Account Executive Sales - Portfolio (Government)

Senior Data Engineer

Sector Sales Manager- Industrial

Director, Engineering Services

Regulatory Affairs Manager

Manager Manufacturing Engineering - Mechanical Lead, Electronics Lead

Japanese Senior Recruiter

Product Manager - Laser Processed Components

Senior Quality Specialist

Sr Quality & Reliability Engineer

Role Description: <ul><li>Seeking a dynamic and passionate Account Manager to lead sales strategy for Central Government, with a primary focus on the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.</li><li>This role is not limited to achieving sales targets — it is a strategic leadership position focused on driving innovation, influencing digital transformation, and delivering impactful outcomes through comprehensive technology portfolio.</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Drive sales of full suite of solutions, including Networking, Security, Collaboration, Cloud, and AI Infrastructure, along with associated services.</li><li>Develop and execute account strategies that align capabilities with the ministries’ priorities, digital initiatives, and policy frameworks.</li><li>Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with senior government stakeholders, becoming a strategic advisor and technology partner.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams — including Systems Engineering, Architecture, Services, Renewals, Partners, and Commercial Finance — to deliver integrated, customer-centric solutions.</li><li>Act as the single point of accountability for account success, ensuring customer satisfaction, business growth, and compliance with government standards and processes.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>10+ years of strategic sales &amp; technical experience, with a strong focus on Central Government departments, demonstrating a consistent track record of revenue growth and long-term client engagement.</li><li>Deep understanding of Central Government missions, procurement cycles, and decision-making processes, with the ability to align complex technology solutions to public sector goals.</li><li>Proven expertise in positioning and selling integrated technology solutions, including Data Center, Networking, Collaboration, and Cybersecurity, tailored to meet compliance and operational standards within government frameworks.</li><li>Proficient in using CRM tools such as Salesforce (SFDC) to manage pipelines, forecast revenue, track customer interactions, and drive data-informed sales strategies.</li><li>Strong consultative selling skills, with a demonstrated ability to identify, influence, and close high-value opportunities while ensuring customer satisfaction and strategic alignment.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develop and implement accurate forecasting models to predict product demand using historical data.</li><li>Leverage time series analysis techniques to generate business insights and drive data-driven decisions.</li><li>Continuously optimize forecasting models to adapt to changing business needs and improve forecast accuracy.</li><li>Apply advanced ML algorithms (e.g., XGBoost, Random Forest, Deep Learning) to solve complex business problems.</li><li>Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover trends, anomalies, and actionable insights.</li><li>Develop and validate machine learning models to support various analytical use cases.</li><li>Design scalable and maintainable data pipelines and architectures to support analytical workflows.</li><li>Ensure high data quality and consistency across multiple data sources.</li><li>Collaborate with engineering teams to implement best practices in data storage, processing, and governance.</li><li>Build and deploy data solutions on Databricks, leveraging its ML and Spark capabilities.</li><li>Utilize AWS services (e.g., S3, EC2, Lambda, SageMaker) for scalable cloud-based model training and deployment.</li><li>Ensure cost-effective and optimized use of cloud resources in project implementations.</li><li>Design end-to-end analytics and ML solutions tailored to client needs.</li><li>Lead technical discussions and contribute to solution architecture.</li><li>Translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver actionable results.</li><li>Understand key metrics and pain points within manufacturing and supply chain operations.</li><li>Use domain knowledge to frame problems accurately and drive impactful analytical outcomes.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment between analytics and business goals.</li><li>Understand SAP modules related to supply chain and manufacturing (e.g., MM, PP, SD) Use SAP knowledge to enhance data modeling and business context understanding.</li></ul> Requirement: <ul><li>Skills Required: o Strong proficiency in Python o Expertise in Time Series Forecasting and Demand Forecasting o Familiarity with Advanced ML Algorithms and Data Analysis o Must have experience in Data Architecture – practical exposure required o Hands-on experience with Databricks and AWS (should be visible in past projects) o Design and solutioning experience highly valued</li><li>Strong background in data architecture, solution design, and end-to-end ML model lifecycle</li><li>Experience as Data Architect, Solution Architect, or in equivalent architectural roles</li><li>Should come from a product-based or data engineering-focused startup background</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Maintain contact with customers and ensure company products are specified.&nbsp;</li><li>Achieve or exceed sales targets.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify design consultants and engineering contractors involved in projects with close and regular contact making us their preferred pump choice.</li><li>Identify upcoming projects and that the company specification is used.