Thursday, July 26, 2007

Manager, Design Engineering-MNC @Bangalore

This is a request forwarded thru a network- I shall be glad to share the details with anyone who can reach me out!


The position will train in Milapitas, California for 3 to 6 months and then relocate to India.

Salary: $120k to $140k with Additional Comp of $20k to $30k

This company is looking for a Manager, Design Engineering with a mixed signal circuit design background to lead a design group in Bangalore, India.

In this position, the individual will help build and be the manager of a team of four to six circuit and mask design engineers working on innovative 3-dimensional nonvolatile memory products. Reporting directly to the 3D memory design director, the individual will be the sole responsible for all the activities of the newly formed 3D India design center.

-Be able to lead complex design projects, to partition design activities, independently define team schedule and consistently meet schedule targets.
-Be a technical mentor to guide and lead other circuit engineers in problem solving as well as planning.
-Work with mask design engineers and closely interact with them during the design phase by reviewing their layout and providing input as needed.
-Document and present new architectures, novel circuit designs and simulation results and participate in design reviews.
- Propose innovative circuit solutions and design methodologies.
-Perform full-chip mixed-signal verification.
- Develop and help execution of characterization and test plans for the projects.
-Work closely with process, product and test engineering teams to drive problems to resolution.

Knowledge of nonvolatile memory and analog design is preferred. This position requires a BS/BA degree or equivalent with 8 or more years of related experience and 2 or more years of direct management experience.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Associate Director-Drug Discovery -MNC group

Yesterday, I had a mail from the HR head of a Pharma company-wanting to know if I would be able to identify a 'returned Indian ' scientist for his organisation!

The company in question is a MNC -and does some pioneering work in the oncology and respiratory domains, and is ramping up its 'only Research centre outside of Europe'. It has about a score of labs-for synthesis and testing of new chemical entities-employing close to 70 research professionals-entirely of MSc and PhD qualified scientists.

They are on the lookout for an "associate director" responsible for managing multiple medicinal chemistry groups in support of small molecule drug discovery efforts.
The ideal candidate would be a Ph.D. in Organic/Medicinal Chemistry from a reputed Institute-if not a postdoctoral experience within a reputed university . About 10 years of relevant experience in managerial position. Contribution in independent design, synthesis, purification and characterization of novel compounds. Good project management skills.
Should you know of anyone keen to relocate to India, and do some pathbreaking work, please feel free to connect to me . Am reachable at menon@optionsindia.com. I shall be glad to provide all clarifications and...more details.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Senior management positions -Infrastructure industry

There is a lot of action in the real estate/construction/infrastructure industry, especially with a lot of recent IPOs in the market.

I take this opportunity to try and consolidate some of the openings we are privy to- both through our associate network, as well as some direct clients. I realise that they span locations, levels and indeed, sound very comprehensive. While some of the lesser known brands are accused of hiring 'trespassers', I think the bigger names are pretty choosy about the specific nature /quality of experience the professional is bringing to the table!

-CFO positions for handling entry into new businesses in the industry. eg SEZs, Multiplexes, Malls, Commercial, residenial, Hotels,IT parks, hospitals.

-Group Tax planning head ( Vice President level)

-GM direct taxation-handling tax assessments

-Senior treasury professionals- who should have handled fund raising activities in excess of 250 crores in the recent years.

-GM legal. There are specific openings for persons with experience in corporate law/MOUs/ agreements-as well as those who are familiar with the local laws related to land acquisitions.

-GM accounts- pure accounting operations -finalisation of accounts-as there are seperate departments to handle finance,treasury, tax, audit, costing etc.

On the operations side, there is an acute demand for persons who have substantial experience in Dubai/Middle East region in having handled projects in the high rise apartments.And specifically for

-electromechanical professionals. Mechanical engineers who have been involved in the construction projects and have handled installation and erection of lifts, DG sets, HVAC, plumbing, fire fighting, electrical etc.

