Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Selected Highlights & Contributions
Software Trainings
Domain Exposure
Key Impact Areas
Soft Skills
Executive Profile
Current Assignment
Industrial Projects
Timeline
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UTTAM BISWAS

UTTAM BISWAS

Gurgaon

Summary

Versatile, Change Agent, Transformation professional with strong record of contributions in streamlining process operations, transforming systems & businesses with tangible benefits. Targeting assignments in Business Process Excellence, Re-Engineering, AI Delivery and Management Consulting

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Director-Process Engineering

Zinnia Digital Services LLP
02.2025 - Current
  • Building Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement culture in US Insurtech Product firm(L&A)
  • Sold Big Ticket Transformation programs in AI/Gen AI/Agentic AI capability in large size deals which resulted in increase in bottom line by $5.5Mn annually

Assistant Vice President Transformation

Genpact
08.2022 - 02.2025
  • Driving Transformation & Continuous Improvement in C&H & Insurance(P&C)
  • Monitored Lean Transformation of Direct Keyed Claims Processing in OHBS resulting in significant dual payment reduction (~$1MN hard and soft savings combined annually)- Avg. monthly dual paid claims reduced from 631 to 252

Associate Director

KPMG India
05.2020 - 07.2022
  • Driving Cognitive Quality Transformation in BFS & Insurance(Life)

General Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
06.2018 - 05.2020
  • Reported to Managing Director
  • Led a global team of 60+QAs and PEX experts in Insurance(P&C)

DGM/AVP

Intelet and others
06.2014 - 02.2018
  • Driving Process Excellence in Insurance(P&C)

Manager Quality

UnitedHealth Group, Gurgaon
09.2012 - 05.2014
  • Driving Process Excellence in Health Insurance
  • Drive large deals transformation programs with P&L impact in the business process segment/organization, pitch in capability through collaterals and RFPs/RFIs
  • Mentor Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen and RDM/SPS projects and close within timeline. Deploy Digital, Analytics, Gen AI tools in client businesses.
  • Facilitate detailed FMEA, Fishbone, VSM and RCA+ workout sessions in causal exploration projects
  • Identify and implement business transformation opportunities agreed with client and design Target Operating Model for Intelligent future.
  • Execute time & motion studies in businesses to analyze the process performance and baseline productivity/AHT targets
  • Provide support for maintaining the performance, health metrics owned jointly by operations and quality
  • PEX Engagement in medium to large businesses transition through SLA baselining, productivity benefits and value delivery
  • Identify opportunity, present proposal and pursue POC on Gen AI solutions
  • Conduct:
  • AI/ML/Gen AI trainings to ingratiate the culture of Transformation in the DNA of the organization
  • Set up Business Quality Council across sites and collaborate good business practices in Operational Excellence

Education

MBA - Marketing & Operations

IBS, Hyderabad, IFHE

BE - Civil Engineering

Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
West Bengal

Skills

Minitab: Statistical techniques in Six Sigma, Forecasting Model, ANOVA, Regression

Certification

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification(with fundamental concepts of TRIZ) from QAI Global(Trained by Mr. Aditya Bhalla-MBB, President TRIZ ASIA Forum-one of the only two persons in ASIA to be MATRIZ L1 Certified)

