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Venkata

Strategic Technology, AI and Data Senior Executive

About Me

Executive technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving enterprise IT, data strategy, and digital transformation across global organisations. I specialise in building fit-for-purpose technology ecosystems that enable operational excellence and strategic growth, with deep expertise in enterprise architecture, information security, vendor governance, and IT service management. Passionate about leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and automation to deliver measurable business outcomes, I have led initiatives that improved customer retention, optimised operations, and enhanced security compliance. My leadership style focuses on empowering high-performing teams, fostering innovation, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. I thrive in complex, regulated environments, partnering with executive leadership, government bodies, and community stakeholders to deliver sustainable technology solutions that balance performance, compliance, and social impact. Core Strengths: ✔ AI & Digital Transformation ✔ Enterprise IT Strategy & Architecture ✔ Information Security & Governance ✔ Vendor & Licence Management ✔ Change Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Jurisdiction

Australia

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
General Manager Data Analytics and Insights
2022 - Present

Key Achievements:  Data Governance and Security Leadership: Successfully led the organisation to achieve ISO27001:2022 full certification, ensuring compliance with international standards for information security management systems.  Strategic Data Analytics and Insights Development: Developed and implemented a comprehensive data analytics and insights strategy, establishing a technology roadmap and driving a transformation plan that elevated the organisation's data capabilities from the ground up.  Financial Reporting Optimisation: Led a major financial reporting project that significantly improved market and internal reporting, resulting in operational efficiencies and the reduction of one FTE.  Operational Efficiency through Data-Driven Solutions: Drove a 25% call reduction to the contact centre by implementing intelligent call routing and smart bots.  Predictive Analytics for Customer Retention: Increased customer retention by 10% through the successful deployment of a churn prediction model, allowing for more targeted customer engagement and proactive retention efforts.  Enhanced Marketing ROI through Data Segmentation: Improved ROI on targeted marketing campaigns by leveraging customer segmentation models, enabling more precise and impactful marketing strategies.  Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy: Steering Committee member and active contributor to advancing gender diversity initiatives through the Women in STEM program and the 40/40/20 aspiration, promoting equitable representation across all gender identities.  Utilise AI application (Apate.ai) for scam call prevention through out the network. Duties:  Lead and manage five direct managers overseeing key functions, including data engineering and architecture, data governance, visualisation and reporting, advanced analytics, and business engagement.  Develop and execute data analytics strategy and technical implementation roadmap.  Plan forward for the division’s strategic objectives, evaluating the environment and identifying fundamental issues to resolve.  Direct and lead data and analytics strategy, establishing a vision for data as a business asset, in collaboration with the CIO and executive leadership (ELT).  Organise and lead data and analytics governance initiatives, overseeing policies and ensuring compliance to guarantee data reliability.  Maximise value derived from data assets by ensuring consistent application and governance of data and algorithms for analysis, applications, and automated decision-making. (General Manager, Data Analytics and Insights, Aussie Broadband cont’d)  Support and champion the ethical use of data and artificial Intelligence (AI) across the organisation, enabling data accessibility and empowering staff through data literacy initiatives.  Identify and source data to drive business innovation, overseeing processes for effective integration of new data sources.  Develop and maintain controls on data quality and sources to effectively manage corporate risk associated with data use.  Oversee data consumption, development, and maintenance of data lakes and warehouses for organisational use.  Manage the enterprise's data and analytics platform, ensuring business intelligence systems meet organisational requirements.  Establish and enforce corporate practices for data protection and privacy, collaborating with the CISO on data storage and security.  Manage and resource a team of data professionals, ensuring capabilities meet organisational needs, while managing performance to achieve agreed deliverables and outcomes.

Education

Masters of Information TechnologyLa Trobe University
2003 - 2004

Skills

Core skills0
Languages2

Languages

English
Hindi