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Sriram S

Chennai

Summary

Strategic and results-driven professional with over 18 years of experience in Banking, Customer Service, Sales, and Collections. Proven expertise in managing large teams, optimizing operational efficiency, and leading high-impact transitions such as the Citibank–Axis Bank integration. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a focus on continuous improvement, client satisfaction, and performance excellence.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Vice President

Axis Bank
11.2023 - Current


  • Leading a team of 100+ employees across LOB’s that includes Credit Cards, Retail Banking, NRI & Assets.
  • As a Cluster head, will be leading, Managers & Team Leaders.
  • Develop long-term goals and strategies for the team to align with the company’s objectives.
  • Oversee the recruitment, training, and performance evaluation of team members to build a high-performing team.
  • Lead and develop managers, team leaders, and high-performing teams to deliver on service and sales objectives.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, clients, and partners to support the team’s objectives and growth.
  • Support the professional development of team members through training, coaching, and opportunities for growth.
  • Lead initiatives on process reengineering, automation, and self-service options to improve efficiency and reduce cost-to-serve.
  • Prepare and present business reviews and dashboards to senior leadership, highlighting trends, insights, and action plans.

Senior Manager

Axis Bank
01.2018 - 10.2023


  • Continued role after Axis bank acquired Citibank's consumer business in March 2023
  • Led a strong team of 25+ Citiphone/ Axisphone officers that are trained in both Banking and credit card products.
  • Managing Customer complaints and grievance about product, process and people.
  • Lead quality audits, implement corrective actions, and ensure knowledge and skill consistency across the teams.
  • Driven by Quality enhanced customer service and call quality of the team and manage operational activities of the customer service center including quality service, workflow and workforce optimization.
  • Design and implement customer-centric service strategies to enhance satisfaction, reduce complaints, and improve Net Promoter Score (NPS) and RSAT.
  • Supervise team members and customer service representatives, driving performance through coaching, feedback, and performance metrics.
  • Own sales targets for the contact centre channel; track and monitor performance metrics like conversion rates, lead generation, and average revenue per agent.

Assistant Manager

Axis Bank
12.2014 - 12.2017


  • Managing a strong customer service team to be client friendly and driving the team to take ownership of any given task and complete it within given deadlines.
  • Co-ordination with internal teams like compliance, Fraud team, Risk Team.
  • Delivering Customer Delight at all times by providing end to end resolution in touch base with various internal and external units.
  • Interfacing with clients in understanding their requirements and cultivating relations for customer retention and securing repeat business.

Team Manager - Operations

Allsec Technologies Ltd
06.2007 - 11.2014


Started career as a Customer Support Officer and earned multiple promotions over 7 years, progressing into mid-senior roles through consistent performance and leadership. Gained extensive experience across diverse domains in both UK and US banking markets, including retail banking, credit cards, and collections. Demonstrated strong expertise in customer service, compliance, process transitions, and stakeholder coordination in outsourced contact centre environments.

Education

B.Com - Corporate Secretaryship

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College

MBA - Finance

Pondicherry University

Skills

  • Problem-solving
  • Data analysis
  • Operational Management
  • Strategic thinking
  • Team collaboration
  • Project Management

Certification

  • Citibank to Axis Bank Transition (Both LD1 & LD2 Projects)
  • One Call Success- reducing repeat rates for the country & streamlining the process journey.
  • Project Premiumisation (Absorbing 100% Axis’s core premium volume)
  • Harmony at Work (Employee engagement & Attrition action plan).
  • AHT & non-talk time management

Languages

English
Tamil

Timeline

Assistant Vice President

Axis Bank
11.2023 - Current

Senior Manager

Axis Bank
01.2018 - 10.2023

Assistant Manager

Axis Bank
12.2014 - 12.2017

Team Manager - Operations

Allsec Technologies Ltd
06.2007 - 11.2014

B.Com - Corporate Secretaryship

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College

MBA - Finance

Pondicherry University
Sriram S