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Pankaj Tandon

Pankaj Tandon

Panchkula

Summary

Black Belt Certified Professional is aiming for a challenging role to head the Training and Quality function for complete training and quality delivery in Process and product training, the complete change in behaviour and competencies of an organization can meet all goals in terms of required output for an organization of repute.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate VP – L&D and Quality (India and UAE)

Policy Bazaar – PB Fintech
05.2024 - Current
  • Steering the helm at Policybazaar.com as the Associate VP, I bring a rich tapestry of expertise in operations, customer relationships, and learning and development within the dynamic UAE & India insurance market. My approach combines strategic quality assurance with a steadfast commitment to service excellence, ensuring our team consistently surpasses customer expectations in health, motor, life, and term insurance services.
  • With a foundation built on a seasoned background in training development and quality at Teleperformance, I have honed my skills in transactional quality and the art of nurturing customer relations. Our efforts at Policybazaar. ae is directed towards fostering a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging data-driven insights to empower our clients and improve operational efficiency.
  • Sales, Service, and Customer Service for Insurance in the UAE market (Health, Motor, Life, and Term), Transactional Quality, and Learning and Development.
  • Sales Training for Health, Motor, Life/Term, NHT, and OJT Life cycle management, Floor Trainings, Process and Update dissemination
  • Service for Health, Motor, Life/Term, NHT, and OJT Life cycle management, Floor Trainings, Process and Update dissemination
  • Learning and Development (Behavioural and OD Programme)
  • Transactional Quality Management
  • CSAT for Organizations, for Insurers
  • Policy underwriting and suggestions, special projects, market study, competency study, and enhancement.
  • Capability Enhancement.

Director – Training

Tele Performance
09.2019 - 05.2024
  • Overall management for Training delivery, OJT management, On floor enhancements, client management, Training revenue and budget management, and Training Project Management.
  • Client: – Jio, Flipkart & SAMSUNG

Training & Quality Head – Training

Aegis Global
04.2017 - 09.2019
  • 2017 to August 2018 - Leading all sites of Karnataka region and managing Training service delivery of the Bangalore
  • 2018 Aug and Onwards – Leading Fintech accounts and Automobile giants for PAN India as a Training and Quality Head
  • Reporting to: Vice President Training
  • Client Managed - Vodafone India, Toyota, Flipkart, Amazon, Union Bank of India, HUL, Berger paints, Aditya Birla Online fashion, Aditya Birla retail, Epson printers, Adhar Card, Lenovo, BSNL Telecom
  • Current Client – All Fintech accounts such as Paytm, PhonePaye, and TMW and Maruti Suzuki India Limited and Suzuki motorcycles.
  • Managing complete training and Quality operation delivery for FinTech accounts as a T&Q head for PAN India
  • To manage different sites, and managing end to end Training and Quality Delivery.
  • The training will cover inductions, commercial training, soft skills, management development and some technical skills.
  • Working with business leaders and managers to identify training needs and trends within the business
  • Designing, both in-house and with expert third parties, a solution which includes a blended approach to learning such as coaching, classroom training, 1-2-1 sessions, and action learning & e-learning.
  • Delivering these blended solutions and training sessions to your delegates, mostly at management level

Training Head North Hub – Training

Intelenet Global Limited
03.2015 - 12.2016
  • Leading a site of 3500+ FTE and managing Training service delivery of North India for Top Telecom and reporting to Assistant General Manager – Training
  • Client:
  • Present Client - Vodafone India
  • - Digicel United States
  • Managing North Hub for complete training operation delivery for more
  • To manage North India for 3 sites, and managing end to end Training Delivery.
  • The training will cover inductions, commercial training, soft skills, management development and some technical skills.
  • Working with business leaders and managers to identify training needs and trends within the business
  • Designing, both in-house and with expert third parties, a solution which includes a blended approach to learning such as coaching, classroom training, 1-2-1 sessions, and action learning & e-learning.
  • Delivering these blended solutions and training sessions to your delegates, mostly at management level
  • Manage and oversee the development of your training team
  • Identify and assess future and current training needs through job analysis, career paths, annual performance appraisals and consultation with line managers
  • Monitor and evaluate training program’s effectiveness, success and ROI periodically and report on them

