Description

　　The Global Operations Leader will be responsible to lead a team of operational associates, front line managers, senior operational leaders, process improvement specialists, SMEs and program managers (direct span of 500). This individual must create and execute leadership development plans for their team. They need to assess the existing team capabilities, hire, develop, engage and retain top talent in their team.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　Program charter and strategy: Owns the program charter, vision and designs the operational delivery framework. Owns the program vision and contributes to the long term vision (3 YP, OP) for C-Ops

　　· Navigates ambiguity: Identifies and evaluates ambiguous regulatory needs, and designs operational workflows to drive clear outcomes in support. Breaks down goals at team and individual levels and defines clear success metrics. Measures overall performance against goals. For all deficiencies, identifies a plan for corrective and preventive actions. In some cases work with technology teams to come up with a long term scalable solution.

　　· Is a “Total quality” ambassador: Deliver on-time and quality work related to the projects and broader initiatives. Creates a quality culture across the function and acts as a “total quality” ambassador within C-Ops.

　　· Balances risk with efficiency: Analyze process metrics and review them weekly and monthly to discover trends to justify the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the risk is highest. Owns WBR / MBR / QBR metrics and review. Establish frameworks to balance risk with efficiency

　　· Drives continuous process improvement culture: Work with operational teams, lead Gemba walks, and understand the voice of the associates to identify the gaps in the current process. Ensure open communication on status of progress and resolution against the open points. Drive culture of continuous improvement, and orchestrate initiatives across function and applies specific quality/process improvement tools. Organizes Kaizen / Six sigma /ACES events to drive process/ quality improvements across functions/ programs, across C-Ops

　　· Develops and drives inclusive people strategy: Possesses adequate knowledge on leading people, running operations, work with stakeholders in different geographies and time zones. Creates mechanisms to measure, benchmark, and retain talent at various levels across functions. Builds strategy in partnership with the Recruiting team to attract talent at function and/or site level.

　　A day in the life

　　The Global Operations Leader must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent written and verbal messages. The person will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve processes. The person must possess excellent program management skills, relevant operational background, experience in data analysis and must have led a large team. The individual must have ability to work with cross-functional teams including senior leadership in India and abroad.

　　About the team

　　The Operations Risk Compliance (GSRC) organization keeps our customers and partners safe, protect associates, and ensure legal and regulatory compliance for Amazon. Global Solutions and Risk Compliance (GSRC) is the operational arm of the organization. GSRC partners with worldwide program teams to classify products and ensure Amazon’s product listings follow regulatory and legal compliance guidelines. GSRC supports regulatory compliance requirements for Amazon’s worldwide programs such as Dangerous Goods, Global Trade Services, Food Safety and Extended Producer Responsibility, Transport Risk Compliance and Environment Assurance Program. GSRC has offices across India, China, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Jordan, and Costa Rica and supports compliance related needs for worldwide Amazon marketplaces.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Bangalore, KA, IND

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Relevant experience in leading a large team of program managers and operational team members. The candidate may have experience in an operational environment in manufacturing, production, FMCG / Retail or services sector Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment. Experience managing multiple direct reports located across the region and also managing key stakeholders in multiple regions. Experience working alongside product and technology teams and drive innovation and large scale system implementation across the organization.

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience in handling large scale operational team in back office operations, manufacturing plant, retail or service industry MBA or an equivalent Master’s program in general management Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with senior leaders. Ability to develop and implement department vision, goals and strategies. Ability to hire and develop a strong team that delivers results Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability. Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy.