Operations Manager - IT Support

Bosch

Bosch

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Posted on May 15, 2026

Company Description

Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's leading global supplier of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT and Business Solutions. With over 27,000+ associates, it’s the largest software development center of Bosch, outside Germany, indicating that it is the Technology Powerhouse of Bosch in India with a global footprint and presence in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities:
1. Service Delivery Excellence & Governance

  • Own end-to-end operational performance for IT Support portfolio

  • Ensure ?98% CKPIF compliance across all clusters

  • Monitor service metrics (MTTR, FCR, backlog, ticket aging, escalation trends)

  • Establish and run portfolio-level governance forums

  • Oversee major incident management and escalation resolution

  • Ensure corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) are implemented

  • Review and validate QBR inputs prepared by SDMs

  • Maintain zero critical unresolved escalations beyond SLA

2. Process Harmonization & Standardization

  • Design and enforce standardized processes across accounts/clusters

  • Ensure adoption of unified tools, dashboards, and reporting templates across clusters

  • Eliminate account-level process deviations and redundancies with clusters/across clusters

  • Develop and publish portfolio playbooks and SOP frameworks

  • Partner with Quality function to improve process maturity

  • Ensure audit readiness across all IT Support clusters

3. Automation & Operational Efficiency

  • Identify repetitive processes suitable for automation (RPA, AI, ticket automation)

  • Drive automation coverage in applicable IT Support workflows

  • Improve resource utilization to ?85%

  • Reduce repeat incidents through root cause elimination

  • Enable predictive analytics for demand and capacity planning

  • Drive cost optimization initiatives in collaboration with Delivery Head

4. Customer Relationship & Portfolio Health

  • Ensure high customer satisfaction

  • Review customer feedback and escalation patterns

  • Partner with SDMs to drive service improvement plans

  • Support strategic customer conversations when required

  • Ensure contractual obligations are consistently fulfilled

  • Enable value-add initiatives within accounts

5. People Leadership & Capability Development

  • Directly manage and develop 3–4 Service Delivery Managers

  • Drive accountability and performance management for SDMs

  • Ensure role clarity and governance discipline within clusters

  • Partner with Competency Lead to forecast skill needs

  • Support leadership development and succession planning

  • Maintain attrition <10% within portfolio

  • Drive internal stakeholder engagement score ?85%

6. Transformation

  • Operationalize harmonized delivery models

  • Ensure cross-cluster integration and scalability

  • Promote reuse-first and tech-first mindset

  • Participate in productization initiatives for IT Support services

  • Collaborate with CoE experts for process and tech maturity uplift

  • Drive continuous improvement programs within portfolio

7. Financial & Capacity Management

  • Monitor portfolio-level margin performance

  • Optimize cost-to-serve across accounts

  • Approve and monitor staffing plans

  • Drive productivity improvements (x%YoY target)

  • Ensure budget adherence within defined thresholds

Qualifications

Educational qualification:

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related field

· ITIL / ITSM certification (preferred)

· Lean Six Sigma (preferred)

Experience:

· 15–20 years in IT Support / IT Service Management

· Minimum 10 years in leadership role managing managers

· Experience managing multi-account service portfolios

· Strong exposure to SLA-driven environments

· Experience in automation, RPA, or AI-led support models preferred

  • Experience in cross-functional governance

Mandatory/requires Skills:
Leadership

· Strong people leadership and coaching capability

· High accountability and ownership mindset

· Ability to influence across matrix structures

Operational

· Deep understanding of ITSM frameworks

· Strong data-driven decision-making ability

· Financial acumen (margin, cost-to-serve)

Strategic

· Ability to translate strategy into scalable operations

· Transformation & change management capability

Behavioral

· Structured thinking

· Customer-centric mindset

· Continuous improvement orientation

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management

Preferred Skills:
Experience in IT Service Industry with handling clients within and outside India