Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Disclaimer
Awards
Timeline
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Maninder Singh Sardar

Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced Team Lead with proven track record of successful project and team management. Skilled at motivating associates and developing strategies for increased productivity with accuracy and client management. Enjoys being part of a successful and productive team, and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging working environments.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
01.2025 - Current
  • Managed end-to-end project lifecycle of UGC operations for HTO Project
  • Organized and led daily and weekly stand-up meetings to prioritize tasks and report on project progress/performance.
  • Performed continual process improvement by collaborating with IT to integrate tools,to reduce manual effort .
  • Analyze current and historical work volumes and patterns, handle time, productivity trends/patterns, quality metrics and all work requirements
  • Reviewing cluster metrics weekly with all the leads individually to ensure it is met at team level and in turn at a shift level. If not met, looking for the root cause of it and the action plan to be implemented to mitigate it
  • Client interaction on a weekly and monthly basis for every cluster to review operational metrics, updating stats on the relevant decks
  • Drive leads to identify resources across all teams who can be up-skilled for different role/responsibilities and groom them to take up new challenges (whenever possible)
  • Client delight measures - Brainstorming with all the leads to come up with value added service which will be helpful for the project.
  • Worked in partnership with the HR recruiters, sourcing team & TAG team to recruit employees for various GDO locale programs and designed and facilitated the New hire onboarding training program.
  • HTO Hiring Panelist for hiring related tasks/requests
  • Develop staffing plan based on attrition trends, shrinkage, productivity & quality factors

Team Lead

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
12.2021 - 12.2024


  • Handle a team of 30 associates including 5 SME’s catered across IN,AU,GB,US locales.
  • Responsible for managing day-to-day operations of the team, including team support, scheduling, staffing
    and resource utilization
  • Oversaw diverse responsibilities, including operations management, training coordination, SME guidance,
    and quality assurance to maintain high standards of performance
  • Define action plans for both high and/or low performers, manage conflicts, up scale tech/soft skills &
    attrition
  • Acted as the primary point of contact (POC) for clients, facilitating discussions and implementations related to operational and process changes
  • Conducted daily feedback sessions to address performance gaps, provide guidance, and ensure continuous improvement


Global RCA :Lead

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
08.2019 - 12.2021


● Managed a Global RCA team of 10 analysts across sites, enhancing operational efficiency and quality.
● Analyzed business data to provide insights to Global Cluster Leads and identify improvement areas.
● Presented global quality trends to clients and developed intervention plans for accuracy improvement.
● Supported Site Leads and Global Cluster Leads, resolving escalations and improving project metrics.

Quality Analyst

Cognizant Technologies
01.2016 - 12.2019

● Conducted Root Cause Analysis (RCA) at a global scale to identify performance gaps and drive improvements.
● Performed 5Y analysis on business data to uncover critical trends and underlying issues.
● Delivered insights on ad-hoc projects, enabling targeted improvements and strategic decision-making.
● Identified risks and opportunities in quality programs, providing actionable recommendations for enhancements.
● Collaborated with the operations team to share trends and risk zones, facilitating focused improvement efforts.
● Produced Continuous Improvement (CI) and quality reports on a monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc basis to track progress and guide initiatives.
● Investigated root causes of individual and cluster performance issues, promoting best practices and
knowledge sharing.

GIS Content Reviewer

Serco BPO
01.2013 - 12.2015

● Ensured adherence to accuracy and productivity SLAs by monitoring metrics and promptly addressing deviations; escalated process and tech issues to minimize downtime.
● Contributed to team and process improvement initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders to enhance efficiency and ensure timely, accurate data delivery.
● Conducted evaluations for new cluster injections, providing insights to streamline processes and align with organizational standards.
● Mentored new joiners, improving their functional knowledge and integrating them into the team for optimal performance.

Education

Master of Science - Information Science

Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
04.2001 -

Skills

Process improvement

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Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.

Awards

  • Six Sigma Certified
  • Best Team Lead for the Q1 2022
  • Spot Light Award for the Jan, July & Sep 2016
  • Silver Award for the 2nd Quarter & 4th Quarter
  • Gold Award for the 3rd Quarter

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
01.2025 - Current

Team Lead

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
12.2021 - 12.2024

Global RCA :Lead

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
08.2019 - 12.2021

Quality Analyst

Cognizant Technologies
01.2016 - 12.2019

GIS Content Reviewer

Serco BPO
01.2013 - 12.2015

Master of Science - Information Science

Waterford Institute of Technology
04.2001 -
Maninder Singh Sardar