Site Training Head/ Manager – Training

Aegis Limited
08.2014 - 03.2015
  • Leading a site of 2500+ FTE and managing Training service delivery of the Kolkata site for leading top Telecom, Non-Telecom, BFSI &International telecom giant of UAE (Saudi Telecom Company) and reporting to Sr. Vice President – Training
  • Client:
  • Vodafone, Tata Indicom, BSNL,MTS,DishTV,Askme.com, Berger Paints, HUL, UCO Bank & Soude Telecom
  • Managing site for complete training delivery for more
  • Establishing role-based competency-driven learning maps for employees from entry-level to that of mid-level managers
  • Implementing Professional skills, learning, blended interventions (ILT, webinar and e-learning) for the entry-level and junior workforce to excel in their current role and to prepare for their next role
  • Implementing Managerial excellence blended learning interventions (ILT, webinar and e-learning) for first-time managers and also for tenured managers (mid-level)
  • Conducting organization-wide Training Need Analysis using different frameworks
  • Implementation of Management and Leadership development programs
  • Training Effectiveness measurement using Kirk Patrick model
  • Preparing and managing annual training budgets
  • Representing Training function in ISO Audit
  • Prepare MIS reports & dashboards for the Top Management
  • Vendor selection and assessment for design, development and execution of learning interventions
  • Gap Analysis and driving the outcome towards capacity building
  • Design and implementation of training policies, Innovated 'Blended Learning' initiatives through a combination of e-learning, instructor-led training and business simulations resulting in increased training effectiveness, and better return on training investment
  • Employee Engagement, Employee Welfare, Employee Counselling &Employee Retention.
  • Spearheading Employee Reward & Recognition Programs across domains – ensuring top-ranking performance and No.1 on all scorecards

Manager – Training

ISON BPO Private Limited
07.2012 - 07.2014
  • Lead 2 sites for complete Training delivery in terms of contractual KPIs, overall Training management, leadership development, client management, account management, On the Job training and Training Projects
  • Idea Cellular Limited: a leading Telecom giant for 6 circles across India
  • Aircel: Telcom giant for 8 circles across India.
  • Airtel Africa: Telecom giant for Africa, giving strategic support to Anglo Phonic and Franko phonic countries.
  • Leadership Role
  • A key member of all Monthly Business review meetings
  • Site Training Lead for Idea Business (Inbound and Outbound Circle), Managing Training for locations (for 5 Circles), Day to Day Management, Hiring, NHT Management, Nesting, Reviewing, Performance Management, Process Improvement, Refresher Trainings, Soft Skill Trainings and Project Management
  • Transaction management in Training, Project Management and budget management in Training, Content management and further enhancement, Performance management, Train the Trainer programs
  • KPI achievement and Projects in delivery, Audit and compliance for Training function and in hiring management, Client handling and managing performance reviews
  • Due diligence for new opportunities, Soft skill training management, organization development Training management, On Job training management
  • Training projects to support Operational delivery and qualitative KPI management
  • Strategic support to Airtel Africa Business
  • Competency mapping and transforming into a training programme to be able to change behaviour, basis upon 6 months performance and yearly performance.
  • Preparing and managing annual training budgets
  • Representing Training function in ISO Audit
  • Prepare MIS reports & dashboards for the Top Management

