Assistant Director-Service Excellence and ITSM-Black Belt -Billing
EY · Bengaluru
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Role title
Job Description
Assistant Director – Service Excellence & IT Service Management
Job Summary
The Assistant Director – Service & Process Excellence will lead service transformation, process excellence, continuous improvement and IT service management across business and technology-enabled services.
The role will partner with senior stakeholders to improve end-to-end service performance, operational efficiency, customer experience, resilience and value realization, leveraging Lean/Six Sigma, ITIL, Agile, process re-engineering and digital capabilities.
Key Role and Responsibilities
Process & Service Excellence
- Assess end-to-end processes and services to identify performance gaps, waste, control issues and improvement opportunities.
- Design future-state processes focused on simplification, standardization, automation and experience.
- Lead process re-engineering, maturity assessments, RCA and improvement roadmaps.
- Define KPIs, service measures and governance frameworks to track performance and value.
IT Service Management
- Apply ITIL-aligned practices across Incident, Problem, Change, Request, Knowledge, Service Level and Continual Improvement.
- Strengthen service ownership, service catalogues, SLAs/XLAs and governance.
- Drive Problem Management and RCA for recurring or high-impact issues.
- Assess ITSM maturity and identify opportunities to simplify and automate service-management workflows.
Transformation, Digital & Innovation
- Establish and govern continuous improvement and transformation portfolios.
- Facilitate Lean, Design Thinking and process-discovery initiatives.
- Identify and prioritize opportunities based on business value, customer impact, feasibility and complexity.
- Leverage automation, Power Platform, process mining, AI and Copilot to improve service outcomes.
Service Performance & Operating Model
- Establish integrated performance frameworks covering business KPIs, operational KPIs, SLAs and experience measures.
- Translate performance gaps into structured improvement initiatives and track value realization.
- Assess and redesign operating models across people, process, technology, data and governance.
- Define clear service ownership, roles, decision rights and cross-functional governance.
Leadership, Capability & Change
- Partner with senior business, technology and service leaders to drive transformation.
- Build organizational capability across Process Excellence, ITSM, Agile, Digital and AI-enabled improvement.
- Develop reusable frameworks, playbooks, methodologies and communities of practice.
- Lead stakeholder engagement, change adoption and cross-functional decision-making.
Core Skills
- Lean management and variance assessment.
- ITIL 4 & IT Service Management
- Service Design & Operating Model Transformation
- RCA, Process/Service Maturity Assessment
- Performance Management & Value Realization
- Agile & Design Thinking
- Automation, Power Platform, Process Mining, AI & Copilot
- Executive Stakeholder Management & Change Leadership
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in engineering, Technology, Business, Management or related discipline.
- 14+ years’ relevant experience in process/service excellence, transformation or ITSM.
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional and global transformation initiatives.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt/Lean Practitioner preferred.
- ITIL 4 Foundation expected; advanced ITIL qualifications advantageous.
- Agile/Scrum and experience with ServiceNow, Power Platform, process mining, automation or AI solutions desirable.
Skills and attributes for success
Strategic thinking | Transformation leadership | Structured problem solving | Service orientation | Data-driven decision making | Executive influencing | Change leadership | Digital & AI mindset | Global collaboration
What we look for
A person who has the energy and enthusiasm to initiate change with appropriate intentions. Demonstrates a commitment to positively impacting the overall situation. Focuses on finding solutions and is willing to ask questions to develop creative resolutions. Genuine, approachable, and capable of uniting a team to work collaboratively towards a shared vision.
What we offer
EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
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