DP World Transportation

Assistant Manager - Automation & Innovation - Global Service Centre

Mumbai, India In person Full-time

About DP World

  • Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for
  • people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible
  • for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of
  • more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is
  • pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly
  • transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and
  • Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient
  • end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What's more, we're reshaping
  • the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking,
  • we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade,
  • minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

About DP World Global Service Centre

  • DP World’s Global Service Centre (GSCs) are key enablers of growth delivering standardization, process
  • excellence and expertise, and automation in areas of Finance, Freight Forwarding, Marine Services,
  • Engineering and Human Resources, helping accelerate DP World’s growth and business transformation. As
  • we experience exponential growth, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. Discover your
  • next role here and change what's possible for everyone! As an equal employer that recognizes and values
  • diversity and an inclusive culture, we empower and up-skill our people with opportunities to perform at
  • their best. Join us and be part of an amazing team that is transforming the future of world trade.
  • Designation: Assistant Manager - Automation & Innovation - Global Service Centre
  • Location: Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai

Primary Purpose

  • To lead the technical design, development standards, mentoring, training, and delivery governance for RPA
  • / automation platforms and related automation solutions.
  • This role is critical because the team will include junior external hires as well as internal resources who
  • need to transition into RPA delivery capability.

Key Role Responsibilities

  •  Lead the design and development of solutions using approved RPA / automation platforms.
  •  Define automation development standards, including workflow structure, selectors, exception handling,
  • logging, retry logic, testing, and documentation.
  •  Guide Automation Engineers in workflow design, debugging, selector creation, and production-readiness.
  •  Train and mentor internal Senior Automation Specialists to develop hands-on RPA skills.
  •  Establish a structured upskilling path for internal resources from Power Automate / BI / macro capability
  • into RPA / automation platform workflow development and automation support.
  •  Review automation designs before UAT and production deployment.
  •  Support complex debugging across browser automation, desktop automation, Excel, files, APIs, and
  • application workflows.
  •  Support architecture decisions for RPA / automation platforms, workflow orchestration, Windows runtime
  • machines, Git-based delivery, and unattended execution.
  •  Work with IT teams on VM setup, robot accounts, browser extensions, permissions, and deployment
  • requirements.
  •  Provide guidance on when to use RPA / automation platform, Power Automate, macros, Python, API-based
  • automation, or other tools. Help build reusable components, templates, runbooks, and automation support practices.
  •  Ensure internal resources are not only process contributors but are progressively capable of building,
  • testing, and supporting automations.

Skills & Competencies

  •  8-12+ years of experience in automation, RPA, software development, or enterprise application
  • automation.
  •  Strong hands-on experience in at least one major RPA platform such as major RPA / automation platforms,
  • desktop automation tools, or equivalent automation tools.
  •  Strong understanding of workflow design, exception handling, retry logic, logging, and production support.
  •  Good knowledge of selectors, including XPath, CSS selectors, and Windows UI Automation.
  •  Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
  •  Experience with Git or structured version control.
  •  Ability to mentor junior developers and train non-RPA internal resources into structured automation
  • developers.
  •  Good stakeholder communication and documentation skills.

Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills

  •  Experience with RPA platforms and workflow orchestration tools.
  •  Python knowledge.
  •  C# / .NET exposure.
  •  Node-RED or JavaScript knowledge.
  •  Power Automate, Power BI, and Excel macro/VBA exposure.
  •  API integration and JSON handling experience.
  •  Docker or basic infrastructure understanding.
  •  Agentic AI or AI-assisted automation awareness.

Success Measures

  •  Automation Engineers become productive within 2-3 months.
  •  Internal Senior Automation Specialists develop basic RPA / automation platform capability within 3 months.
  •  Internal Senior Automation Specialists can support or modify simple automations within 3-6 months.
  •  Team follows consistent standards for workflow design, selectors, logging, error handling, and
  • documentation.
  •  Production issues reduce through better design and reusable components.
  •  Clear development, testing, deployment, and support practices are established.

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