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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