Manager - Automation

As a Expert Process Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving organizational change, enhancing efficiency, and optimizing business processes through process reengineering, digital/ automation solutions and innovation. Your focus will be on identifying opportunities, collaborating with stakeholders to streamline operations, improve workflows through leveraging Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies along with Change management to ensure the effectiveness of the new processes and provide training and support to the team members, to ensure that the best practices are followed, and new process is well adopted in the environment.

Key Responsibilities

Identifying Improvement Opportunities

Analyzing current business processes, workflows and procedures to identify areas for improvement.

Conduct a thorough data analysis and process mapping to identify obstacles, inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.

Document the as-is process flow to identify gaps

Lead Process Optimization initiatives:

Developing and implementing optimized processes and procedures to enhance efficiency, productivity and customer satisfaction.

Develop and implement relevant To-be processes and technologies to optimize the organization’s internal operations, using combination of process re-engineering & digital/automation solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process improvements and design and execute innovative solutions.

Collaborate with executives, department heads, and teams to align process optimization efforts with business objectives.

Influence decision-makers by presenting logical solutions backed by data driven discovery and decision making on approaches & prioritization & plan to optimize identified processes and demonstrating the value of optimization.

Change Management:

Lead change management efforts to ensure a smooth transition and adoption of new processes and systems.

Monitor progress, identify risks, and provide timely solutions.

Deliver training programs to educate employees on new processes and technologies.

Measure key performance indicators, benchmark and publish effectiveness of deployed solutions and drive continuous improvement.

Create process documentation and guidelines, including standard operating procedures and workflow diagrams.

Work with Operations and Finance team to identify planned vs actual savings (post solution deployment) and realize/release/re-deploy the locked up operational budgets.

Continuous Learning:

Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to process automation and transformation.

Mentor and coach others on team

Qualifications

Education : Bachelor’s or master’s in business or engineering

Certifications : Certifications such as LEAN or Six Sigma is a must. PMP is highly preferred

Skills and experience

Expert Process Lead should have overall experience of 12+ years with following skills and experience

5+ years of experience in business process analysis and project management.

Working knowledge of Incident/Problem/Change Management frameworks such as ITIL v3/v4, TQM or ISO 9000:2000.

Familiarity with process mapping and modelling techniques.

Familiarity with automation, data analytics and visualization tools is a must

Proven experience in business process efficiency, automation and change management.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, study and interpret complex data.

Ability to manage and perform multiple complex tasks as part of the daily work assignment.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.

Strong communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate process changes and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to caste, colour, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, HIV status, or any other status protected by law. Candidates with disabilities who require accommodations during the recruitment process are encouraged to contact our Talent Acquisition team to place a request.