Assistant Manager –Training

Tech Mahindra Private Limited
03.2011 - 02.2012
  • Lead 3 sites for complete Training delivery in terms of contractual KPIs, overall Training management, leadership development, client management, account management, On Job Training and Training Projects
  • As Assistant Manager –Airtel Africa
  • Span of Control: 3 sites (Ghana, Zambia and Malawi)
  • Role:
  • Overlooking &Responsible for (Manpower planning, Service Level, AHT, Repeat call % & Quality scores) are met.
  • Periodically reviewing training programs both functional and behavioural, and Product Training. To keep them relevant corresponding to changes in the external environment.
  • Developing the training calendar & manages effective training delivery across location as per the published training calendar, To facilitate Transactional part of Training along with Operation
  • To handle a Team of location Training and complete Training Function, To handle a team of 10 Team Leader approximately manpower of 198 agents, To manage customer service for Transactional part of training lot, Day to Day Calls and active client engagement in Performance management
  • Client relationship and managing performance reviews, Initial hiring programme planning and budgeting for various training program me, Development of Content as per requirement, facilitation of OD and soft skill training programme
  • Development of various SOPs and tools for NHT, Bridge and regular Operation, To facilitate a location for various IT, HR and mandatory Training Certifications, To take part in different Due Diligence for new businesses and sales Pitches
  • Setting targets for Team as well as motivating them to achieve those targets, Contacting the administration department to ensure smoothness in the departmental services
  • Reporting to senior management about the periodic updating and exceptional grievances in operations, Monitored the daily performances by the executives and assisted them with the grievances they are facing
  • Performed frequent performance evaluations of executives and encouraged them for better and consistent performances, Implemented quality control measures as guided by the manager, Prepared periodic performance reports and forwarded it to the manager, Assisted manager in an analysis of the reports and decision making based upon it, Looked after Customer grievance related queries
  • Analysis of MIS and other client reporting, Customer Relationship Management (Internal and External), Audit and Compliance, Resource Management & Development
  • Notable Accomplishment
  • Acting as a Project Manager for the location.
  • Successful implementation of the Training function, including hiring, TTT Programme and building strong client relationship and implementation of location as per Master Service agreement.
  • Have taken an active part in due diligence with MTN, Tigo and for Vodafone Business

Assistant Manager –Training

IBM
11.2006 - 01.2011
  • Lead a team of 15 trainers for Airtel India, City Bank and Make My Trip.cm
  • As Assistant Manager –Airtel India, City Bank and Make My Trip.com
  • Role:
  • Increased efficiency by reorganizing team members & updating the progress status of Senior Management.
  • Handling clients at a PAN India level while heading Inbound Training and Content Development Teams
  • End to End Training Delivery
  • Managing a team of 20 trainers looking after a huge array of processes, including Consumer Electronics, Digital Entertainment network
  • Finance and Telecom within different Verticals including Inbound, Collections and Sales
  • TNA/TNI for existing staff and trainers.
  • Planning training for new (induction training) and existing (refresher training) employees
  • Content Development.
  • Ensuring post-training follow up happens on the performance of trained executives to measure the effectiveness of training
  • Conducting TTT (train the trainer) programs to improve upon delivery skills of trainers
  • Conducting induction and refresher training, Planning training for new (induction training) and existing (refresher training) employees with the training
  • Content Development.
  • Resource and Performance Management, Supporting Manager in Conducting TTT (train the trainer) programs
  • Counselling trainees about issues related to performance, behaviour, punctuality and attendance, Organizing Team building activities, Managing Training MIS

Team Leader – Operation

Dr IT Planets Pvt Ltd
07.2005 - 04.2006
  • Team Leader Training, Managing Australian Process called as Southern Global
  • As a Team Leader–Australian Processes
  • Span of Control: 50 FTEs (Chandigarh )
  • Independently managing North India for the complete establishment of Process, Assisting team members in taking good quality calls on customer a/c’s Vis a vis fault reporting.
  • Was responsible for a team of 75 plus Man Power, Building Process and maintaining daily targets of Sales.
  • Hiring, On Job Training for the Manpower, Quality Assurance
  • Client reporting and performance reviews, Responsible for achieving monthly targets, increasing the customer base using phone calls and emails, Meeting the Sales Targets

Sr Executive – Training

Excel Call-Net
09.2004 - 07.2005
  • Taking call and Escalations.
  • Honoured as the Best Team Leader for the year 2004.
  • Taking Calls in International Process
  • Taking Escalations
  • Rewarded for outstanding performance on achieving high-quality standards – Sep,04.
  • Honoured as the Best Agent for the year 2004.

