Vivek Kulthe

Data & AI Technology and People Leader

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Location

Pune, India

TimeZone

IST, (UTC+05:30)

Work Experience

Senior Manager, Data Technology & Insights

Atlassian India LLP

Senior Manager, Data Technology & Insights

Apr 2022 - Aug 2024

Databricks, AWS, Airflow, Tableau

Atlassian India LLP

www.atlassian.com

• Built & led a global team of 30+ data experts & managers, driving over $1M in ARR opportunities. • Led recruitment, training, and performance management, supporting growth and thought leadership across data teams in India as site lead for data engineering in India.

• Led team to build data pipelines, ML models, and regulatory reports, enabling the finance team's process migration and winning the 2024 Gartner Finance Transformation Award for Process Innovation.

• Migrated EDW to cloud based (AWS) and SaaS platforms (Fivetran, dbt, Databricks, Immuta, Tableau), achieving faster time-to-market, 20% cost savings, simplified maintenance, and enhanced data governance.

• Re-engineered data solutions to achieve a 20% reduction in processing time, enhancing ML/AI support.

• Collaborated with Product, Engineering, Finance and HR teams to align data solutions with business objectives.

• Boosted data quality pass rates from 78% to 87% over 2 years by optimizing validation and pipeline efficiency

• Optimized AWS costs, by resource tagging, rightsizing EC2 instances, and leveraging Spot Instances, resulting in a 20% (200K USD/yr) cost reduction while maintaining system performance & scalability.

• Led the integration of RegTech solutions to ensure compliance with data regulations, enhancing adherence to privacy & security standards (viz. GDPR & CCPA), and reducing compliance risks / audit findings by 30%

Senior Manager, Data Engineering & Analytics

Veritas Software Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Senior Manager, Data Engineering & Analytics

Sep 2017 - Apr 2020

Oracle DI, Oracle BI, ServiceNow

Veritas Technologies

www.veritas.com

• Led a team of 15+ data engineers, and analysts to deliver data-driven solutions, enhancing trust in data systems.

• Led migration/redesign of EDW solution to AWS-based cloud platform, that improved message throughput by 40% and reduced latency by 30%, ensuring that critical business data could be processed in near-real time.

• Aligned projects with org goals, through close collaboration with cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, and IT Applications, driving a 20% improvement in data-driven decision-making efficiency.

• Led performance management for data engineers and analysts, implementing tailored development plans and mentoring to address underperformance, achieving 90% improvement in performance outcomes.

• Improved productivity & reduced project costs by 200K USD/yr by insourcing & efficient project management.

• Achieved 40% product revenue growth in a quarter by supporting data needs for four new key features (viz. customizable dashboards, ML powered insights, seamless 3rd party integrations, tier pricing

Responsibilities As India IT Site Leader:

• Leading IT functions in India, including leadership and strategic execution of IT initiatives.

• Primary IT point of contact for cross-department collaboration for seamless communication & support.

• Hiring, developing, and training high-performing IT teams to meet business objectives.

• Managing vendor relationships for staffing and procurement of software solutions.

• Designing and implementing innovative solutions to enhance IT operational efficiency.

• Reporting to senior leadership and the CIO on IT application performance and strategic plans.

Assistant Vice President

Credit Suisse Service (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Assistant Vice President

Jan 2015 - Sep 2017

Informatica, Oracle BI

Credit Suisse (I) Pvt. Ltd.

www.credit-suisse.com

• Drove product feature success by integrating new functionalities into data models, increasing development efficiency by 30%, shortening dev/test cycles, and reducing iteration times, resulting in $300K in savings /yr.

• Led migration initiatives from on-prem Oracle solutions to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), cutting infrastructure costs by 20% ($300K annually) and enhancing system performance.

• Architected and implemented enterprise BI platforms, achieving 99.9% uptime, scaling to accommodate 2x data volume growth, and saving $200K annually in infrastructure and maintenance costs.

• Served as the primary point of contact for technical issues in Risk & Finance, eliminating unnecessary support tiers, boosting team productivity, and saving $100K annually in operational costs.

• Redesigned data solutions to ensure high reliability and performance in BI platforms, reducing system downtime and saving $200K annually in lost productivity.

• Streamlined Oracle BI license payments, identifying duplicate charges for the same user across multiple servers, saving $100K annually in licensing costs.

Software Engineering Associate Manager

Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

Software Engineering Associate Manager

Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

Informatica, Oracle BI, BI Publisher

Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

www.accenture.com

• Led and mentored a team of 10+ Oracle BI Apps professionals, driving the successful completion of a major project, and improving team performance through targeted coaching and skill development.

• Designed and developed Oracle BI Apps solutions, including data modeling, ETL processes, and reporting, resulting in faster project delivery and aligning solutions with business requirements.

• Managed end-to-end project execution, delivering projects on time and within budget, maintaining 100% adherence to high-quality standards, and achieving cost savings.

• Collaborated with stakeholders to implement Oracle BI Apps solutions, enhancing data-driven decision-making and improving operational efficiency by 25% (MTTR)

• Provided technical expertise to support the adoption and successful implementation of BI solutions, reducing deployment times by 20% (reduced downtimes) and ensuring long-term system sustainability.

• Increased stakeholder satisfaction (from CSAT 3.5 to 4.8) by delivering projects on time and within budget, contributing to a 37% increase in positive feedback and engagement.

• Implemented process improvements (agile scrum) that enhanced project effectiveness, improving team productivity by 25% and saving operational costs.

Senior Technical Specialist

Zensar Technologies

Technical Leader

Wipro Technologies

Package Solution Consultant

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

Associate Consultant

Vivek Kulthe

Data & AI Technology and People Leader

Work Experience

Atlassian India LLP

Senior Manager, Data Technology & Insights

Veritas Software Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Senior Manager, Data Engineering & Analytics

Credit Suisse Service (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Assistant Vice President

Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

Software Engineering Associate Manager

Zensar Technologies

Aura Dione Project

Wipro Technologies

Modern Bag Design Project

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

UI/UX Project

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

UI/UX Project

Kanbay Software

Aura Dione Project