VP, Strategic Projects role is a senior leadership position responsible for driving enterprise-wide transformation by structuring, prioritizing, and executing high-impact strategic initiatives in close partnership with executive stakeholders. The role leads end-to-end M&A integration, including establishing and managing the Integration Management Office (IMO), overseeing cross-functional workstreams, and ensuring realization of synergy and value capture targets. In parallel, it focuses on building innovative AI- and analytics-driven offerings, leveraging advanced methodologies such as machine learning, statistical modeling, and operations research to support business outcomes.
Responsibilities- M&A integration: drive end-to-end integration of acquired businesses — develop integration roadmaps, stand up and run the Integration Management Office (IMO), track synergy realization, and govern cross-functional workstreams (operations, technology, data, talent) through to value capture
- Structure and build innovative offerings / products working across different portfolios determine how best to leverage AI, machine learning and advanced analytics methods (Ensemble models, Decision trees and Neural networks; Operations research; Statistical modeling) to support business objectives
- Lead AI / Analytics client delivery at the VP level — ensure engagements deliver on key objectives within project budgets and timelines while meeting / exceeding client expectations
- Act as a thought partner to integration owner— structure decisions, prepare board- and executive-level materials, drive prioritization, and follow through on execution of the strategic agenda
- Communicate analyses and recommendations by preparing presentations for and participating in discussions with C-level clients and internal leadership
- Master’s or Bachelor's degree in math, statistics, economics, computer engineering, business administration or related AI / Analytics field with strong record of achievement through the career and academics or additional relevant experience
- Strong communication skills to interpret financial data, convert into insights succinctly and clearly for an executive audience
- M&A integration experience — led or played a key role in post-merger / acquisition integration programs end to end or as Chief of Staff to senior executive
- Experience in leading solutions / engagement oversightwith executive clients
- Extremely strong in problem solving - case based solution approach; ability to leverage data & AI / generative AI, LLMs etc. analytics to address varied business problems across industries
- 15+ years of equivalent relevant experience
Skills Required
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in math, statistics, economics, computer engineering, business administration or related AI/Analytics field (or equivalent experience)
- 15+ years of equivalent relevant experience
- Proven M&A integration experience, including standing up and running an Integration Management Office (IMO) and driving post-merger value capture
- Experience leading solutions/engagement oversight with executive clients and delivering on project budgets and timelines
- Strong communication skills to interpret financial data and present succinct insights for executive audiences
- Extremely strong problem solving with ability to leverage data, AI, generative AI and LLMs to solve business problems
What We Do
Choosing a digital partner is about more than capabilities — it’s about collaboration and character. Unrealistic overhauls and off-the-shelf products ignore what matters most — your unique needs, culture, goals, and your legacy data and technology environments. At EXL, our collaboration is built on ongoing listening and learning to adapt our methodologies. We’re your business evolution partner—tailoring solutions that make the most of data to make better business decisions and drive more intelligence into your increasingly digital operations. Whether your goals are scaling the use of AI and digital, redesign operating models, or driving better and faster decisions, we’re here to partner with you to help you gain—and maintain—competitive advantage with efficient, sustainable models at scale. Our expertise in transformation, data science, and change management helps make your business more efficient and effective, improve customer relationships and enhance revenue growth. Instead of focusing on multi-year, resource- and time-intensive platform designs or migrations, we look deeper at your entire value chain to integrate strategies with impact. We use our specialization in analytics, digital interventions, and operations management—alongside deep industry expertise — to deliver solutions that help you outperform the competition. At EXL, it’s all about outcomes—your outcomes—and delivering success on your terms. Share your goals with us and together, we’ll optimize how you leverage data to drive your business forward. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.