Head of staff – Montessori Cambridge School

Naga Bari Himachal Pradesh
04.2002 - 07.2004
  • Managing school staff, administration, activities, branding and transport.
  • Honoured as the Best Team Leader for the year 2004.
  • Taking Calls in International Process
  • Taking Escalations
  • Rewarded for outstanding performance on achieving high-quality standards – Sep,04.

Education

MBA - Operation Research

Sikkim Manipal University

Bachelors in Education (B.A) - undefined

HP University

Bachelors in Arts (B.A) - undefined

HP University

Diploma - Takniki Siksha

HP University

Skills

  • Operating Systems: Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP, Packages: Microsoft Office Application Others: Call Centre tools for call monitoring, Report Generation etc
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Certification

  • Certified Master Class Trainer from Dale Carnegie Training.
  • Management Development Programs on Art of Feedback, Team Motivation & Bonding
  • Have given Process Training for more than 60 different Products in different International and Domestic Centres
  • Certified for 15 Organizational Development Training, Certified for 5 Train the Trainer Programme and 2 Platform Skills Workshop
  • Certified for Performance analysis and continuous excellence Model, Certified in Excel in excel
  • Certified in BQT (Business Quality Training), Fish Training(Motivational Programme)
  • Personality Development/Business Etiquettes - Training aimed at how to develop your personality, Certified in Executive Presence(Training people for branding themselves)
  • Have contributed in establishing a Bridge Process (Nesting Programme for New Hires), Have designed on job Training Programme and successfully implemented the successful performance from Non-Performers and Bottom Performers, Successfully implemented various Time Management tools and other Training Tools for many Train the Trainer Programme.
  • Certified in Platform skill workshop organized by Amit Singh (VP Training Centum Learning Bharti Group of Companies)
  • Awarded by GM service delivery Sanjay Ghura (Head ICOE IBM Global Process Services Ltd) for exceptional performance in HT up-sell campaign and has been nominated as a Green Star
  • Completed National Safety Council First Aid Course
  • Have Trained and Piloted in the merger of three circles into One(From Himachal, Punjab and Haryana to HPHP) in customer care for Bharti Circle, Have done various Project for Repeat calls for Customer care on a PAN India level
  • Have done Project for NSS (Net Satisfaction Scores) for Delhi Circle for Bharti
  • Have Piloted the Paper Free Process Training in IBM for Bharti Circle
  • Project Management preparation programme
  • NISM VII series certification.

LNGG

English, Hindi and Punjabi

Snapshot

  • A seasoned professional with 21 years of experience in Learning and Development, Content Creation and Management, content automation, content delivery and feedback management, Transactional Quality, Rich and varied experience in Training Delivery Management, Client relationship management, Resource Optimization, Quality & Team Management and projects.
  • The vast experience and domain expertise in Ecommerce, Consumer durables, Banking, Automobile, Telecom, Product and process Training across the country, Learning and Development, Customer Service, Business Excellence, and Operational Excellence, Training project, Training consultancy and client management.
  • Extensive Team Management exposure with the ability to lead large teams in accomplishing challenging team/organizational goals. Diverse experience in due diligence for organization and its best practices.
  • Proficient in managing & leading large teams for running successful Training operations, process migration and stabilization; experience of developing procedures, service standards for business excellence.
  • Implementation of various Global/ Local Risk Management initiatives & several process improvement initiatives by monitoring Root Cause Analysis and advising Business/ Engineering Managers
  • Skillful in setting up and leading a Business Strategy and Analysis taskforce; defining business vision & values
  • Proficient in managing & leading large teams for running successful process Training operations, process migration and setting up training function; experience of developing content, Training Projects for business excellence.

