Assistant Vice President - Digital Ops Transformation

Ex; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking an AVP to lead its Digital Operations Transformation practice, driving end-to-end transformation programs across BPM clients. The role integrates process excellence, digital automation, AI embedding, and analytics-driven improvement.

The ideal candidate blends hands-on Six Sigma/Lean deployment with client-facing solution design and leading a cross-functional digital delivery team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or higher preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in business transformation, process excellence, and BPM/ITES in BPO/BPM environments.
• Proven track record of independently leading transformation projects with measurable business impact.
• Senior client engagement experience with Director and VP-level stakeholders.
• Domain knowledge across Banking, Utilities, Airlines/Travel, or Logistics.
• Certified Six Sigma and Lean with quantified savings.
• Hands-on Lean/Six Sigma, Kaizen, and DMAIC in live BPM environments.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of transformation projects from scoping through design, implementation, and benefits sign-off.
• Build and manage detailed project plans, timelines, risk registers, and governance cadence; manage deviations.
• Lead cross-functional project teams with clear ownership and delivery pace.
• Prepare and present progress reports to clients and leadership.
• Lead DMAIC and Lean improvement projects to identify root causes and solutions.
• Manage RPA, AI/GenAI, and process intelligence deployments with delivery teams.
• Support client-facing solution design, requirements gathering, and UAT.
• Develop reusable assets and playbooks to raise solution quality.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Process improvement

DMAIC/Lean/Six Sigma

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or postgraduate qualification

Tools

UiPath

Automation Anywhere

Blue Prism

Celonis

Signavio

Minit

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Jira

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Trello

Asana

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Job Info

• Job Identification 18254
• Posting Date 08/18/2026, 08:00 AM
• Job Role Business Process & Service Excellence -Process Excellence
• Experience (In Years) 9-12
• Job Location Pune or Gurgaon

Job Description

EXL is seeking an AVP to join its newly established Digital Operations Transformation practice - a high-energy, execution-focused leadership role sitting at the centre of EXL's transformation delivery capability. Reporting to the Senior AVP (D2), this role is responsible for end-to-end project leadership and delivery of complex transformation programmes across a portfolio of BPM clients.

The AVP will own the delivery of transformation initiatives spanning process excellence, digital automation, AI embedding, and analytics-driven improvement - working closely with client operations teams and EXL's DE and AI Solutions partners. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable running a Six Sigma improvement project, contributing to client-facing solution design, and managing a cross-functional digital delivery team.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of transformation projects - from scoping and diagnostics through design, implementation, and benefits sign-off
• Build and manage detailed project plans, timelines, risk registers, and governance cadence; proactively manage deviations
• Lead cross-functional project teams, ensuring clarity of ownership, accountability, and delivery pace
• Prepare and present progress reports and steering updates for client and internal leadership

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Lead DMAIC and Lean improvement projects, applying Six Sigma rigour to opportunity identification, root-cause analysis, and solution design
• Conduct operational assessments - evaluating client workflows, systems, and KPIs to surface efficiency and quality opportunities
• Develop and sustain continuous improvement frameworks within client operations, building a healthy pipeline of improvement initiatives
• Identify automation and digital improvement opportunities across client processes; develop business cases and lead implementation
• Manage RPA, AI/GenAI, and process intelligence deployments in collaboration with EXL's technology and solutions teams
• Stay current on automation, AI, and digital tooling relevant to BPM operations; bring practical recommendations to clients and the Senior AVP

Client-Facing Solution & Product Contribution

• Support and contribute to the design of client-facing transformation solutions - participating in requirements gathering, solution design workshops, and UAT
• Work with clients to validate solution designs and ensure they are grounded in operational reality
• Build reusable assets (playbooks, toolkits, templates) that accelerate delivery and raise solution quality across the practice

Data-Driven Insights & Analytics

• Utilize process mining, advanced analytics, and data visualization tools to generate insights that drive transformation priorities
• Develop journey maps, value stream maps, and data narratives to communicate client challenges and opportunities clearly
• Track and report transformation benefits realization against committed KPIs and agreed baselines

Stakeholder Management & Change Management

• Build strong working relationships with client operations teams, engaging regularly at Director and VP level
• Drive change management and adoption - stakeholder communication plans, training design, and embedding transformed ways of working
• Support the Senior AVP in strategic client interactions and executive-level programme governance

Team Contribution & Knowledge Sharing

• Mentor junior team members, analysts, and associates; actively contribute to team capability development
• Contribute to practice-building - methodologies, case studies, and point-of-view documents that strengthen the Digital Ops Transformation brand
• Actively share knowledge and best practices across the Digital Ops Transformation team

Qualifications

Essential – Mandatory Criteria

Education

• Bachelor's degree (any discipline); MBA or postgraduate qualification preferred

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in business transformation, process excellence, and operations management, predominantly in BPO/BPM/ITES environments
• Proven track record of independently leading and delivering transformation projects with measurable, validated business impact
• Experience managing cross-functional project teams and coordinating delivery across multiple stakeholder groups
• Senior client engagement experience - confident operating with client Director and VP-level stakeholders
• Domain knowledge across at least three of: Banking & Capital Markets | Utilities (Water & Gas) | Airlines & Travel | Transport, Shipping & Logistics
• Demonstrable portfolio of certified Six Sigma and Lean projects with quantified, validated savings
• Hands-on experience deploying Lean/Six Sigma, Kaizen, and DMAIC frameworks in live BPM operational environments

Technical & Digital Skills

• RPA Platforms:UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, or equivalent - requirements definition and bot deployment experience
• Process Mining:Celonis, Signavio, Minit, or similar - independently able to run process discovery and analysis
• Analytics & Visualisation:Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or equivalent - able to build and present insightful dashboards and narratives
• AI & GenAI:Working knowledge of AI/GenAI capabilities and their application in operations management
• Workflow & BPM:Experience configuring and managing workflow and BPM platforms
• Integration:Functional understanding of ETL processes and API integrations
• Project Management:Jira, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Trello, Asana, or similar - project-level governance

Soft Skills

• Strong project leadership - structured, delivery-oriented, able to maintain momentum across complex workstreams
• Clear, confident communicator - translates technical and analytical outputs into business-readable insights for senior stakeholders
• Analytical and structured problem-solver; comfortable with ambiguity, able to design solutions from first principles
• Collaborative team player with the ability to influence without authority across matrixed organizations
• Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification or active progression towards it
• Exposure to client-facing product or solution design - co-developing a repeatable tool, framework, or product with or for a client
• Certification in digital transformation, design thinking, or agile methodologies
• Exposure to voice / contact centre operational environments

Required Skills

• Attention To Consistency
• Computer-based Applications and Computer Operations