Associate Manager, Automation Architect

About the role

The Associate Manager, Automation Architect leads the design, development, delivery and continuous improvement of automation and intelligent automation solutions across the organization, working closely with the Global Automation Manager, Process Excellence teams, APAC Finance teams, IT and business stakeholders. The role covers automation delivery across Hong Kong and China, with primary coverage of the APAC time zone and future collaboration with Costa Rica and Poland (11:00 AM to 8:00 PM IST). It offers hybrid work flexibility.

Key responsibilities

• Design scalable, maintainable automation and intelligent automation solutions aligned to business objectives, enterprise standards, security requirements and technical best practices.
• Build, test, deploy, document and maintain RPA/RDA and workflow automation solutions using UiPath, REFramework, Python, Power Automate.NET Framework and other relevant technologies.
• Assess business processes and identify opportunities for RPA, RDA, AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Intelligent Document Processing, workflow orchestration, process discovery and process mining.
• Partner with business stakeholders, Product Engineering, IT, Process Excellence, project managers and APAC Finance teams to define requirements, value propositions, scope and implementation approach.
• Maintain automation standards, solution design practices, documentation, architecture and code reviews, lifecycle controls and knowledge transfer.
• Optimize existing RPA/RDA and intelligent automation workflows for reliability, performance, scalability and user adoption.
• Guide developers, automation engineers and project teams, and run workshops, requirement reviews, architecture discussions and technical presentations.
• Evaluate emerging automation, AI, cloud and digital transformation capabilities and ensure compliance with security, compliance, data governance and operational controls.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Technology or a related field; RPA/automation certifications are highly valued.
• 9 to 12 years of hands-on experience designing, developing, testing, deploying and supporting enterprise automation solutions with UiPath, including REFramework expertise.
• Minimum 2 years of people management or team leading experience.
• Proven knowledge of intelligent automation, including RPA, workflow automation, AI/Generative AI, IDP, APIs, databases and system integrations.
• Experience with cloud technologies, ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, JDE) and modern frameworks (C#, SQL Server, Java, Azure).
• Familiarity with Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, source control, testing and deployment management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.

Required skills

• UiPath and REFramework
• Power Automate, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI
• Python.NET (C#/VB.NET)
• SAP, Oracle, JDE, SQL Server, Azure