Business Manager Trainee

Fresher Sify.com has been one of the pioneers in the online industry. Sify.Com is one of the largest horizontal portals in India that caters to Indian and international users. It offers users information in almost 16 categories or channels such as News, Finance, Sports, Entertainment, Food, Shopping etc.
This role will be responsible for contributing to our aggressive growth plans for subscriber base & revenue.
The selected candidate will provide direction in identifying partnership opportunities with appropriate entities including web-based companies, publishers, TV Channels or any other company in which mutual synergies and relationships can be identified and fostered. These will include content syndication deals, sales links, co-branding opportunities, and other partnerships that are in the company,s best interest, with the ultimate goal of add new subscribers to the website, increase usage & revenue. The Candidate will work closely with a cross functional team including Advertising Sales, Technology, Editorial & Marketing Teams to achieve the defined objectives
The Business Manager will be a highly strategic marketer who is able to identify, develop and execute 3rd party deals that are aligned to the company,s core strategy and vision. He/she must have excellent relationship management skills with the ability to build professional, credible and profitable relationships.

BA/BSc/BE required/ MBA preferred
3+years of business development & management in a relevant industry
Experience of managing sales relationships is a plus
Excellent written & oral communication skills
Must be goal oriented, self starter & a Team Player
freshers from premier institutes (batch 09) & previous batches can also apply

We are India,s pioneer & leader in Internet, Networking and e-Commerce services, and the first Indian Internet company to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market in the US. We provide integrated end-to-end solutions for both corporates & consumers, with a range of products and services delivered over a common Internet backbone infrastructure. Everything that Sify has done or achieved since we began commercial operations in April 1998 stems from our Purpose and Vision. A key aspect is Sify being an enabler and catalyst of the Internet for positive change in India- a responsibility that we continue to carry. Sify began by developing India,s first TCP/IP network and offering multiple services on a common backbone infrastructure for an integrated Internet, networking and eCommerce business model. This was the first such business model in the world, and appropriate for catalyzing the growth of the Internet and networking in an infrastructure starved market. It also enabled a virtuous cycle, where each business supported the other, while catalyzing the market to growth. Fortune magazine, in their December 2000 issue, selected Sify (then Satyam Infoway) as one of the world,s ten hot technology companies to watch out for based on this innovative business model! From the start of commercial operations in April 1998, Sify has become the market leader in most lines of business, winning global recognition for its expertise, performance, customer focus and standards along the way. In doing this, Sify pioneered services and set standards for the Industry in diverse areas. Sify is a leader in every line of business and has won national and international recognition for both market leadership and the quality of our services. We are unmatched in Internet and network services expertise and technology, with the best tools, software and processes in the business.

shanthi.balakrishnan@sifycorp.com