A V Rahul

Analytics India Site Leader (Director, Analytics) at Barracuda Networks | Ex- Walmart, eBay, Freshworks

Greater Bengaluru Area

About

With over 15+ years of experience, I lead the analytics and data engineering practice at Barracuda, where I focus on building a high-performing team that collaborates across business functions to deliver impactful insights and solutions. My role involves partnering with C-Suite and senior leaders to prioritize initiatives, develop measurement frameworks, and drive business reviews. I am also spearheading the development of an end-to-end data ecosystem integrating engineering, analytics, and sciences, alongside leading the deployment of Agentic AI to enhance stakeholder workflows and insights. My expertise spans technical leadership, new setups, and global cross-functional team leadership. Passionate about leveraging advanced technologies like Generative AI, I am dedicated to delivering scalable solutions that drive organizational growth and efficiency. I am committed to fostering innovation and contributing to the advancement of the analytics and AI community in India.

Experience

  • Director, Analytics at Barracuda
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Set up data analytics and engineering practice at Barracuda India center. Building a high performance team focussed on organizational growth partnering with multiple business functions. My role also involves close partnership with C-Suite and SVPs for planning and prioritization, building measurement framework for key initiatives and driving business reviews through the year. Building E2E data ecosystem with data engineering, analytics and sciences to drive complete solutioning. Leading analytics Agentic AI development for the organization deploying agents providing real value to stakeholder workflows and insights requirements.

  • Thought leader and Influencer at Futurense Leadership Council
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Helping shape and influence the AI era with thought leadership. Working with the best AI minds to build AI academia.

  • Thought leader & influencer at 3AI
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Contribute to engaging discussions and programs to build analytics community in India.

  • Senior Manager II Analytics at Walmart Global Tech India
    Nov 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Leading a team of 20+ analysts, data engineers and BI professionals to drive product and business analytics for customer engagement for Canada and Mexico Markets of Walmart. Key focus areas include - - Ads and Monetization - Growth and Marketing - Accounts and Membership - Customer Care - Financial Services - Merchandising - Marketplace - Operations - Item Catalogue - Promise and Fulfillment - Post order experience Driving data driven decision making for a multi billion dollar business.

  • Mentor at Springboard
    Mar 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Mentor for data analytics