Present assignments as of 20th March

Here are a few of the openings we are presently working on:

-Country Manager for a MNC telecom repair company @ Gurgaon

-Sales Head for a MNC construction chemical company @NCR region

-Vice President HR -healthcare services group @ Hyderabad

-Director Engineering for a IT MNC

-Practice Director for IT services -MNC in Hyderabad

-Vice President Sales for IT product company in Hyderabad

-Telecom players looking for Zonal Business Managers -with FMCG sales experience to be posted in Visakhakapatnam, Tirupathi, Kurnool and Hyderabad

-Head Litigation for a power company in Hyderabad

-CIO for a product company in Hyderabad

-CFO for an infrastructure company with proven track record in fund raising

-Sales Manager for a product being rolled out as SaaS offering

-Accounts Manager- one for a IT product company and another for an engineering firm

-Broadband Remote Access Server specialist in Hyderabad

-Purchase Manager for a turbine manufacturing company in Hyderabad

Apart from these, here are a few HOT positions that have not yet been closed for the past month

-Vice President -Sales for BPO/ITES industry to based anywhere in the US

-Retail Domain Specialist for IT services company in Chennai

-Facade consultant in Mumbai

-Structural Design Engineer in Hyderabad

-Information Security specialist in Singapore

-Business Analyst in Singapore

-Production Head for a turbine manufacturer in Hyderabad

-Sales Manager for an Engineering firm looking for specific exposure to Boiler/gearbox/heat exchangers -to be based in Hyderabad

RSVP menon@optionsindia.com :should you be aware of anyone keen to know more!!

Have a great weekend!

Relationship Managers- Mobile commerce VC Funded start up

Our client is a HOT start up- one of the top TEN named in India-as named by Economic Times and BusinessToday, to watch out for!!

It is venture funded and you will have a great chance to change the way commerce is being done in India henceforth!!

Positions exist in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai!

We are looking for a business-savvy persons who would be responsible for the overall business (implementing business plans/strategies for maximizing profitability & revenue generation) from the region.

The job would involve merchant acquisitions of large and medium sizes, forging alliances and managing the relationships to drive revenue and growth. The role would be accountable for the entire cycle of business development, sales and after-sales relationships.

Should you be aware of sales professionals with strong relationships in one of the following segments,
-the BFSI sector ( leverage on the new RBI guidelines throwing upon the market!)
-government & PSUs( think about the convenience of using mobile phones to pay utility bills instead of spending hours in a queue!!)
-or even any B2B area...where one can revolutionise the way the customer buys and when!!

please feel free to reach out to menon@optionsindia.com and I shall be glad to provide you with all the pointers required!

Change the way the world shops!!

Marketing Head- India- MNC WiMAX and wireless industry

This is through another affiliate whose client, who with more than 3 million units deployed in 150 countries, is the world’s leading provider of innovative WiMAX and wireless broadband network solutions, designed to enable Personal Broadband to improve lifestyles and productivity with portable and mobile data, VoIP, video and other services.

The client is looking for some to head India Market Development

Responsibilities

The incumbent, reporting to the VP of Corporate Strategy, will lead the corporate market development efforts in developing strategies and tactics for expanding the client's presence in service provider networks in India.

Specifically, the successful candidate will be responsible for anticipating customer and industry trends, and identifying / driving customer (OEM, integrators, local manufacturing and service providers), industry and company relationships,. The candidate will perform deep dives into selected strategic accounts to setup.

Primary Responsibilities:


The primary focus of the job is to figure out the client's long term business approach to Indian market which includes creating and closing partnerships, with key OEMs, channel partners, SI/services partners, software development companies, etc. This position will recommend key strategies for ALVR market entry and setup. The position will focus on setting up infrastructure for ALVR success in long term (3 – 5 years).

The ideal person would perhaps have:

* 10+ years of experience in the Telecom / Wireless industries.
* Demonstrated success in developing new business with wireless carriers and service providers.
* Proven experience in setting up large multimillion dollar deals.

Should you be aware of someone, please do feel free to reach out to menon@optionsindia.com!!

Vice President level positions in Consulting -Delhi

Last week on my trip to Gurgaon, I had the pleasure of interacting with the Managing Director of the Indian operations of a very interesting company.

They are in the business of " performance improvement", helping clients achieve their goals by improving the knowledge, skill, effort and commitment of their employees, channels, customers and suppliers.

In a little over 25yrs of existence, the company employs over over 1000 people, billing some 350 million Euros annually and with over over 2000 active clients-most of them marquee names!!

Well, they now need 3 or 4 key persons at their Delhi office to make the India story true! I will like to believe its a startup environment, doing high end consulting, (it doesnt come cheap, you know!!)-and needs an evangelist to roll out their plans across the country.

The different roles on offer now are :

1. Conceptualize, design & deliver sophisticated communication solutions for our clients in the areas of employee /response management, employee/customer events, CRM and digital communication

2. Heading the L&D team. ie Direct the set‐up and delivery of Learning and Education projects -involving Training Need Analysis, conceptualization, design & delivery of customised learning solutions for clients.

3. Compensation & benefits specialist- Some who can develop expertise in respect of the Indian tax regime and its application to the employee benefits marketing

4. An E-learning expert. One who can handle Instructional Design/ training delivery/ content and project execution. Hands‐on experience in developing Instructor Led Training (ILT) / WLT / CBT.

Self starters, with a fire in the belly, and work out of their skin, are encouraged to reach out to me at 9849040820 after mailing a brief of their profile to menon@optionsindia.!!

Head of Sales& Mktg for a MNC -A leadership role!

Earlier this evening, I was informed by an associate that they are working on a very interesting mandate!

The MNC has been in India for a few years, and is presently being managed by a couple of expats-post their JV with a large Indian firm. It now intends to grow aggressively by leveraging the opportunities in India-and is looking at a seasoned professional to lead their talented team of about 150 sales & marketing members, conceptualise and implement a business model.

They are ideally looking for a

-MBA from a premier business school (IIMs, XLRI, IRMA ) with a Mechanical engineering background.

-About 15 to 20 years experience in hard core sales & marketing, preferably should have worked in at least 2 regions in the country.

-Should be very strong in rural marketing

-Must have worked in MNC companies and comfortable working in a multi-cultural environment.

Should you be aware of any professional -who likes challenges, do feel free to reach out to menon@optionsindia.com, and I shall be glad to provide more inputs!

Business Development Manager-San Jose/ Boston

One of our clients- an Indian IT company- is looking for increasing its presence in the US market.

The decade old company is known for being an enterprise middleware and outsourced product development specialist from India, is embarking to combine its software engineering skills with superior product management to provide a full spectrum of technology services:

Turnkey Product Development
Product Architecture and Prototype
Development and Release Delivery
Product Testing Automation
Dedicated Offshore Center

We are hence on the look out for Business Development Managers to handle:

-Enterprise account management.
-Responsible for achieving revenue targets for a specific geography.
-Work/build ISV and SI channels within specified geographies.

The ideal person would have had a proven track record of selling IT/software products/ services to enterprise customers in the financial services sector.

Should you be aware of professionals based in the US, please feel free to reach Achyut Menon ( menon@optionsindia.com) for further inputs!