Yaqsh.com - VP - Tech - Internet Startup

Vice President – Technology (Yaqsh.com)

Location: Delhi/ Gurgaon

Preferred Candidate Profile

Education : Computer Science / IT Graduate from premier engineering institutes such as IITs / BITS / NITs

Experience : At least 2-3 years in an Internet / E-commerce (Highly desirable)

About Yaqsh.com

Yaqsh.com consists of a group of highly successful professionals who have stellar academic credentials, representing institutions such as Indian School of Business (ISB), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the Darden School of Business and National Institute of Technology ( NIT). Our team also includes certified diamond graduates of the International Gemological Institute, providing us with deep expertise in diamonds and the gems & jewelry industry.

Our team combines exposure to the gems & jewelry business with proficiency in strategy, operations & technology. We therefore believe we have all the ingredients necessary to become one of India's most trusted diamond retailers.

We believe that the market for online retail of diamonds in India is on the verge of a disruptive spurt in growth and represents a tremendous opportunity. We are confident that our unique business model and service offerings offer genuine value to the end-buyer and help us stand out from our competition. We believe this will enable us to capitalize on the business opportunity available in the near future.

We have received a great response thus far and have had some early success. You could read some of our recent media coverage to obtain some context on this :

- http://yourstory.in/2013/07/blue-nile-inspired-yaqsh-com-is-betting-on-the-growing-appetite-for-diamonds-among-indians/

- http://withstartups.com/founder-interview-yaqsh-com/

- http://www.telegraphindia.com/external/display.jsp?mode=details&id=36289

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

- Responsible for delivering products with high quality, on time while maintaining high efficiency of resources utilized.

- Identify opportunities and risks for delivering company's services

- Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms

- Lead the Engineering and IT teams across Development, QA, Operations, etc.

Responsible for every layer of the stack: Backend, Operations, Web, Desktop, Mobile, Integrations etc.

- Lead the innovation research and development efforts

- Establish trusted advisor relationships at senior and executive levels

- Provide technical direction to delivery on key transition and transformation initiatives

- Promote and drive innovation and thought leadership in the industry

- Communicate the company’s technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders

- Responsible for Open source technology, Big Data and Analytics Platforms, Supply Chain Platforms, NoSQL non-relational (row-major and column major) Databases, Datawarehouses, Billing and Payment platforms, Recommendation Engines, Experimentation Platforms, Mapping Infrastructure, Caching, Transactional Systems, eCommerce, etc.

Desired Skills / Traits

- Exceptionally comfortable in handling ambiguity and decision-making in the absence of perfect information

- Outstanding teamwork, organizational and interpersonal skills, with tremendous attention to detail

- Self-starter, seeking a new professional challenge

- Strong analytical skills, with proven ability to share insights that drive results and customer value

Extremely comfortable in fast-paced, high-growth start-up environment

- Creative and analytical thinker; fast learner

- Working in, building and managing the large teams