About Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL)

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is a leading educational institution in India that provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations, school/board exams and competitive and scholarship exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads. The Aakash brand is associated with quality test preparation and a proven student selection track record in various medical and engineering entrance examinations.

AESL provides its services through classroom-based coaching, digital and distance learning programs which supplement its classroom courses and allow students to engage in self-paced learning. It also offers short-term classroom courses to prepare students for upcoming examinations. Additionally, it delivers and supports its education channels through digital features via Aakash iTutor and Aakash Live.

AESL has partnered with Blackstone, a global investment management firm, to build country's largest education company.

With more than 31 years of operational experience in the test preparatory coaching industry, the company has a pan India network of 200+ Aakash Centres with an annual student base of more than 2,50,000 students and an employee count of more than 4700 pan India with registered office at Aakash Tower, 8, Pusa Road, New Delhi- 110005.

Job Purpose:

The incumbent will be a part of Aakash Technology & Innovation team. This team is shaping Aakash2.0 and spearheading its digital strategy to drive business growth. The mandate is to build web based digital products and drive those as a separate line of business.

He/she will take complete ownership of a product or its subset/features

The role is a combination of Strategy, Business Analysis, Product Management, Software Engineering.

Responsibilities:

- Get to know the Aakash customer, understand their wants and needs

- Lead, create and launch market-leading product offerings in partnership with sales, marketing, engineering and support.

- Manage products owned through the web based product life cycle from conception through the End-of-life of the product

- Own web and mobile products development (have experience on working on Drupal based web platform and Native mobile apps)

- Strategic and tactical planning based on data analysis, competitive analysis, research, customer feedback and organizational strategy

- Define KPIs for the product (traffic, downloads, active users, paid users, registrations etc.) and ensuring that the - numbers- are met

- Crystallize business requirements for products/solutions/features

- Release planning and prioritization of release features/enhancements

- Product review and testing

a) Get the product/solution implemented

b) Review progress made

c) Resolve user issues/queries

- Interact with stakeholders in other functions like academics, finance, marketing, sales, operations, customer support etc.

- Spearhead strategic initiatives and external alliances

Compensation: As per market standard

Qualification:

BE/BTech and MBA from a Premier Institute with proven experience in the similar role.

Essential Requirements:

Skills & Requirements:

- 8-12 years of experience - ideal will be a combination of software development, product management and digital strategy (preferred to have someone who has worked in engineering/software development role earlier and now moved to Product)

- Have develop website products (with 50+ lac monthly hits currently and position for future scalability) in past using latest web technologies and agile development methodology in a multi stakeholder environment

- At least 5 years of product management experience with an internet/mobile product

- Good understanding of Mobile app ecosystem and app marketing

- Basic knowledge of at least one web based technologies

- Good problem solving and analytical skills

- Strong business acumen and ability to understand consumer requirements

- Good understanding of UI/UX and able to desing wireframes

- Ability to formulate business strategy as well as an operations plan

- Basic understanding of digital marketing and Google Analytics

- Worked in project management tools like JIRA

Qualification:- Worked in project management tools like JIRA

Interested candidates can call on 7428290939

Md.Arif
Human Resources
Aakash Educational Services Ltd

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