Job Title:  Associate Director | GBS Strategy & Ops: Functional | Delhi | Finance Transformation

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Associate Director | GBS | PAN India | TST

• Job requisition ID: 101041
• Location: PAN India
• Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

The team

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Your work profile

GBS Strategy & Business Case Development

• Lead GBS strategy and business case development, aligned to enterprise transformation objectives
• Develop investment-grade value cases covering cost, productivity, talent, risk, scalability, and long-term operate considerations
• Support location strategy, workforce planning, and feasibility assessments aligned to evolving talent and regulatory landscapes
• Collaborate with global Deloitte teams and specialist functions to ensure GBS strategies align with broader enterprise, technology, finance, and operate agendas

Target Operating Model & Capability Design

• Design and execute future-ready Target Operating Models (TOMs) for GBSs, including:
• Governance and service ownership models
• Hybrid sourcing strategies (in-house, managed services, ecosystem partners)
• Capability- and CoE-led delivery models
• Enable clients to move from transactional shared services to capability-driven, operate-ready GBSs
• Work closely with Deloitte Technology, Digital, and Industry teams to embed cross-functional capabilities into GBS designs

End-to-End Transition, Scale-Up & Operate

• Lead multi-functional GBS/ Outsourcing transitions and expansions across Finance, HR, Procurement, IT, Legal, Analytics, and Digital
• Oversee knowledge transfer, stabilization, performance management, and service maturity uplift
• Support the design and implementation of operate and managed services models, ensuring sustained performance post-transition
• Coordinate delivery across multiple Deloitte member firms and geographies to ensure seamless execution

Digital, Analytics & AI Enablement

• Embed process mining, BI, and advanced analytics into GBS design, governance, and performance management
• Partner with digital, AI, and cloud teams to enable:
• Automation of service delivery
• Insight-driven decision-making
• AI-enabled GBS operating models
• Leverage Deloitte’s global digital and analytics ecosystem to bring leading practices and innovation to clients

Stakeholder & Change Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior global stakeholders
• Lead change management across geographies, cultures, and functions
• Drive adoption of new operating models, ways of working, and digital capabilities
• Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments involving client leadership and cross-Deloitte teams

Practice Growth & Market Development

• Support RFI/RFP responses, solution design, and deal shaping for GBS engagements, including transform-and-operate opportunities
• Contribute to thought leadership, IP development, and market propositions in the GBS space
• Build, coach, and develop high-performing teams within the GBS Advisory practice
• Collaborate with Partners and teams across Deloitte member firms to pursue and deliver large, multi-competency GBS engagements

Note : This role involves extensive domestic and international travel.

Key skills required

• 12+  years of consulting or transformation experience
• Bachelor’s degree from Tier 1 college/ Chartered Accountant; Masters/ MBA preferred
• Proven experience leading end-to-end GCC programs, including strategy, operating model design, transition, scale-up, and/or operate
• Deep expertise in operating model design, governance frameworks, and service delivery models
• Experience leading multi-functional GCC transitions across corporate functions
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including C-suite and global leadership engagement
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple functions, service lines, and geographies in a global consulting environment
• Solid understanding of location strategy, workforce planning, and investment modeling

You bring you

That's all we ask. And in return, we'll create an enabling and respectful environment. That includes reasonable accommodation for Fate unique needs.

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