Lead initiatives to secure funding, sponsorship, and partnerships that support the lab's activities and growth.

* Brand Ambassador and Thought Leadership:

* Act as a brand ambassador and thought leader, representing the Innovation Labs at conferences, seminars, and public forums.

* Promote the lab's achievements and projects through various channels, enhancing its reputation and visibility.

* Foster a network of alumni, industry leaders, and academic peers to support and engage with the lab's work.

Mentorship and Role Modeling:

* Serve as a mentor and role model for students and mentors, inspiring them to pursue innovation and excellence.

* Encourage the development of leadership skills among lab members, particularly stream leaders and emerging talents.

* Support a learning environment that values diversity, inclusivity, and personal growth.

Skills and Qualifications :

* Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration) or equivalent experience in innovation management.

* Proven leadership experience in managing research or innovation labs, particularly in an academic or similar setting.

* Deep technical expertise in multiple blockchain platforms, smart contracts, DeFi & dApps, Web 3 libraries/frameworks and cryptography. Should be able to demonstrate a deep understanding of the benefits decentralization.

* Strong strategic thinking and planning skills, with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.

* Excellent relationship-building skills, with experience in academia-industry partnerships.

* Demonstrated success in securing funding, sponsorships, or partnerships.

* Exceptional communication and public speaking skills, capable of engaging a wide range of audiences.

* Deep understanding of the latest trends and technologies in areas relevant to the lab's focus..

Job Title: Technical Sales Engineer

Location: Senapati Bapat Road, Pune

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Sales Engineer to join our team. This role combines technical expertise with sales skills to provide solutions to customers and drive business growth. The ideal candidate will be responsible for understanding customer needs, presenting technical solutions, and building strong relationships to ensure customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding of the company’s products and services.

• Identify customer requirements and recommend appropriate technical solutions.

• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, proposals, and product demonstrations.

• Collaborate with the sales team to develop strategies for business development.

• Work closely with the engineering and product teams to provide customer feedback for product improvement.

• Assist customers with product selection, integration, and troubleshooting.

• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to close deals successfully.

• Maintain relationships with existing clients and seek opportunities for upselling and cross-selling.

• Stay updated on industry trends, market developments, and competitors' products.

• Represent the company at trade shows, conferences, and networking events.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is preferred.

• Proven experience in technical sales, sales engineering, or a similar role.

• Strong understanding of technical concepts related to manufacturing products

• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

• Ability to build and maintain customer relationships.

• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently.

• Willingness to travel to meet clients and attend industry events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the Manufacturing industry

• Previous experience working with B2B sales

• Design, develop, test, debug and maintain components of the cloud infrastructure
• Manage operational priorities of the DBaaS
• Establish a process for handling and leading response to security new vulnerabilities
• Lead certification efforts from the security perspective
• Participate in penetration testing efforts
• Design and build DBaaS processes for key management, rotation storage, encryption, and password management

Requirements:

• Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks
• Experience building and operating extensible, scalable resilient data systems
• Working knowledge of Java and Python Experience using public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Containerization tooling (Docker, EKS, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code Tooling (Example: Terraform, Cloudformation, Etc.)
• Configuration Management Tooling (Ansible, Chef, etc.)
• Automation Scripting (Python preferred)
• Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network, etc)
• Willingness and ability to learn new languages and concepts
• 5+ years of relevant experience

Key Responsibilities

• There are two main responsibilities of the role:
  • to increase the overall top line by increasing the application rate(optimizing the funnel) 
  • ensuring more users are retained post the first consumption cycle. 
• Create and refine effective programs that leverage tenure and customer behaviour data, and include a mix of triggered and targeted campaigns.
• Identify key, measurable metrics for Customer lifecycle programs with a focus to test and scale rapidly.
• Create, implement and optimize daily/weekly/monthly campaigns and user journeys (retention and reactivation - both automated and not automated)
• Generate deep insights about customers that increase their retention, root-cause & predict churn and lead to inventing new ways to delight and retain customers. Will include conducting primary & secondary customer research through surveys and talking directly with customers. 
• Experiment across the whole retention & re-activation funnel constantly looking for maximum impact on DAU (daily active users)
• Brainstorm new ways of segmenting potential customers and means of communication, leading to quick-test pilots with clear measurable outcomes

• Portfolio is must for the profile.
• Good understanding of Javascript, CSS, HTML5, AJAX.
• Hands on with React JS.
• Understanding of responsive frameworks such as BootStrap or SemanticUI.
• Extensive knowledge of DOM scripting with native JavaScript and JS frameworks such as jQuery.
• Experience in delivering Cross-browser and cross platform compatible solutions.
• Basic knowledge of UI design.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Experience with agile development practices such as continuous integration and deployment.
• Fluency with version control platform Git.
• Minimum 1+ years of UI development experience.