Raghu Sagi

Raghu Sagi

Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Signet Jewelers

Signet Jewelers

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Experience29+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Raghu is an award-winning Digital Transformation Executive with a distinguished 30-year career, marked by a profound impact on the retail and restaurant sectors. Specializing in orchestrating high-performance teams and pioneering large-scale systems on a global scale, he has been instrumental in propelling companies into the future of digital and data-driven business models. As the Chief Information Officer at Inspire Brands, Raghu spearheaded transformative digital and data strategies, significantly enhancing customer and associate experiences across multiple household names such as Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and Sonic. His strategic oversight led to the successful integration of these brands, unlocking synergies through adept cloud migrations and comprehensive platform consolidations encompassing digital, data, security, labor, retail, ERP, Finance, and HR systems. Before his tenure at Inspire, Raghu was the Chief Engineering Officer at Sephora (an LVMH Company), where he directed engineering teams in revolutionizing customer and store-facing systems, including e-commerce,mobile applications, loyalty systems, and MarTech, as well as point-of-sale (POS) and omnichannel retail solutions. His leadership roles included his time as Director of Engineering at Walmart, where he further honed his expertise in leveraging technology in building multi tenant eCommerce platforms.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2026–Present· 8 mos
    • Chief Digital and Technology OfficerCurrent
      2026–Present
  • Apr 2024–2026· 1 yr 9 mos
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer
      Apr 2024–2026
  • Apr 2019–2024· 4 yrs 9 mos
    • Chief Information Officer
      Apr 2019–2024
  • Nov 2011–Apr 2019· 7 yrs 5 mos
    • SVP/Chief Engineering Officer
      Feb 2017–Apr 2019
    • VP, Digital and Retail Technology
      Sep 2015–2017
    • Vice President, Engineering
      Oct 2012–Sep 2015
    • Senior Director, Engineering
      Nov 2011–Oct 2012
  • May 2009–Oct 2011· 2 yrs 5 mos
    • Director, Engineering
      May 2009–Oct 2011
  • 2006–Nov 2008· 2 yrs 10 mos
    • Architect, Application
      2006–Nov 2008
  • Apr 2005–Dec 2005· 8 mos
    • Consultant, Professional Services
      Apr 2005–Dec 2005
  • 2005–May 2009· 4 yrs 4 mos
    • President
      2005–May 2009
  • Feb 2003–Oct 2004· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Architect, Application
      Feb 2003–Oct 2004
  • Aug 1997–Feb 2003· 5 yrs 6 mos
    • Consultant, Professional Services
      Aug 1997–Feb 2003

Education

Leading Teams for Impact

Organizational Leadership

Center for Creative Leadership

Winning Together

Organizational Leadership

LVMH House - Paris

Bachelors of Technology

Electronics and Communications Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

MS

Electrical Engineering

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Java Enterprise EditionEnterprise ArchitectureSoftware DevelopmentArchitectureSOAAgile MethodologiesOracleLeadershipWeb ServicesVendor ManagementE-commerceSDLCData WarehousingCloud ComputingSolution ArchitectureCross-functional Team LeadershipTechnical LeadershipApplication ArchitectureIntegrationIT Strategy