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Suraj Pillai

Hyderabad
Suraj Pillai

Summary

Dynamic leader with extensive experience at Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd., specializing in operational efficiency and team management. Excelled in driving process improvements, enhancing customer service, and fostering innovation. Achieved significant cost reductions and improved team performance through effective business analysis and organizational management.

Overview

15
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd.

Operations Support Manager - Quality
07.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Oversaw daily operations, delegating tasks effectively to ensure smooth functioning of the Quality department.
  • Identifying potential cost reduction programs, reporting them to the Sr Program managers and TPM's.
  • Identifying Customer pain areas and providing scalable program changes or policy changes in compliance with the country specific legal laws, close looping them with technical team leading to update or change the policy.
  • Analyze the Data from the quality audits performed by the Quality Analysts and report the compliance metric to the Operations team drive quality improvement metric.
  • Prepare dashboards for all the quality related metrics requested by the Operations team.
  • Lead Quality driven programs to improve the customer experience
  • Work with Sr Program Managers for defect elimination in the process, stream line both the customer and customer service associates journey.

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd.

Group Manager [A]- Customer Abuse Prevention
07.2022 - 05.2024

Job overview

  • Guided cross-functional teams for enhanced project outcomes.
  • Oversaw departmental budgets to align spending with strategic objectives.
  • Mentored junior managers for future leadership roles.
  • Facilitated training sessions for skill enhancement and professional growth.
  • Optimized resource allocation by identifying underutilized assets and reallocating them effectively within the organization.
  • Identified areas of improvement through regular performance reviews, providing constructive feedback and coaching for Team Managers.
  • Drove organizational change initiatives that resulted in streamlined operations, improved employee morale, and increased efficiencies throughout the group.
  • Championed a culture of continuous improvement within the department, encouraging innovation and creative problem-solving among staff members.
  • Implemented training programs to improve staff skillsets, enhancing overall productivity and job satisfaction.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones, ensuring timely completion and adherence to budget constraints.
  • Initiated process improvements that led to reduced costs while maintaining or improving quality standards.
  • Streamlined internal communication channels, fostering collaboration and improving overall team performance.
  • Cultivated a supportive work environment by addressing employee concerns promptly and implementing policies that promoted work-life balance.

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd.

Team Manager - Customer Abuse Prevention
08.2018 - 07.2022

Job overview

  • Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training, and development.
  • Boosted employee satisfaction through regular performance reviews, constructive feedback, and personal development plans.
  • Analyzed team performance metrics to identify areas for growth.
  • Coordinated cross-departmental projects to achieve common goals.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional departments to drive cohesive efforts towards common goals and objectives.
  • Ensured compliance with company policies as well as industry regulations through diligent oversight of daily operations and staff adherence to guidelines.
  • Championed process improvements within the department by identifying inefficiencies, proposing solutions, and leading change initiatives.

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd

Operations Team Manager
04.2017 - 08.2018

Job overview

  • Oversaw daily operations, ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
  • Established performance metrics to track progress, identify trends, and inform data-driven decision-making processes.
  • Worked closely with senior leadership to define long-term operational strategies designed for scalable growth.
  • Led a high-performing operations team, focusing on continuous improvement and employee development.
  • Reduced operating costs by identifying areas of waste and implementing cost-saving measures.

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd

Team Lead
10.2015 - 03.2017

Job overview

  • Lead a Team of 20 HC conducted regular team meetings to review performance data, discuss best practices, and collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Managed high-performing customer service team, consistently exceeding company performance benchmarks.
  • Reviewed customer survey results periodically to identify patterns of dissatisfaction and address them proactively within the team.
  • Evaluated representative performance regularly, offering constructive feedback and implementing targeted improvement plans as necessary.

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd

Escalation Specialist
08.2015 - 10.2015

Job overview

  • Resolved customer complaints by effectively managing escalations and addressing concerns in a timely manner.
  • Coordinated with other departments to gather necessary information and resources for the successful resolution of escalated cases.
  • Fostered strong relationships with clients by consistently demonstrating empathy, understanding, and dedication to resolving their concerns satisfactorily.
  • Championed a customer-centric approach within the escalation team, consistently advocating for clients'' best interests and satisfaction.
  • Delivered exceptional service even during high-pressure situations, maintaining professionalism and composure at all times.

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd

Associate
10.2013 - 08.2015

Job overview

Worked as Customer Service Associate helping customers from North America in resolving their queries to their satisfaction.

