Senior Manager- Intelligent Automation

Role Purpose

As Senior Manager, Intelligent Automation, candidate will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of intelligent automation solutions across the organization. Candidate will leverage their expertise in RPA, Alteryx, Power Platform, Python, VBA, and Selenium to drive efficiency, improve accuracy, and enhance business outcomes. Candidate work closely with business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, prioritize projects, and deliver impactful solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Be a subject matter expert in a broad spectrum of Automation technologies, including low-code/no-code platforms, Python, VBA, Selenium, GenAI/OpenAI APIs, and API automation, from a design, delivery, and maintenance perspective.
• Be accountable for the development of automation solutions leveraging technologies like Python, VBA, Selenium, and GenAI (including building internal capability and/or partnering with a vendor to bring on board best-in-class automation build capability) within JBS.
• Support the identification of the overarching framework to deliver automation solutions, encompassing technologies like Python, VBA, Selenium, and GenAI, from inception to maintenance and ongoing monitoring of digital worker performance.
• Build and maintain effective communications with key stakeholders, cross-functional leaders, and project team members.
• Lead project teams in support of different project workstreams and manage overall project activities, plans, documentation, and schedules associated with deliverables and milestones.
• Be accountable for delivering agreed internal client benefits.
• Coach and guide project team members where necessary.
• Drive a culture of process re-engineering into automation solution design, leveraging technologies like Python, VBA, Selenium, and GenAI.
• Develop automated processes using Python, VBA, Selenium, and GenAI to reduce manual processes and improve employee productivity.
• Implement best practices to reduce complexity, improve scalability, reusability, security, and increase efficiency through standardization across all automation initiatives.
• Provide support in performing QA testing and supporting User Acceptance Testing as needed while establishing the broader capability.
• Ensure robust governance and regular reporting to achieve all defined outcomes within a defined timeframe, monitor and report on actual savings achieved from the key projects, and validate benefit with visible financial or capacity impact, manage close timelines and communicate on a timely basis if deadlines slip, interact with the Business teams and internal stakeholders to resolve issues, manage multiple stakeholders, and be responsible for supporting the metrics reporting for the relevant process.

At least 8+ years of experience which includes Python, VBA, RPA, Gen AI, programming.

• Experience with Gen AI tools/tech implementations.
• Direct experience of major international business transformation projects
• Excellent analytical and program management skills are essential
• Diverse industry and functional backgrounds gained through consulting or elsewhere
• Understanding of or exposure to global real estate markets preferred but not essential
• Ability to effectively design, gain alignment and successfully execute significant transformation change initiatives from project start to finish
• Ability to training / transfer learning and skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Needs to demonstrate significant credibility in having previously delivered Automation design and implementation programs

Technical Skills

Must-Have Skills:

Python programming language

Visual Basics (VBA) for Excel

Selenium for browser UI automation

Experience with GenAI/OpenAI API projects

Hands-on with Pandas and NumPy

API Automation

Desktop UI Automation

Desired Skills & Experience

Experience with AI/ML technologies and their application in automation.

Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and related automation services.

Certifications in RPA, Alteryx, or other relevant automation technologies.

Experience in the Real Estate industry.

Change/Leadership Skills

• Influencing and Team work: Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization. Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Project Management Skills: Knows how to effectively structure, staff and manage projects and teams to insure there is clarity of expectation, timely execution, corrective action when needed and successful outcomes.
• Analytical Skills: Has a structured approach to problem solving with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. Drives to fix the ultimate root causes to drive sustainable change.
• Character with high perseverance and resourcefulness required to keep driving and finding ways to get the required steps done. Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations. Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere. Forward looking with a holistic approach
• Work with stakeholders to ensure understanding and support for proposed solutions
• Collaborate with other Divisions, senior leaders and support functions (often across different geographies) to maximize benefit realization
• Collaborate with Governance, IT, Operations, Business, Application, Risk, Compliance teams for Change Management.