-"fit outs" : Either architects or civil engineers handling interiors. They hand hold the clients from the time of booking to the possession of the premises and coordinate with the external consultants handling various aspects of interiors.

-Yes, and finally as the projects are in advanced stages at some locations,there is an acute demand for professionals who have experience in selling/leasing space to corporates. Those working with international property consultants and have sold a few million sft space in the recent past are HOT !!

Thursday, July 12, 2007

GM-India operations-telecom service solutions

Our client is a US based family business organisation which is over 30yrs old-and spread across 30 odd countries-employing close to 4000 employees.

They operate in the Telecom industry and are in the business of providing installation, repair and global supply management solutions to their clients-for a range of products in the wireline and wireless industry.

Having launched operations in India last year, the business operation now is at an inflexion point, considering a lot of their global customers are part of the India growth story. My client is presently looking for a person- General Manager – who would be responsible for the company operations in India and report directly to the Vice President of International Operations located in the US.

The role would need some one with a maturity of handling a P&L responsibility- while building up the business operations in India-ramp up from the present 'two digit' employee strength - move into a new location in the Delhi/Gurgaon region, and provide customer delight.

Yes, a key attribute in the person..would be exceptional man management skills, as the company has a very strong history of career growth for professionals who perform. Most of the VP and Director level persons have been with the company for over a dozen years -with some of them having joined the company as technicians in the eighties..and have grown into leadership positions.

We are looking at engineers -who have a strong desire for customer service and employee focus-with about 15-20yrs experience in the industry-to be among those who wd fit the bill.

Please feel free to reach menon@optionsindia.com for more details. Thanks.

Leadership positions- Telecom MNC in Bangalore

We are working on a mandate for hiring some topnotch professionals for a MNC telecom company in India.

There are a couple of exciting opportunities -based in Bangalore. Both of these postions report into the board, and involve a fair amount of international travel, as the customers/ business operations are spread across Asia and Europe.

We are looking for persons with over 20years experience in MNC organisations with matrix relationships and exposure to offshoring/outsourcing dynamics. One is a role handling customer relationships, and the other a Chief Technologist role-with some one very familiar with voice, mobile, data and ISP technologies and architecutre-and a good understanding of next generation networks.

Interviews are scheduled to happen later during this month. I shall be glad if you can help me reach out to the right profiles.

RSVP menon@optionsindia.com

GM India- Medical Devices -MNC startup

Earlier this week, we got an enquiry for the hiring of CEO/Country Manager level opening for a
a global startup company with branches in Israel, USA and Europe that develops medical devices for the treatment of Diabetes.

We are looking for a General Manger that will build a business plan for the Indian market in order to establish the company operation in India. He will be responsible for the foundation and growth of India market & be working closely with Doctors and Physicians as well as the regulatory and legal authorities.

The incumbent would have the ability and knowledge and experience in preparing a comprehensive business plan, as well as leading and aligning all the Sales and Marketing planning in India.

The ideal person would have worked several years in the medical industry, preferably in the medical devices arena network-and have basic knowledge of Indian regulatory requirements.

Should you be aware of any professional with an entreprenurial drive-and the ability to set up a greenfield project in India, I shall be glad to share all the necessary inputs !

RSVP menon@optionsindia.com

General Manager- OMAN Geotextiles project

This is an assignment being handled by an associate of mine. His client, a reputed group in Oman is setting up a JV- a start up to manufacture polypropylene [not jute] geotextiles project.

The opportunity is for a senior management level person-who is a specialist in polypropylene geotextiles -who shd be rsponsible in setting up a business in the manufacturing industry- and I believe, presently such companies are located in Germany, France and UK.

The General Manager will conceive, build up a Non-Woven textile Plant in Oman. Coordinates all different aspects of the project and is fully responsible to deliver a complete working plant (machinery, building, infrastructure, utilities)

Should you know of anyone competent and willing to relocate to Oman, please feel free to reach out to menon@optionsindia.com and I shall be glad to assist you for all the inputs required.