Skill Set

  • Learning and Development – Process and Product Training for Telecom, Soft Skill Training management, TNI extraction and mapping with Business goals, Leadership induction and Training
  • Quality Management – Continuous Innovation and process improvement, managing transactional capability, COPC methodology and lean projects.
  • Results – proven, growth-oriented, focused & enterprising professional with a documented record of strong, decisive executive leadership.
  • A foresighted individual with sound analytical & interpersonal skills and the ability to think independently. An eye for detail and a best practice trendsetter with the desire to remain on the cutting edge.
  • Exceptionally well organized with a track record that demonstrates self-motivation, creativity, and initiatives to achieve personal and corporate goals.
  • A Skilled change agent with a talent for recruiting, motivating, and developing other leaders with an equal desire to win and excel.
  • Demonstrated ability to think out of the box and provide solutions for enhancing operational efficiency, thereby contributing to revenue, business growth.
  • Training project Management – Work experience in Africa and the US mainly in establishing training structures, creation, and implementation, designing new hire science, CRM input as per the business, quality framework, business support, On Job structure and science, training life cycle management and cost-effective strategies.

Core Competencies

  • - Strategic Leadership - Learning and Development - Process/Product Training
  • - Soft skill/OD development - Training Strategy Management - TNI Mapping &On Job Training
  • - Training Budget Management - Telecom (Pre & Post Paid and Backend) - Hiring recruitment
  • Overseeing a team of Trainers/Leaders involved in setting up targets and Training KPIs, setting and maintaining CTQ (Critical to Quality) / CTP (Critical to Process) targets and planning for leading Ecommerce, Consumer durables, Payment gateways, Telecom &financial giants like Flipkart, Amazon, Aditya Birla online fashion, Aditya Birla online retail, Lenovo, Airtel India, Airtel Africa, Vodafone, Idea, Tata Indicom, Tata Photons, WCOM, Aircel, MTS, Airtel DTH, Dish TV, Ask me.com,Berger Paints, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Southee Telecom, Dell, City Bank, UCO Bank and BSNL
  • Designing and managing the overall training delivery as per client contractual KPIs, and audit and compliance
  • Understanding of business processes, As-Is / To-Be analysis, mapping & finalizing requirements, determining the business scenario and mapping them into feasible solutions
  • Monitoring overall functioning of processes, identifying improvement areas and implementing adequate measures to maximize the customer satisfaction level in terms of Job training, Behavioral aspects and organizational development. Designing and conducting customized training programs for staff members and ensuring training & development initiatives are aligned with the organizational goals.
  • Heading teams involved in setting out quality standards for various operational areas, ensuring high-quality customer satisfaction while adhering to the SLA’s and work processes.
  • Performance Management & Business MIS review programs with the management. Maintaining set Training SLA’s thereby focusing on maximizing customer experience while optimizing costs.

Personal Dossier

  • Date of Birth: 11th June 1979
  • Address: Flat No – 202, AWHO Vikram Vihar Society, Sec 27 Panchkula, Haryana 134109
  • Languages Known: English, Hindi and Punjabi
  • Business Visas: the USA and West-central Africa

Timeline

Associate VP – L&D and Quality (India and UAE)

Policy Bazaar – PB Fintech
05.2024 - Current

Director – Training

Tele Performance
09.2019 - 05.2024

Training & Quality Head – Training

Aegis Global
04.2017 - 09.2019

Training Head North Hub – Training

Intelenet Global Limited
03.2015 - 12.2016

Site Training Head/ Manager – Training

Aegis Limited
08.2014 - 03.2015

Manager – Training

ISON BPO Private Limited
07.2012 - 07.2014

Assistant Manager –Training

Tech Mahindra Private Limited
03.2011 - 02.2012

Assistant Manager –Training

IBM
11.2006 - 01.2011

Team Leader – Operation

Dr IT Planets Pvt Ltd
07.2005 - 04.2006

Sr Executive – Training

Excel Call-Net
09.2004 - 07.2005

Head of staff – Montessori Cambridge School

Naga Bari Himachal Pradesh
04.2002 - 07.2004

Bachelors in Education (B.A) - undefined

HP University

Bachelors in Arts (B.A) - undefined

HP University

Diploma - Takniki Siksha

HP University

MBA - Operation Research

Sikkim Manipal University
Pankaj Tandon