Magenderan R

Senior Leadership: Data Strategy | SaaS Data Platform & Products Strategy | AI Transformation | B-B-C | P&L- ARR | GTM | High Performance Team Building CXO@GCC | Digital Transformation | Startups

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Executive Impact • Delivered $180M+ annualized revenue uplift through data-driven growth and analytics monetization • Achieved 25–30% cloud and operational cost savings via platform modernization, governance, & FinOps optimization • Enabled executive and product leadership with real-time analytics and AI-driven decision platforms • Trusted partner to CFO, product, and business leaders in translating data investments into measurable P&L outcomesExecutive leader with 20+ years of experience building enterprise data & AI platforms & products at global product companies and Tier-1 enterprises including- F5 Networks, A.P. Moller Maersk, Morgan Stanley, and HoneywellI focus on treating data platforms as SaaS products driving revenue growth, cost efficiency, and AI enablement at scaleData Product & Platform Leadership • Built and scaled enterprise data platforms, analytics products, and GenAI capabilities • Designed Lakehouse architectures, real-time streaming platforms, and ML-ready data foundations • Enabled self-service analytics and data democratization across global organizations • Established data governance, observability, and quality frameworks at enterprise scaleLeadership & Organization Building • Led global organizations of 80+ engineers, architects, and analytics professionals • Built data engineering and analytics orgs from zero-to-scale, including operating models and engineering culture • Delivered multi-year transformation programs across cloud, AI, and analytics platformsTechnology & Architecture • Data Platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Delta Lake • Streaming & Real-Time: Kafka, event-driven architectures • Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP (multi-cloud) • Data Governance, Observability, MLOps, AI/ML & GenAI • BI & Analytics ecosystems for enterprise and SaaS customersProduct & Entrepreneurial MindsetFounder of ETL Pro IT Consulting and SIMARAH Apparel, bringing a zero-to-one product mindset, customer-centric execution, and experience building engineering organizations and GTM-aligned data strategies.Industry ExperienceSaaS, Network Security, Capital Markets, Banking & FinTech, Healthcare & Insurance, Automotive, Logistics, Telecom, Pharma, and Défense building data platforms tailored to business outcomes across complex global ecosystemsI am exploring Senior Director, VP Data, Head of Data Platform, and Chief Data & Analytics AI Officer roles with SaaS, AI first, fintech, healthcare tech, and global product companiesOrCTO/CXO roles in startupsOpen to remote and executive leadership opportunities across the globeOpen to UAE / GCC opportunities

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