  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving complex issues and providing exceptional service at all times.
  • Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.

Wipro BPO

Sr Associate
01.2011 - 05.2012

Job overview

Worked as Tech Support Associate for client HP (Hewlett - Packard) helping their customers with technical issues both hardware and software on their Laptops and Mini Laptops. Responsibility was to document the issues, troubleshoot and help resolve the technical issue to customer satisfaction.

Next Education Inida Pvt Ltd

Associate
06.2010 - 10.2010

Job overview

Top E-learning company in India which creates innovative and student friendly computer based learning products.


Worked as an Associate for marketing and Tech support departments.

Education

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Delhi -Noida

Executive MBA from Business Management
02-2017

Bandari Srinivas Institute of Science & Technology
Hyderabad

Bachelor of Science from Computational Science
05-2010

Sri Chaitanya Jr Kalashala
Hyderabad

High School Diploma
04-2006

St Arnolds High School
Hyderabad

High School Diploma
04-2004

Skills

  • Operational efficiency
  • Capacity Planning
  • Business Analysis
  • Team management
  • Recruitment
  • Cost Cutting Projects
  • Performance review/ Appraisal
  • New hire Training Plan
  • Program/Project management
  • Customer service
  • Problem-solving
  • Innovation - Process improvement
  • Organizational management

Accomplishments

  • Hired ~230 Customer Service associates/ Technical Support Associates and 10 Quality Analysts.
  • ACES certified member of Amazon (lean and six sigma equivalent methodologies are part of this training). ACES certification is a must for leading global impact innovation projects for Amazon.
  • Identified a problem leading to bad customer experience lead the project which saved (reduced) 60K customer contacts to Amazon and automation helped in annualized savings of ~$60,000. (2014)
  • Lead a project to implement First contact resolution to customers which lead to financial saving of $537000 for customer service annually. (2015)
  • Lead a World Wide project which improved the customer service experience, CPU( Contacts per unit) reduction by ~2 Million yearly this also led to financial saving. (2017)
  • BETA tester for internal tools used for customer service due to experience with testing technologies
  • BETA tester for Alexa devices and future technology devices developed by Amazon.
  • In Current Semi Program Manager role have been already part of 3 projects amounting to $ 50Million. Integral part of the project team currently looking for a savings of $200 Million. (2025)

Certification

  • Trained and Certified in Dot net from NIIT, Hyderabad (Sep- 2012 to March-2013).
  • Trained and Certified in SQL from NIIT, Hyderabad (Sep- 2012 to March-2013).
  • ACES (Amazon Customer Service Excellence System)- Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Certified. This certification is required to lead global projects based on the amount of savings.

Additional Information

Have worked with various teams in Amazon, Customer service, Customer Escalations team for VPI escalations( jeffb escalations), collaborated with ACES team for customer experience improvements, cost cutting projects and innovation, Worked with Program teams to migrate from legacy tools to new tools and new technologies in the daily operations as per GOI new telecom regulations.


Abuse Prevention team - Extensively works on identifying the abuse pattern of the customers. We rely on algorithms to identify the Modus Operandi (MO) based on data we have and create new polices as per the specific countries legal laws to stop the loss to amazon. We support Countries such as US, EU5 ( Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Poland), Middle East countries, Australia, Singapore, India.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Operations Support Manager - Quality

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd.
07.2024 - Current

Group Manager [A]- Customer Abuse Prevention

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd.
07.2022 - 05.2024

Team Manager - Customer Abuse Prevention

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd.
08.2018 - 07.2022

Operations Team Manager

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd
04.2017 - 08.2018

Team Lead

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd
10.2015 - 03.2017

Escalation Specialist

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd
08.2015 - 10.2015

Associate

Amazon Development Center India Pvt Ltd
10.2013 - 08.2015

Sr Associate

Wipro BPO
01.2011 - 05.2012

Associate

Next Education Inida Pvt Ltd
06.2010 - 10.2010
  • Trained and Certified in Dot net from NIIT, Hyderabad (Sep- 2012 to March-2013).
  • Trained and Certified in SQL from NIIT, Hyderabad (Sep- 2012 to March-2013).
  • ACES (Amazon Customer Service Excellence System)- Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Certified. This certification is required to lead global projects based on the amount of savings.

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Executive MBA from Business Management

Bandari Srinivas Institute of Science & Technology

Bachelor of Science from Computational Science

Sri Chaitanya Jr Kalashala

High School Diploma

St Arnolds High School

High School Diploma
Suraj Pillai