Accomplishments

  • Global Technology Giant: Set up a robust Quality & CI framework for Ad Optimization business of a large Tech giant based of Valley, by building in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in QA function with $4Mn benefit realized annually
  • Global Pharma giant: Debit Balance reduction of 90% leading to cash flow impact of $1.19 Mn in Accounts Payable by way of technology fix in Workflow Management
  • Consulting and implementing Generative AI solution in F&A processes of a large UK based global Pharma company.
  • A large UK BPO: Successfully designed Future State of Sales Commission process for a Global Medical Devices manufacturing company by identifying technology advancements, broken processes, failure points and identifying controls
  • Implementation of transformation opportunities in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables and Collections in FnA business
  • 14 FTEs combined savings for a UK based Property Management group in AP,AR and R2R processes through elimination of NVAs and bots replicating manual rule based activities.
  • GCC-Global HR Consulting firm: Executed corrective & preventive action through technology enhancement to prevent errors & omissions in Defined Contribution domain to avoid future overpayments to the worth of ~100 MN in 2016
  • Deployment of RPA opportunities in Benefit Administration Ops by way shortlisting candidates through high volume, high FTE and manual effort driven processes and leading to 40% shorter cycle time and $2.36 MN Business Value Realization
  • Large IT MNC: Played a key role in delivering $6MN savings target with $1.2MN additional business across Australian geography Insurance operations in 2015
  • Designed a robust verification process for price match queue of a vertically integrated US based travel and tourism hospitality management company
  • Process standardization in AV and TI queues through implementation of workflow tool and identification of RPA opportunities leading to 65% enhancement of process cycle efficiency and 7.5 FTE benefits in Hotel and Air Ops of above org.
  • Plant turnaround by Inventory Reduction by 65%, Throughput Increase by 43% and Net Operating Expenses reduction by $ 40 MN for largest steelmaker of Europe through application of Theory of Constraints
  • GCC-Leading Global Bank: Delivered 150 FTE productivity gains/efficiency across MI business in GFC through Operating model re-structuring in 2014
  • GCC-Largest Health Insurer in US(Fortune 8th Rank): Mentored 30 Six Sigma/Lean projects and realized QNI savings of $4MN (207 FTEs reduction) in 2013
  • Guided & mentored 17 Lean, Six Sigma Projects and delivered annual benefits of $2.72 MN (savings in excess of 140 FTEs) in 2012
  • Global IT/ITES Firm: Successfully Led initiative of deployment of Theory of Constraints philosophy in Wipro processes
  • Tool deployment:
  • Kaizen(Pragati) portal for registering and approving best Kaizen practices in Wipro
  • ITMS E-learning Courses portal for Quality Team at Wipro

Selected Highlights & Contributions

Merit of receiving Catalyst Award for exceeding key business deliverables and hard wiring Operational Excellence culture into the supported business at UnitedHealth Group, Business Value Partner award at HSBC for implementing risk management framework in MI operations, Acknowledged with:, Best Project Award from IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company Limited in Summer Internship in 2009, Best Performer Award from IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company Limited in Summer Internship in 2009, Attained accolades from Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan for completion and handover of Janakpuri Metro Station in record time of eighteen months

Software Trainings

  • At NIIT Delhi-Jul'05 to Dec'05
  • Operating Systems: MS DOS, MS Windows 2000 & XP
  • Languages: Object Oriented Programming using C,C++
  • Databases: RDBMS, SQL Server

Domain Exposure

  • 2003-2005 Infrastructure, EPC, Construction
  • 2006-2008 Banking & Financial Services, Mortgage Valuation
  • 2010-2012 Banking & Financial Services, F&A, Telecom, LPO, KPO
  • 2012-Till Date Insurance, Supply Chain, Healthcare, BFSI, F&A

Key Impact Areas

  • Business Process Excellence
  • Management Consulting
  • Leadership & People Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Process Re-Engineering
  • Business Strategy & Execution
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Resource Optimisation
  • Change Management

Soft Skills

  • Communicator
  • Thinker
  • Innovator
  • Collaborator
  • Intuitive

Executive Profile

  • Persuasive & Influential, Multi-domain Quality professional with 23 years of rich experience in Digital Transformation, Re- Engineering, Training and Consulting, Business Excellence across Property & Casualty, Life Insurance, US HealthCare, Finance and Accounting, Banking & Financial Services. Domain. Expertise in identifying opportunities/issues, defining and managing continuous improvement projects using the Lean Sigma framework.
  • Adept at directing & controlling all work performed within the project framework of the DMAIC phases, and has the authority for project element's task assignment & schedule(s). Coordinating with key business leaders for working on various high-net worth projects to generate revenue for the company with effective cost cutting. Excellence in leading strategic planning and directing multi-site functions; performing business/operating model re-structuring, cost control and effective management of cultural and organizational diversity.

Current Assignment

Setting up and driving a culture of Process Excellence by joint ways of working with client team to drive productivity, efficiency and tangible business impact in Insurtech Operations.

Industrial Projects

  • At IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company Ltd. in Feb09-May09
  • Project: Customer Buying Behavior of Unit linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) in current economicscenario
  • At Steel Authority Of India Ltd. (Durgapur Steel Plant) in May'02 – Jun'02
  • Project: Understanding the Operations of an Integrated Steel Plan

Timeline

Director-Process Engineering

Zinnia Digital Services LLP
02.2025 - Current

Assistant Vice President Transformation

Genpact
08.2022 - 02.2025

Associate Director

KPMG India
05.2020 - 07.2022

General Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
06.2018 - 05.2020

DGM/AVP

Intelet and others
06.2014 - 02.2018

Manager Quality

UnitedHealth Group, Gurgaon
09.2012 - 05.2014

BE - Civil Engineering

Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College

MBA - Marketing & Operations

IBS, Hyderabad, IFHE
UTTAM BISWAS