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• Spearhead the end-to-end operational strategy for HCM business, overseeing a team of 40 professionals across HCM Implementation, Payroll, Compliance and the customer success team.• Drive process optimization initiatives, resulting improved efficiency by 15%-20% with the new platforms being built inhouse• Collaborate with executive leadership to define and execute strategic goals, aligning operational activities with business priorities.• Lead change management efforts during mergers, acquisitions, or technology rollouts, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum adoption.• Implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure operational efficiency and enhance reporting accuracy.• Ensuring the customer satisfaction through timely delivery, and act as a trusted advisory model throughout the journey

1. Compliance and Regulatory Excellence• Adherence to Complex Regulations: Successfully managing payroll operations in compliance with India's intricate tax laws (e.g., Income Tax, PF, ESIC, and Professional Tax) and labor codes.• Audit Readiness: Maintaining 100% audit compliance with accurate record-keeping and robust reporting mechanisms.2. Scalability and Efficiency• Handling Large Volumes: Managing payroll for diverse industries, often processing millions of transactions monthly for companies ranging from SMEs to large enterprises.• Cost Optimization: Leveraging automation and process optimization to reduce manual efforts and associated errors, leading to cost savings of up to 30% in some cases.• Global Payroll Integration: Seamless integration of India payroll with global systems for multinational organizations, ensuring smooth cross-border operations.3. Technology Integration• Automation Tools: Implementation of tools like Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for repetitive payroll tasks, significantly improving accuracy and reducing processing time.• Self-Service Portals: Adoption of employee self-service (ESS) and manager self-service (MSS) platforms to empower employees and reduce dependency on payroll teams.4. Employee Experience• Error-Free Salary Disbursement: Achieving a near-zero error rate in salary disbursements, ensuring timely and accurate payments.• Tax Optimizations: Assisting employees with tax-saving schemes through structured CTC and benefit programs.5. Strategic Contributions• Data-Driven Insights: Using payroll data analytics to provide actionable insights for workforce planning and cost management.• Pandemic Adaptation: Successfully transitioning to remote payroll processing during the COVID-19 pandemic without disruptions.• Training and Upskilling: Regular training programs for payroll teams to stay updated on compliance and best practices.

Client/Vendor Relationship Management- -Responsible for Payroll Delivery and Client Account Management and ensuring that the relationship is long term, providing financial results to the organization. -Combine a deep cross-functional business understanding with a long-term industry wide strategic context for all decision making. -Help the organization position for success by effectively applying best practices to all strategic decisions. -Front ending all Strategic Client Interactions. -Handling all negotiations including contract renewals, financial quotes and strategic directions. -Support the Business Development teams by pitching in for new products and solutions for the existing as well as prospective clients. -Governance Structure creation and having reviews monthly -Setting up, and work on KPI’s and financials along with stabilizing of processes and ensuring smooth commencement of operations.Operations Management- -Managed 200+ clients with span of 120+associates, with 5 Senior Delivery Manager -Responsible for and owner of customer experience quality and service delivery. -Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the teams under management. -Maintaining a high-quality customer experience, elevating customer satisfaction, while adhering to the SLAs and work processes. Managing cost-effective operations and meeting CTQ targets and performance standards. -Keeping TAT commitments, handling escalations and monitoring Quality Standards of team through constant monitoring and providing feedback. -Reviewing existing systems and business requirements and facilitating the implementation of new systems/ processes. - People Management - Coaching, Motivating, Performance Evaluation, Training, Process Improvement etc.,

Client/Vendor Relationship Management- -Responsible for Payroll and Relationship Management and ensuring that the relationship is long term, providing financial results to the organization. -Combine a deep cross-functional business understanding with a long-term industry wide strategic context for all decision making. -Help the organization position for success by effectively applying best practices to all strategic decisions. -Front ending all Strategic Client Interactions. -Handling all negotiations including contract renewals, financial quotes and strategic directions. -Support the BD teams by pitching in for new products and solutions for the existing as well as prospective clients. -Governance Structure creation and having reviews monthly -Setting up, working on KPI’s and financials along with stabilizing of processes and ensuring smooth commencement of operations.Operations Management- -Managed 200+ clients with span of 120+associates. -Responsible for and owner of customer experience quality and service delivery. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the teams under management. -Maintaining a high-quality customer experience, elevating customer satisfaction, while adhering to the SLAs and work processes. Managing cost-effective operations and meeting CTQ targets and performance standards. -Keeping TAT commitments, handling escalations and monitoring Quality Standards of team through constant monitoring and providing feedback. -Reviewing existing systems and business requirements and facilitating the implementation of new systems/ processes.

- Responsible for overall Payroll and Benefit administration for the respective clusters - Client Relationship Management, Process Improvement, People Management.- Ensured payroll experience with our customer with accuracy and timelines enhanced the satisfaction level- Responsible for quality initiatives across teams, and ensure audit controls (SSAE 16) are adhered,- Ensure proper governance and reviews are conducted and cross functional teams are aligned to the common goal.

- Responsible for client delivery by meeting the agreed SLA - Ensure client relationship is maintained well and there is no unhappy customers- Review monthly deliverable through governance, client meeting- Plan and ensure there are proper load balancing within the team and act accordingly- Responsible for taking the organizational objectives to the lower level in the organization to ensure everyone are aligned- Manage people conflicts, performance management, and identify the hi-po within the team

- Ensure client delivery within the agreed SLA- Conduct team meetings, huddles and ensure the tasks are assigned basis the level of experience- Ensure corrective and preventive actions are taken for the issues in delivery and ensure these are non occurrence in nature- Motivate the team by identify the team contribution and reward them, and nominate them for training for any growth opportunity- Create the backup for critical resources- To act as a first level of escalation and ensure CSAT score is met

- Timely and error free deliverable are met as per SLA- Adhere to the process and complete the task on time- Part of client review meeting and suggest for any re-engineering- Act as a backup TL and manage the team- Proactive in initiating any process improvement, sharing new ideas, thoughts