Lead Insurance Operations- Pune / Gurgaon

Location: Pune, Gurugram  •  Level: Senior Level  •  Openings: 4  •  Type: Full-time
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Job description

Job Title: Lead and Manager – Insurance Operations
Job Location: Pune and Gurgaon
Work Model: Work from Office
Candidate Location: Anywhere in India
Skills: Insurance Operations
Candidate Industry: BPO / KPO
Education: Any Graduate
Experience: 16+ years of overall experience, with a minimum of 5 years of people management experience
Job Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end Insurance Operations across Personal Lines (PL), Commercial Lines (CL), and Employee Benefits (EB), ensuring operational efficiency, financial performance, and client service excellence.
Manage a span of control of 80+ FTEs through multiple layers of leadership, including Team Managers, Team Leaders, SMEs, and Associates.
Drive strategic planning, workforce management, capacity planning, productivity improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
Manage client relationships and serve as the primary escalation point for service delivery, governance reviews, risk mitigation, and business continuity.
Lead process transitions, client migrations, transformation programs, automation initiatives, and global standardization projects.
Ensure adherence to SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, compliance requirements, regulatory guidelines, and customer satisfaction targets.
Provide leadership in performance management, succession planning, coaching, talent development, and employee engagement.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders, carriers, brokers, and business leaders to drive process improvements and achieve strategic business objectives.
Monitor operational dashboards, financial performance, profitability, resource utilization, budgeting, and forecasting.
Implement continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, automation, and industry best practices.
Lead governance meetings, client business reviews, audits, compliance reviews, and executive reporting.
Drive organizational change management, employee retention, and high-performance culture initiatives.
Must-Have Skills
10+ years of overall experience in Insurance Operations, Insurance Broking, Shared Services, BPO, KPO, or Business Process Management environments.
Minimum 5 years of documented people management experience in Team Manager, Operations Manager, Senior Operations Manager, or Service Delivery Management roles.
Proven experience managing 80+ FTEs through multiple layers of leadership.
Strong expertise in Personal Lines (PL), Commercial Lines (CL), and/or Employee Benefits (EB) insurance operations.
Experience in large-scale transitions, client migrations, business transformation, and process re-engineering.
Strong understanding of US insurance regulatory requirements, policy lifecycle management, ACORD forms, compliance frameworks, and operational governance.
Demonstrated experience in client stakeholder management, executive communications, and business reviews with global clients.
Proven track record of improving productivity, quality, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.
Strong skills in workforce planning, capacity management, resource utilization, and performance monitoring.
Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Job ID: 1998