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Rajeev Devarajan

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled product listings to over 3x efficiency
  • Implemented AI solutions reducing costs by 80%
  • Led teams across diverse industries and companies
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned eCommerce operations leader with expertise in catalog management and process optimization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Catalog OperationsBusiness OperationsQuality ManagementOperational ExcellenceCustomer RetentionOperations ManagementContact Center OperationsSales

Other Skills

Agile Project ManagementBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO)Business StrategyData AnalyticsDesign ThinkingHiringLeadershipLean Six SigmaPlanning & ForecastingProcess ImprovementProduct ManagementScrumService DeliveryStakeholder ManagementSupply Chain Operations

About

Dynamic professional with 16+ years of experience across eCommerce, Retail, ITES, and BPO industries, blending expertise in Catalog Management, Business Operations, Program Management, Process Excellence, and People Leadership. Over the past 8 years, I have specialized in creating high-quality, scalable catalogs powered by AI-driven solutions, while driving efficiency, cost optimization, and process transformation to achieve stretched goals. With a strategic focus on automation, process re-engineering, and benchmarking, I collaborate closely with technology teams to deliver impactful solutions. My diverse experience across startups, Fortune 500 companies, and the outsourcing industry provides a 360-degree perspective on customer experience (CX) programs and operations Notable achievements include: *Scaling product listings to >3x while enhancing efficiency and reducing turnaround time and costs *Streamlining business and supply chain operations by re-engineering workflows, reducing dependencies, and improving speed-to-market. *Integrating multi-million SKU catalogs post-acquisition, driving operational synergies and selection expansion. *Implementing AI solutions to optimize catalog content, quality, and efficiency reducing cost per Sku by 80% * Supporting marketplace expansions, launching catalogs in new regions, and standardizing processes to reduce the launch time As a certified Strategic Management professional from IIM Kozhikode, I blend strategic vision with hands-on leadership, driving transformational results by aligning high-level strategy with operational execution in fast-paced, dynamic environments. Let’s connect to collaborate on innovative, growth-focused solutions!

Experience

Zepto

Director, Business Excellence

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Noon

2 roles

Head of Business Operations, Namshi.com

Jan 2024Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Owned the vision, strategy, roadmap and execution of Catalog & Business operations, in close collaboration with Tech.
  • Led a team of 40+ inhouse & outsource teams that handles all operational processes from assortment selection &
  • buying to Go live on marketplace i.e. PO creations, Content , QC , Shipment process & solving any inbound issues
  • E2E ownership of whole Catalog data(both English & Arabic) in Namshi Marketplace, managing new ingestions of
  • ~150K/month & responsible for Content Quality for ~7M listed products
  • Driving quality, scalability & efficiency projects in close collaboration with tech that includes automation, tool
  • improvements & evaluating/onboarding AI solutions from 3P
Quality ManagementStakeholder ManagementWorkforce ManagementOperations ManagementOperational ExcellenceLeadership+15

Manager-Private Label-Noon.com

Aug 2020Dec 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Leading Catalog & Non-Catalog Operations for Noon Private Label business spread across UAE, Saudi Arabia & Egypt.
  • Responsible for overall catalog quality of Private Label which includes New Item Set-Up, Photoshoot, Content Enrichment & Product relationship programs.
  • Drive reduction in TAT & improve Catalog quality metrics while driving operational efficiencies, reducing cost & building system driven solutions in partnership with engineering teams.
  • Governance & Performance management of multiple Outsourced Partners spanning an indirect team of 50+ members.
  • Responsibilities include identifying & evaluating partners, manage turnaround time, operational efficiency, quality and cost optimization.
  • Driving Quality projects in close collaboration with engineering & program team and champion Business Process Improvement (BPI) initiatives
  • Owning tool improvisations for critical workflow tools in partnership with tech team with aim to improve efficiency of operational processes, derive better control & governance of Operational processes Stakeholder Management with the rest of the organization like Commercial, Planning, Finance, Procurement etc.
  • Motivate/Coach/Develop a top performing team
Quality ManagementStakeholder ManagementWorkforce ManagementOperations ManagementOperational ExcellenceLeadership+14

Amazon

Operations Manager - Global Catalog Operations

Oct 2016Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Managed cluster of programs part of Global Catalog Operations with presence globally across 3 sites and responsible for meeting program goals & SLA metrics
  • Driven catalog quality and support projects from ideation to execution while delivering BAU metrics managing day-day operations, dealing with ambiguity, managing stringent timelines and continuously raise the bar enabling high standards of delivery
  • Driven process excellence at program level aimed at improving efficiency, reducing AHT & quality improvements with defined annual goals. Delivered ~30% efficiency gains YoY and 350 bps improvement in quality.
  • Responsible for managing relationships with business, engineering, market place and vendor teams while being the POC owning communications, defining mutual goals and building strategies.
  • Partnered with engineering team to build automation solutions/ML models and scale manual processes while identifying root causes, upstream fixes and sharing data for specific customer facing catalog problems
  • Responsible for planning & forecasting taking part in annual planning process, budgeting and headcount planning project wise.
  • Managed steep ramp ups within site involved in hiring, training up to go-live and scaled program coverage globally from 7 to 14 marketplaces.
  • Using statistical methods to baseline metrics, provide regular reporting & analysis to stakeholder & business leaders on several key drivers affecting CX & Catalog Quality
  • Managed strategic transitions of programs and platforms resulting in higher operational efficiency & synchronization.
Quality ManagementStakeholder ManagementWorkforce ManagementOperations ManagementOperational ExcellenceLeadership+12

Stayzilla

Manager - Customer Fulfillment - Operations

Dec 2014Sep 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Managed 3 sub-processes across customer bookings life cycle, consisting Outbound Voice/Non voice and Customer Retention. Span of 110 members responsible for ensuring smooth completion of customer bookings post sales & customer retention.
Quality ManagementStakeholder ManagementWorkforce ManagementOperations ManagementLeadershipPlanning & Forecasting+4

Hgs - hinduja global solutions

Deputy Manager

Aug 2013Nov 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Headed a cluster of processes in Inbound Voice/Non voice and Out-bound sales domains. Managed a span of 250 members in domestic circuit. Responsible for Ramp plan, Forecasting, Scheduling, Staffing & meeting overall operational metrics. Managed the financials of all the LOBs, ensuring the revenue targets are met as budgeted and enable revenue growth by proposing new business opportunities
Contact Center OperationsQuality ManagementStakeholder ManagementWorkforce ManagementOperations ManagementPlanning & Forecasting+3

Sutherland

3 roles

Team Manager

Promoted

Sep 2010Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Managed a team of 40 members responsible for customer service(tech & non tech) & upsell for international clients - Bell Canada & Mcafee NA region.
Contact Center OperationsStakeholder ManagementWorkforce ManagementOperations ManagementPlanning & ForecastingTalent Management+3

Subject Matter Expert

Promoted

Jul 2009Sep 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Sales

Senior Consultant

Apr 2008Jul 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Executive Post Graduate Program — Strategic Management

Jan 2021Mar 2022

Calorx Teachers' University

Bachelor of Science - BS — Computer Science

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