A seasoned banking and financial services executive with 18+ years of proven expertise in Operational Leadership, Service Delivery, Business Strategy and Risk Management. I have an excellent reputation for my data analysis, finance reporting, variance tracking, business planning, and relationship management skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Business Operations Manager
Transworld System Inc.
09.2010 - Current
Managing full scale team of 200+ professionals to deliver top-tier debt collection services for a premier clients in the banking and financial services sectors
Accountable for annual revenue and gross margins goals (P&L)
Operations SPOC for Internal Audits, Training document creation and Technology changes to support client-internal process
Prepare MIS to identify trends within the department and ensure maximum productivity is obtained
Involved in all revenue assurance related activities in the Center such as Customer retention, Employee Attrition and achieving all Service Level Agreements agreed with the Business Area
Client Management & Servicing, responding to Audit findings and timely closure of complaints
Closely monitoring customer complaints to reduce operational losses
Setting up budgets for the process
Planning resources to ensure maximum utilization
Motivate, support and develop staff to enhance and maintain the ability to adapt to the changing requirements of a continuously evolving business environment
Conducting performance (Quantitative & Qualitative) appraisals, concentrating on bottom performers on improving their performance graph & on top performers to promote/ redeploy them in other high end processes
Identify potential areas for grooming Team leads / Assistant Managers / Managers through regular assessments and mentoring
Conducting daily / weekly meeting with the team to analyze the performance trend and provide appropriate guidance / training.
Operations Team Leader
Tata Consultancy Services - BFSI
10.2008 - 08.2010
Led an Operations team of ~40 Colleagues managing a Post Write off Segment for Citibank
Led Day-to-Day People Operations, Hiring and Developing Talent, Designed Incentive Programs and Developed Effective Operational Strategies
Setting up budgets for the process
Conducting performance (Quantitative & Qualitative) appraisals, concentrating on bottom performers on improving their performance graph & on top performers to promote/ redeploy them in other high end processes
Closely monitoring customer complaints to reduce operational losses
Tracking all kind of errors made on call and passing feedback to the respective Operator / Team Leader in the weekly /monthly reviews
Conducting continuous audits on the process and the team’s personal folders and on MIS to ensure compliance and sound functioning of the process ensuring that the teams adhere to all the quality tool and procedures
Conducting daily / weekly meeting with the team to analyze the performance trend and provide appropriate guidance / training.
Assistant Manager
HSBC - BFSI
05.2005 - 03.2008
Led an Operations team of ~30 Colleagues to manage customer disputes and merchant chargebacks.
Coaching associates to achieve higher quality to ensure they provide exceptional customer service to the customers
Closely monitoring customer complaints to reduce operational losses
Tracking all kind of errors made while working on dispute files or while on call with customers / merchants and passing feedback to the respective operator / team leader in daily / weekly /monthly reviews
Motivate, support and develop staff to enhance and maintain the ability to adapt to the changing requirements of a continuously evolving business environment.
Education
MBA - Financial Management
NMIMS
Mumbai
05.2024
BBA - Mass Media
Mumbai University
Mumbai
04.2003
Skills
A/R Collections & Billing
Key Account Management
Operations Excellence
Customer Experience
Finance Operations
Performance Management
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Credit Risk Mitigation
KPI reporting
Strategic Planning
Operational Excellence
Project Transition
Employee Development & Retention
People Recruiting & Talent Acquisition
Certification
Sig Sigma Green Belt
Advance Excel & Powerpoint
Foundation of everyday Leadership
Security Awareness
Regulatory Governance
Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Politically Exposed Persons (AML)
Information Security Awareness
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
US Bank's Compliance Complaints and Inquiries
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Fair Lending