</li><li>Keep your direct manager and relevant team members updated on projects by discussion and to maintain and progress projects.&nbsp;</li><li>Arrange and run customer training and presentations, which can be on-site and/or office based</li><li>Feed back potential product improvements and complaints, where new applications offer greater potential but existing specifications exclude or lessen our suitability.</li><li>Increasing our market share by replacing other pump types as well as other manufacturers peristaltic pumps.</li><li>Keep your direct manager and relevant team members updated with competitor activity encountered in the market place.</li><li>Identify, organise and progress field trials.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify and lead marketing activities maintaining our brand and find new opportunities.</li><li>Keep CRM up to date with all customer activities.</li><li>Conduct all activities in accordance with the Quality Management System</li><li>To regularly attend selected exhibitions and provide necessary market reports/ trends&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Formal relevant engineering qualifications or strong business background</li><li>Preferably with Experience in Fluid Handling industry (Pumps) and worked actively with the Industrial Sector</li><li>Minimum of 4-5 years experience in business development/sales role&nbsp;</li><li>Proficient in both English writing and reading competencies</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>The Director, Engineering Services leads engineers and maintenance staff to maintain the existing facilities and equipment while developing engineering solutions to operational issues or new processes.</li><li>This position implements capital projects, establishes engineering project objectives and technical criteria for evaluating project results and activities of project team while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the Company.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Engineering Project Management and Qualification <ul><li>Member of Site Leadership Team</li><li>Develops, plans, coordinates and directs engineering aspects of projects of major scope and importance</li><li>Manages IQ, OQ, PQ program. ?	Manages external engineering services and recommends resources required to carry out projects or improvements</li><li>Routinely has direct contact with outside consultants, technical counterparts from key vendors</li></ul> Facilities and Equipment Maintenance&nbsp; <ul><li>Directs the maintenance staff for routine PM and unplanned repairs of facilities and production equipment.</li><li>Manages calibrations within the plant through in-house or contract services.</li><li>Supports Serialization within the plant.</li></ul> Cross Functional Coordination&nbsp; <ul><li>Supports safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures</li><li>Works with Environmental Health and Safety to ensure city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to the projects and process improvements are met at all times</li><li>Directs, and enforces the safety program for the engineering group and reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance and calibration staff</li><li>Coordinates activities with manufacturing, packaging, logistics, research and development, technical services and IT Departments</li><li>Communicates directly with the operations departments to coordinate engineering activities</li><li>Communicates directly with QA and QC laboratory to ensure effective participation by engineering staff in the implementation of QA policies and procedures</li></ul> Plant/Process Improvement&nbsp; <ul><li>Communicates regularly with all engineers, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning operational improvements and projects</li><li>Assists with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions</li><li>Prepares reports, analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improving plant operations and solving manufacturing/packaging-related problems</li><li>Initiates and carries out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs</li><li>Coordinates with maintenance and operations staff in reviewing the operation of plant equipment and systems to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement</li></ul> Supervisory Responsibilities&nbsp; <ul><li>Conducts employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the engineering staff</li><li>Ensures that all engineering staff are trained on the most updated version of the operating procedures</li></ul> Requirements: Education &amp; Experience <ul><li>Bachelor of Science in a related technical field plus progressive technical experience and demonstrated competence</li><li>10 years progressive management experience in pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical operations, and operations management</li></ul> Knowledge In-depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical plant operations is an asset Skills &amp; Abilities <ul><li>Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates activities; Makes oneself available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.</li><li>Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.</li><li>Analytical -Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.</li><li>Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.</li><li>Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyones efforts to succeed.</li><li>Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others ideas and tries new things.</li><li>Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.</li><li>Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.