Associate Vice President

Binated is hiring for Associate Vice President (AVP) Design Services in Pune!

If you look forward to lead one of the largest design production engines in the industry, shape the future of AI enabled design operations, work at the intersection of design, automation, and global delivery, and build systems that will define the next decade of production design while managing a large pool of designers; we look forward to welcome you onboard.

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Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Walk-In interview available

Location: Binated - 55/2, Ganeshkhind Rd, Jagdishnagar, Sadhu Vasvani Nagar, Aundh, Pune, Maharashtra

Timings: Feb 1st to 14th, from 9AM to 7PM

The AVP Design Solutions will play a crucial part in Binateds global design production , responsible for scale, quality, automation readiness, and client delivery across all design service lines.

This role owns both business outcomes and people outcomes, ensuring design operations run efficiently, meet SLAs, integrate with automation platforms, and continuously improve quality and cost performance.

Must be willing to work only in night shifts.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business & Operations Leadership

• Own end-to-end delivery of all Design Solutions services:
• Embroidery digitizing
• Vector artwork
• Virtual mockups & proofing
• Image editing & production artwork
• Ensure SLA adherence for turnaround time, accuracy, and volume handling
• Build scalable workflows aligned with Binateds automation and API roadmap
• Drive productivity, utilization, and cost optimization across teams

2. Quality & Process Excellence

• Define and enforce quality standards across all design outputs
• Build strong QA frameworks and audit systems
• Reduce rework, revisions, and error rates through root-cause analysis
• Standardize SOPs across locations and teams

3. People & Leadership Management

• Lead multi-location design teams (Managers, Team Leads, Specialists)
• Develop leadership bench strength (succession planning)
• Drive performance management using KRAs and metrics
• Create strong training and upskilling programs
• Maintain high engagement and low attrition

4. Technology & Automation Enablement

• Work closely with Product, Automation, and Engineering teams
• Translate design workflows into automation-ready processes
• Support API-driven design intake, proofing, and delivery
• Champion adoption of internal platforms and tools

5. Client & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Clients
• Support large enterprise implementations
• Help shape service models for strategic customers
• Participate in executive level client discussions when needed

6. Strategy & Growth

• Support new service launches within Design Solutions
• Help scale capacity in line with business growth
• Identify opportunities for:
• New design offerings
• Faster turnaround models
• Industry specific solutions

Required Experience & Skills

Experience

• Experience leading large teams (100+ people preferred)
• Exposure to high-volume production environments
• Background in promotional products, apparel decoration, printing, or digital production is a strong plus

Skills

• Strong operational mindset
• Process design and optimization
• Quality management
• People leadership
• Client-facing communication
• Data-driven decision making
• Ability to work with technology and automation teams

Benefits:

• Leave encashment
• Provident Fund

Supplemental Pay Types:

• Overtime pay
• Shift allowance
• Yearly bonus

Binated does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment & selection process. Binated has not authorized any person/agency/partner to collect any fee for recruitment from candidates. If at all you notice the above, please bring it to our attention immediately.