Functional Lead

Job Summary

This strategic hands-on role is multi-dimensional in nature including elements of organizational design process redesign applying advanced technology and tools and lead change management techniques to deliver transformation.

Responsibilities

Key Deliverables/Responsibilities: Including but not limited to:

• Strong understanding of the IT business operations & financial metrics
• Lead process transformation programs across the organization
• Working with Corporate functions Business leaders and IT in identifying gaps in existing processes conduct root cause analysis and drive organization changes.
• Conceptualize and implement a metrics landscape to drive quantitative analysis and insights.
• Create communication cycles project milestones and drive cross-functional engagement.
• Monitor and document process improvement projects to drive performance.
• Benchmarking against peers with inputs from internal stakeholders and external consultants
• Prepare for enterprise audit/risk reviews/governance reviews.
• Present information using data visualization techniques.
• Proactively look for optimization opportunities in business operations.
• Strong capability on solution modelling scenario building and sensitivity analysis.
• Manage stakeholders and steer various enterprise-wide initiatives and programs towards timely completion and provide project updates on a consistent basis to top management about strategy adjustments and progress.

• Liaising with the Cognizant Application services team to design plan track and monitor rollout of corporate systems designed for process reengineering.

  Qualifications:(Experience Skills)

• 12+ years of relevant multi - functional experience in Tier 1 IT Services firm Consulting Automotive FMCG or Fortune 500 Company
• Proven track record of leading change management and operational/process transformation programs.
• Ability to implement techniques for cost optimization and waste reduction.

• Knowledge and experience in process methodologies e.g. Project management

  Preferred certifications: Black Belt certification (MBB is a plus) PMP certification.

• Manage stakeholders and steer various enterprise-wide initiatives and programs towards timely completion and provide project updates on a consistent basis to top management about strategy adjustments and progress.
• Liaising with the Cognizant Application services team to design plan track and monitor rollout of corporate systems designed for process reengineering.

• Working with Corporate functions Business leaders and IT in identifying gaps in existing processes conduct root cause analysis and drive organization changes.

• Excellent academic background with engineering advanced degrees in economics finance or management degrees from the worlds best schools
• MS Excel MS Power point VBA R or Python scripting for data processing
• Should have deep understanding and knowledge of Process mapping Gap analysis and solution design
• Analytical Problem Solving & Time Management skills
• Should have an understanding of Business operations / Operations Excellence

• Excellent interpersonal communications public speaking and presentation skills.