</li></ul> Physical Requirements <ul><li>Regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds</li><li>Climb ladders and work in high, precarious places up to elevations of 75 feet</li><li>Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts</li><li>Exposed to wet or humid conditions</li><li>Exposed to outdoor weather conditions</li><li>Regularly exposed to high noise environments</li><li>Exposed to extremely dusty environments</li><li>Exposed to chemicals used in the manufacturing process Engineering</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Ensure all products comply with applicable laws, regulations, and standards as per Indian laws</li><li>Stay updated on regulatory changes and assess their impact on the companys products or processes.</li><li>Either prepare or coordinate with originator, review, and submit regulatory documents such as dossiers, technical files, and applications for product approval or licensing.</li><li>To do necessary follow-ups with regulatory agencies to get approval of the medical devices / pharmaceutical products.</li><li>Work with Originator, and marketing teams to ensure product alignment with regulatory requirements.</li><li>Lead or assist in regulatory audits conducted by agencies or certification bodies.</li><li>Identify and mitigate regulatory risks that could impact product approvals or market access.</li><li>Develop and implement regulatory strategies to accelerate market entry and ensure sustained compliance.</li><li>Conduct training sessions for cross-functional teams on regulatory requirements and best practices.</li></ul> Requirements: Skills and Qualifications: <ul><li>Bachelors degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering.</li><li>Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MS, or Ph.D.) is an advantage</li><li>Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements (CDSCO, FDA, EMA, MHRA, TGA, etc.) and global standards (ISO, ICH, etc.)</li><li>Excellent project management and organizational skills</li><li>Ability to analyze and interpret complex regulations</li><li>Proficient in regulatory writing and submission tools</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills</li><li>Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.</li></ul> Experience : <ul><li>7-10 years of experience in regulatory affairs, with a proven track record of successful submissions and approvals</li><li>Experience in handling registration of Medical Devices and getting approval.</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>Transportation solutions BU makes products for Connecting and Sensing Data, Power and Signal for vehicles ranging from Two wheelers to Heavy Commercial trucks.</li><li>TS India operates out of 2 Manufacturing plants in Pune, Sales offices in Pune, Noida and Chennai and a Global engineering team in Bangalore.</li><li>The total team strength is of 3,500 employees. There is a clear business strategy till 2025 to support the business growth.</li><li>The growth is driven mainly driven from localization of Core India Specific products and also New technology products.</li></ul> Responsibilities <ul><li>Responsible to lead and drive a team of engineers for design development and improvement of Special Purpose machinery, to the plant and execution of all new projects as per agreed APQP timelines.</li><li>End to end responsible for capturing the voice of Customers and all stakeholder requirements of the product and then assess review and correct machine design to meet the expectations.</li><li>Conducting design reviews effectively resulting reliable equipment and less rejections.</li><li>Train and Coach the team to build the M.E capability and competency.</li><li>Improve the process to reduce CoPQ and improve OEE, by quality, up-time and productivity.</li><li>Identify Automation and Cost Saving opportunities and able to deliver result.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>14+ years of experience working in medium or large matrix organizations.&nbsp;</li><li>Hands on Experience in in high speed &amp; high Precision SPM designing , building and trouble shooting.</li><li>Experience in header assembly machines, fast and high precision Automation machines for Automotive industry is preferable.</li><li>Mechanical and Pneumatic systems trouble shooting and design skills.</li><li>Experience in EOL testing, like leakage, Electrical tests, AOI(Camera Vision inspection).</li><li>Updated knowledge on statistical process control systems.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the entire recruitment process for a variety of positions, from sourcing and interviewing to offer negotiation and onboarding.</li><li>Talent Sourcing: Utilize a variety of channels (LinkedIn, job boards, networks) to identify and attract top candidates. You will also leverage your personal network within Japan to help identify high-quality candidates.</li><li>Candidate Screening: Conduct in-depth interviews to evaluate candidates technical and cultural fit for roles.</li><li>Stakeholder Management: Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, provide regular updates, and advise on talent trends and market conditions in Japan.</li><li>Market Expertise: Be a subject matter expert in recruiting for roles in Japan and stay updated on the latest hiring trends and compliance regulations.</li><li>Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers to ensure a smooth and positive hiring process.</li><li>Reporting &amp; Metrics: Maintain and track recruitment data, providing regular reports on the progress of hiring activities, as well as contributing to improvements in the recruitment process.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Experience: Minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience, with a focus on hiring for positions based in Japan. Familiarity with the Japanese job market and recruitment practices is essential.</li><li>Language Skills: Fluent in Japanese (native-level or near-native) and strong communication skills in English.</li><li>Expertise: Proven experience in recruiting for a variety of roles (technical, non-technical, and leadership positions). Experience hiring for multinational companies is a plus.