Director, Client Relations – Staff Augmentation

Role Summary

The Director, Client Relations – Staff Augmentation will lead the end-to-end ownership, scaling, and expansion of the staff augmentation business for key global clients, primarily in North America. This role will be responsible for building and growing a high-quality offshore delivery organization, scaling from an initial team of 10 plus FTEs to 100 plus FTEs across multiple client owned processes.

The Director will act as the senior most client interface, partnering with client leadership to understand demand, define the right staffing model, and ensure seamless execution. This role combines business growth, workforce strategy, delivery governance, and organizational building.

The role will also carry full ownership of the P&L for this line of business, including revenue growth, cost optimization, and long-term scalability.

Key Responsibilities

1) Client Leadership and Business Ownership

• Act as the primary point of contact for senior client stakeholders.
• Build strong executive relationships and position the organization as a trusted partner.
• Own the overall engagement, including delivery quality, growth, and client satisfaction.
• Identify opportunities to expand scope, increase FTE count, and introduce additional processes.
• Lead business reviews with clear insights, growth roadmap, and value delivered.

2) Staff Augmentation Strategy and Workforce Planning

• Define staffing strategy including FTE sizing, role mix, and skill requirements.
• Translate client requirements into structured staffing plans.
• Design scalable team structures and reporting hierarchies.
• Establish frameworks for ramp up from small teams to large scale operations.
• Ensure optimal utilization and capacity planning.

3) Delivery Governance and Operational Excellence

• Oversee delivery across all teams ensuring SLA adherence and quality.
• Define KPIs for performance, productivity, and turnaround time.
• Establish governance cadence and reporting mechanisms.
• Ensure consistency across multiple processes and teams.
• Drive strong issue resolution and escalation handling.

4) Transition and Process Onboarding Oversight

• Guide onboarding of new processes into the staff augmentation model.
• Ensure structured knowledge transfer and documentation.
• Define standard onboarding playbooks.
• Identify risks and readiness gaps during expansion.

5) Organization Building and Talent Leadership

• Lead hiring strategy to support rapid scale up.
• Build strong leadership layers including managers and leads.
• Establish training, cross skilling, and career progression plans.
• Drive a high performance culture with clear accountability.

6) Business Ownership, Revenue Growth, and Financial Management

• Own the line of business including revenue, cost, and profitability.
• Drive revenue expansion by increasing FTE count and adding new processes.
• Define pricing aligned with effort and delivery complexity.
• Monitor revenue realization and billing accuracy.
• Manage cost structure including hiring, utilization, and overheads.
• Optimize FTE mix to balance cost and performance.
• Build financial models for workforce planning and growth.

7) Leadership, Team Development, and Organizational Scaling

• Mentor managers and team leads across processes.
• Build second line leadership.
• Establish performance expectations and review mechanisms.
• Drive ownership and continuous improvement culture.

8) Internal Reporting and Strategic Visibility

• Provide updates to leadership on revenue, cost, margins, and growth.
• Present challenges and mitigation plans.
• Track key business metrics such as utilization and productivity.
• Build dashboards for visibility.
• Support strategic decision making with insights and projections.

Success Measures

• Scale from initial team to 100 plus FTEs with stable delivery.
• High client satisfaction and strong relationships.
• Expansion across processes and geographies.
• Consistent SLA performance.
• Strong financial performance and margins.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance, or Business. MBA preferred.
• 12 to 18 plus years of relevant experience.
• Experience scaling teams and managing global clients.
• Strong workforce planning and governance experience.

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to finance operations such as Accounts Payable.
• Experience in offshore delivery models.
• Familiarity with SLA frameworks and staffing models.
• Experience scaling new business lines.

Competencies

• Strong ownership mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Structured thinking and execution.
• Strong people leadership.
• Commercial awareness and growth orientation.

Reporting and Location

• Reporting to: Head of Operations or Business Unit Head
• Location: Bangalore or Mangalore with overlap for North America time zones