Pankaj Rai (He/Him/His)

Pankaj Rai (He/Him/His)

Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer @ Aditya Birla Group

Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt LtdBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

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Experience33+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Link to my YouTube channel : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu4MOXp9aX097JECf151KgoZ2jHL3POUT Diverse portfolio of experiences including consulting, credit, 6 sigma, strategy, analytics and digital across financial services & offshoring and now in one of the largest Indian conglomerate. Started off as a management consultant at Feedback Ventures in Delhi (2 years). Subsequently worked in project financing with ICICI in Delhi (4.5 years). Joined GE Capital's commercial financing business working as a credit underwriter, portfolio manager & 6 sigma leader (4 years). Standard Chartered Bank followed - operating out of Singapore, I was the Business Planning Manager for the Bank's Shared Service Centers located in India and Malaysia (1.5 years). Dell, Bangalore - Strategy Director for the offshore business (2.5 years) and building out the internal Analytics team (8.5 years). Wells Fargo - Global delivery strategy to drive the 3Es ie effectiveness, efficiency and experiences. Key initiatives included establishing the digital capabilities to enable the Bank’s digital channels and an internal consulting team to drive global programs (5.5 years). Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Aditya Birla Group enabling the analytics maturity journey across group companies by solving problems leveraging data science, creating horizontal data platforms as also developing people capabilities. Specialties: Analytics Strategic Planning Risk Management 6 Sigma Operations & Technology

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Aug 2021–Present· 5 yrs 1 mo
    • Chief Data and Analytics Officer, GroupCurrent
      Aug 2021–Present
  • 2016–Aug 2021· 5 yrs 7 mos
    • Senior Vice President, Strategy
      2016–Aug 2021
  • Mar 2005–2016· 10 yrs 10 mos
    • Director, Analytics
      Sep 2007–2016
    • Director, Strategy
      Mar 2005–Sep 2007
  • Apr 2004–Mar 2005· 11 mos
    • Manager, Business Planning
      Apr 2004–Mar 2005
    • Head - Program Management Office
      Oct 2003–Mar 2004
  • Oct 1999–Sep 2003· 3 yrs 11 mos
    • Head - 6 Sigma, Operations and Technology
      Mar 2002–Sep 2003
    • Head of IT Portfolio Management
      Mar 2001–Mar 2002
    • Head - Regional Underwriting
      Oct 1999–Mar 2001
  • Mar 1995–Sep 1999· 4 yrs 6 mos
    • Relationship Manager
      Mar 1995–Sep 1999
  • 1993–1995· 2 yrs
    • Senior Manager, Information Technology
      1993–1995

Education

Diploma

British Chevening Scholarship Program for Indian Bankers

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

MBA

General Management

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

B Tech

Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Class XII

Science

Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

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Skills & Expertise

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AnalyticsConnecting PeopleThought LeadershipLeadershipSix SigmaRisk ManagementMarketing StrategyVendor ManagementManagementBusiness PlanningBusiness AnalysisPMOStrategyStrategic PlanningData AnalysisPricingOutsourcingFinancial ServicesSales OperationsOperations Management