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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Project Highlights
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Pankaj Verma

Pankaj Verma

Senior Operations Manager - OTC
Noida

Summary

Insightful Leader with 16 years of experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proven abilities in strategic planning, managing projects, transformations, process optimization, streamlining operations & team building. Thrive in a deadline-intensive environment, multitask, perform under pressure and meet deadlines. Ability to use sound judgment & decision-making skills and effectively perform in a self-directed environment. Promotes team spirit and works collaboratively to achieve team goals.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Operations Manager

Genpact
Noida
10.2020 - 04.2025
  • Managed Billing & Reimbursements for OTC tower with a team size of 90 people, including 4 Managers and 6 Leads
  • Boosted team member productivity by enhancing performance monitoring and instituting motivational approaches.
  • Built strong relationships with key stakeholders through consistent engagement, collaboration, and transparent communication practices.
  • Implemented data-driven decision making to inform business strategies and drive operational excellence.
  • Worked closely with Transformation team on deploying Tools and RPA for current processes, enhancing efficiency
  • Ensured regulatory compliance across all aspects of operations by staying current on industry standards while implementing necessary policies or procedures accordingly.
  • Prepared documents for internal and external audits.
  • Transitioned 2 projects including new ERP implementation Project based on SAP S4 Hanna
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for seamless execution of large-scale initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Ensured SOPs were prepared, signed off by Client timely, and adhered to by the team
  • Conducted Monthly One on One with Managers & skip-level meetings
  • Achieved 95% for 2022 and 96% for 2023 & 2024 (Employee Happiness Indicator)
  • Certified Green Belt in Jan 2022

Operations Manager

Accenture
Gurugram
12.2011 - 09.2020
  • Managed Credit & Collections, AP, Deductions & Reporting for 4 Accenture Clients
  • Successfully managed 5 SLAs with a team size of 55 employees, including 5 Assistant Managers as DRs
  • Introduced Marvelous Monday concept for team engagement, leading to high employee satisfaction scores
  • Implemented virtual coffee/tea breaks to foster team camaraderie
  • Achieved higher employee retention rates by fostering a positive work environment and providing opportunities for professional growth.
  • Controlled cash flow, delinquency & maintained low DTP and DDO
  • Ensured best practices shared across floors for business development
  • Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
  • Conducted performance reviews each quarter, offering praise and recommendations for improvement
  • Achieved best score in ESS (Employee Satisfaction Survey) for last 3 Quarters of 2019 (avg. 4.76/5)
  • Improved operational planning and business frameworks to enhance resource utilization and reduce waste.
  • Previously handled a team of 13 members as a Team lead in a telecom project (Accounts payable, collections of claims, Vendor Management & Access Billing Management)

Process Developer

Genpact
Gurugram
09.2006 - 07.2009
  • Performed collections activity for all due stages
  • Handled inbound customer service calls as well
  • Responsible for Collecting Payment on High Dollar Portfolio
  • Mentored Team of 4 members in Manual collections Team

Education

MBA - Marketing & Finance

GGD University
Gwalior, M.P.
11.2006

BA - English Hons

Jiwaji University
Gwalior, M.P.
07.2004

12th -

The Air Force School
Delhi, Delhi
06.2001

10th -

The Air Force School
Delhi, Delhi
06.1999

Skills

Effective leader

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Certification

Green Belt Certification, 01/01/22

Awards

Gold Award, 2024 & 2023

Silver Award, 2022

Bronze Award, 2021

Client Excellence Awards, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2012 & 2009

Project Highlights

  • Supervised migration from legacy ERPs to SAP S4 Hanna for US region - Managed implementations including “Functional Integration test” and UAT. Shared observation and
    suggested changes required. Created SOPs and conducted training on the new ERP
  • BPMS (Business Process Management System) - Workflow automation, Improved efficiency, reduced errors, enhanced collaboration, and great visibility into B&R operations through enhanced reporting capabilities
  • Designing and Implementing Collection strategies for Corporate and FIT customers - This improved overall monthly portfolio coverage from 64% to reach more than 95%, resulting in reduction of OD%>90 days by 12%. Overall PD improved by 16Mn, with DSO impact of 3 days
  • DDO Project - Dedicated team of dispute specialists targeting Corporate customers disputes. Quick reduction in disputes resulted in better CSAT and cash flow
  • EDI Billing and automated extraction of invoice status from AP portals - It helped collections team to save efforts equivalent to 2.5 FTEs
  • Restructuring Collections teams to align with sales org. - Resulted in better collaboration between sales, Operations and Collections team. It helped in improving resolution TAT for disputes resolution by ~30%, from appx. 46 Days to 32 days.
  • Transition of New Projects for OTC, ITC and STC

Interests

Listening to music, painting, and playing cricket

Timeline

Senior Operations Manager

Genpact
10.2020 - 04.2025

Operations Manager

Accenture
12.2011 - 09.2020

Process Developer

Genpact
09.2006 - 07.2009

MBA - Marketing & Finance

GGD University

BA - English Hons

Jiwaji University

12th -

The Air Force School

10th -

The Air Force School
Pankaj VermaSenior Operations Manager - OTC