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Anisha Fernandes

Anisha Fernandes

Pune

Summary

Driving scalable service delivery, operational excellence & retention strategies in healthcare and telecom sectors

Proven leader with 20+ years of progressive experience in Customer Operations, Contact Center Management, Health-Tech Delivery, and Strategic Retention. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, managing large-scale operations, and implementing high-impact process improvements. Strong exposure to B2B, B2C, and MLM models across domestic and international markets.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AGM– Customer Care & Operations

Indus Health Plus, Pune
Pune
10.2013 - Current

Industry: Preventive Healthcare | Reporting to: Director

  • Leading a 105+ member cross-functional team spanning Customer Care, Backend Ops, Insurance, Genetic Counseling, Corporate Relations, and Customer Relationship Executives across 300+ health care centers in domestic and 1 international center in Dubai.
  • Designed and institutionalized the organization-wide KRA system, aligning team performance with business P&L objectives.
  • Spearhead multi-channel customer operations, covering inbound/outbound sales, renewals, grievances, and B2B scheduling for preventive checkups via MLM and partner networks.
  • Manage relationship executives deployed at partner hospitals for end-to-end patient coordination and in-patient support.
  • Oversee insurance operations, including claims, rejections, and liaison with medical panels; drive compliance and service delivery.
  • Direct productivity improvement and resource utilization initiatives, increasing occupancy, and reducing turnaround time (TAT).
  • Collaborate with the Tech team on system enhancements to standardize processes and enable scalable growth.
  • Actively contributed to ISO process implementations; Green Belt certified in Quality Management.

Manager – Operations

Serco Group, Pune
PUNE
05.2011 - 10.2013

Industry: Telecom BPO Services | Client: Vodafone & Idea Cellular

  • Led customer care and enterprise back-office operations for Vodafone’s Corporate segment and Idea’s voice & data services.
  • Managed a team of 225 agents and 20 support staff, driving training, TAT, quality, and first-contact resolution performance.
  • Oversaw multiple customer engagement verticals: welcome calls, collections, provisioning, sales campaigns.
  • Successfully managed circle operations for Maharashtra, Mumbai and Goa.

Senior Manager – Postpaid Retentions

Idea Cellular Ltd, Pune
08.2001 - 07.2010

Industry: Telecom | Reporting to: Circle Head, Retention Head (Corporate)

  • Achieved an organization-low churn rate of 1.98%, pioneering customized Customer Lifecycle Management strategies.
  • Led retention for the postpaid base across voluntary/involuntary churn; supervised an outbound retention team of 30.
  • Rolled out early engagement initiatives (e.g., proactive welcome programs), improving first-month retention.
  • Developed a segmented Mobile Number Portability retention model based on Average Revenue Per User and usage data.
  • Conducted advanced churn analysis (value/time-based), optimizing dunning strategies and reducing disconnections.
  • Played a strategic role in ISO audit preparedness, improving operational standards in customer lifecycle touchpoints.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune University
Pune
04-1998

SSC -

St. Anne's High School
Pune
03-1993

Skills

  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Customer Experience & Retention
  • Healthcare Service Delivery
  • Contact Center & CRM Management
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • B2B & MLM Sales Enablement
  • Process Automation & Tech Collaboration
  • ISO Standards Green Belt Certified
  • P&L Support KPI & SLA Governance

Certification

· Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt Certified

· CIAC Certification course for Operations Management

· Service Performance Indicators - FIK International Certified

· GNNIT - Global National Institute of Information Technology course

Timeline

AGM– Customer Care & Operations

Indus Health Plus, Pune
10.2013 - Current

Manager – Operations

Serco Group, Pune
05.2011 - 10.2013

Senior Manager – Postpaid Retentions

Idea Cellular Ltd, Pune
08.2001 - 07.2010

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune University

SSC -

St. Anne's High School
Anisha Fernandes