</li><li>Candidate Sourcing: Strong skills in using various sourcing tools and channels, including LinkedIn, job boards, and personal networks, to identify top talent.</li><li>Remote Work: Comfortable working remotely, with strong time management and communication skills to collaborate effectively across teams.</li><li>Cultural Fit: A deep understanding of Japanese business culture and the ability to assess cultural fit for potential hires.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Market Sensing &amp; Strategy Development <ul><li>Understand and articulate market and industry trends, demand drivers, customer needs, and competitive landscape.</li><li>Define application and market segment–specific value propositions that beat competition.</li><li>Develop product roadmaps and manage product lifecycle that aligns with business strategy.</li><li>Design go-to-market strategy, inclusive of channel strategy and partnerships.</li></ul> Develop Business Plan <ul><li>Define resource and investment needs necessary to execute the product roadmap and growth strategy.</li><li>Work cross-functionally to define sales, R&amp;D, and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals. Build consensus on specific tasks.</li><li>Establish pricing policy aligned with business and product strategy.</li><li>Develop the annual operating plan (Sales and gross or standard margin).</li></ul> Execution – New Product Development &amp; Launch <ul><li>Be the opportunity champion for development projects – exercise thought leadership to drive product innovation.</li><li>Plan product launches, including the development of marketing and sales plans, and competitive, market-based pricing.</li><li>Provide demand forecast inputs to S&amp;OP.</li></ul> Execution – Growth and Product Lifecycle Management <ul><li>Manage P&amp;L for the portfolio to deliver sustained profitable growth, with a strong bias for action.</li><li>Enable sales teams for pipeline growth and conversion through training, value-proposition development, customer engagement, etc.</li><li>Manage special price requests and ongoing competitive benchmarking.</li><li>Track progress to the business plan and be the champion for resolution of product issues and gaps (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.).</li></ul>&nbsp;Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree; advanced business degree (MBA) preferred.</li><li>8+ years of product management, sales, business development or relevant P&amp;L management experience.</li><li>Metal laser processing product experience in industrial markets or Medical, highly preferred.</li><li>Experience in Medical devices sector with OEMs or Tier 1 supplier, highly preferred.</li><li>Managing and motivating others, and building high-performing teams cross-functionally.</li><li>Strong business acumen and able to navigate technically complex concepts.</li><li>Creative and innovative thinker able to provide input on the development of the product strategies and relevant business plans with the ability to execute.</li><li>Proven ability to multi-task and drive results in a dynamic, high-paced environment.</li><li>Strong interpersonal, planning, organization, and teamwork skills.</li><li>Ability to influence cross functional teams both internally and externally.</li><li>Advanced presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to foster understanding and acknowledgement of critical information both up and down the organization.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Point of Contact for all quality matters, enquiries, and support to both internal and external customers</li><li>Develop, implement and align quality strategies to ensure processes and procedures meet quality excellence standards</li><li>Lead and mentor colleagues at sales operations offices, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability</li><li>Oversee the management of ISO 9001:2015 and quality system (CAPA, Change Management, Investigation, etc.)&nbsp;</li><li>Manage, own and investigate product complaints</li><li>Business Process Owner for Document Control</li><li>Analyse and track quality metrics such as Complaint KPI</li><li>Conduct/Host audits (internal and external) and inspections to ensure compliance with regulatory, quality and internal standards</li><li>Manage and negotiate quality agreements with end customers, group legal and global quality&nbsp;</li><li>Support quality documentation requests from customers</li><li>Ensure documentation and traceability of quality processes and corrective actions</li><li>Facilitate quality management reviews and relevant quality meetings</li><li>Manage supplier quality and conduct vendor assessments when necessary</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., global supply, sales, global quality, support teams) to resolve quality issues</li><li>Stay updated on industry trends, standards, and regulatory changes (where required)</li><li>Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or other methodologies</li></ul> Requirements:﻿ <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, Quality Engineering, or related fields</li><li>5+ years of experience in quality assurance, quality compliance, supplier quality or quality operations&nbsp;</li><li>Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and standards (e.g., ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485, cGMP/GxP relevant)</li><li>Auditor certification in quality standards preferred</li><li>Strong knowledge in investigation and RCA methodology, and technical writing skills</li><li>Proficiency in quality management systems softwares (e.g., Trackwise)</li><li>Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills</li><li>Able to work in fast-paced, dynamic environments</li><li>Detail-oriented with a strategic mindset</li><li>Independent, Proactive and Task-driven</li><li>Leadership experience preferred</li></ul>

