Chief Revenue Officer

Ferrum AI Chief Revenue Officer / Chief Sales Officer

AI Consulting Vertical India & Middle East

Oct 2, 2026

About Ferrum AI

Ferrum AI is the AI arm of Hind Industec, an established industrial software and automation (MES) company serving the steel and manufacturing sector from Pune, India. Ferrum AI builds domain-specific large language models for the metals and mining industry, and delivers AI consulting and digital transformation services to manufacturers across India and the Middle East.

The Role

We are looking for a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) / Chief Sales Officer (CSO) to lead revenue generation for Ferrum AI's AI consulting practice. This is a senior, founding-level leadership role: you will build the sales pipeline, manage key client relationships, and close technical consulting and digital transformation engagements with manufacturing clients across India and the Middle East.

Key Responsibilities

Build and manage the full sales pipeline for Ferrum AI's AI consulting practice prospecting, qualifying, proposing and closing across India and the Middle East
Own and deliver an annual consulting revenue target in technical consulting and digital transformation for manufacturing clients
Structure and price client engagements, including offerings that combine Ferrum AI's AI consulting with Hind Industec's industrial software and MES solutions
¢ Manage and grow Ferrum AI's existing relationships with global metal and mining companies
¢ Build and maintain senior relationships with manufacturing and metals/mining clients across both markets
¢ Represent Ferrum AI at industry events, client forums and partner meetings in India and the Middle East
¢ Build and lead the business development function as the practice scales

What We're Looking For

¢ A demonstrated track record of having built or managed at least INR 20 crore in annual consulting revenue in technical consulting and digital transformation projects within the manufacturing sector
¢ Proven experience selling into manufacturing and industrial accounts, ideally within metals, mining or related heavy industry
¢ An established network of decision-makers across India and the Middle East manufacturing and metals/mining sector
¢ Experience selling combined technology-and-services offerings, rather than a single product line
¢ Comfort operating in an early-stage, founder-led environment, building a sales function rather than inheriting one
¢ Willingness to travel regularly across both markets

What We Offer

¢ A fixed salary commensurate with experience
¢ ESOP (equity participation) in Ferrum AI
¢ A founding leadership role shaping a new business line, reporting directly into the founding team
¢ Additional performance-linked incentives to be discussed during the interview process

Location & Travel

Based in India, with regular travel across the Middle East.
How to Apply
Please send your resume, along with a short note on the largest consulting engagement you have personally closed, to [email removed]