Responsibilities: olicies And Procedures, Quality System: <ul><li>Implement quality policies, procedures and systems; maintain/update quality engineering work instruction in order to ensure the business procedures in line with QS and global standards.</li><li>Involve in customer audit, implement responsible procedures and facilitate other departments to close their actions on time and fulfil requirement to our products and process in order to meet customer requirement and our quality system"</li></ul> Incoming Materials Quality Issue Handling: <ul><li>Analyze and identify material issues found in production line, drive SQE for supplier improvement in order to maintain incoming material quality."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> Process Quality Issues Handling: <ul><li>Handle quality issues occurred in process in order to improve and maintain product quality performance, perform risk assessment to take proper disposition, develop improvement action to prevent the occurrence.</li><li>Drive improvement for nonconformance detected by QC.</li><li>Lead team to develop error-proof and mistake proof solution for quality risk identified. In order to achieve good quality performance of product.</li></ul> Customer Complaints/Feedback Handling: <ul><li>Handle customers complaints including develop and implement customer complaints corrective and preventive action plan in order to maintain the relationship with customers and provide extraordinary customer experience to customer.</li></ul> Quality documents and criteria setting: <ul><li>Develop quality engineering documents (QIP,WI,VA), set up and develop quality inspection criteria, prepare COC format in order to maintain product quality performance.</li></ul> Quality Improvement: <ul><li>Develop and track assigned process quality improvement plan according to product quality performance and implement situation in order to improve and maintain product quality performance. Using the DMAIC method to drive the improvement.</li><li>Work with team to qualify the process change/new line qualification/new machine, foresee quality risk and advise robust tooling/process design, identify the risk/gap and drive proper improvement action, follow up until action closed in order to improve and maintain product quality performance.</li></ul> Scrap control and improvement: <ul><li>Review and approve WIP scrap application</li><li>Monitor WIP scrap and take proper countermeasures</li><li>Follow up top failures in process, identify root cause and major contributor, drive team to take solid improvement action to improve</li><li>Validate the improvement action and follow up the result</li><li>in order to maintain product quality performance&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: Education, Technical Qualification &amp; Experience: <ul><li>College diploma major in engineering</li><li>3 years electronics industry quality related working experience, 1 year SMT experience is preferred.</li><li>Green belt/Black belt certification is preferred, can lead the team to do the DOE/GR&amp;R and data analysis ability.</li><li>Familiar with manufacturing process of cable assembly, such as terminal and IDC crimping, soldering, electrical testing, signal integrity etc.</li><li>Familiar with electrical industry specification such as IPC620, IPC610 etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>

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