Soudhakar Elumalai

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 3 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Led global analytics team at HEINEKEN.
14 years of experience in data science and analytics.
Expert in delivering AI solutions for business problems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science leader in the SaaS industry.

Contact

soelumal@coupang.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Data ScienceTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingBusiness AnalysisData AnalysisMarket Research

Other Skills

Arena Simulation SoftwareBig DataBig Data AnalyticsBusiness InsightsBusiness Intelligence ReportingCross-functional Team LeadershipData ModelingData VisualizationMachine LearningManagement ConsultingMulti-Cultural Team LeadershipNatural Language Processing (NLP)Predictive AnalyticsProcess ConsultingPySpark

About

As the Head of Global Analytics at HEINEKEN, I lead a team of data scientists and analysts who deliver innovative and impactful AI solutions for the world's leading beer company. With an MBA from IIT Madras and over 14 years of experience in data science and analytics, I have a proven track record of solving complex business problems with data-driven insights and recommendations. My core competencies include building high-performance products and teams, finding and executing low-hanging opportunities, and scaling AI solutions across different markets and domains. My mission is to create value for HEINEKEN and its customers by leveraging the power of data and AI. I believe in a customer-centric, impact-first, and evidence-based approach to data science and analytics, and I foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and excellence among my team and stakeholders.

Experience

Coupang

Director Datascience and analytics (SCMA)

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Seoul, South Korea · On-site

The heineken company

Head of Global Analytics

Feb 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Business Intelligence ReportingPySparkTeam LeadershipData AnalysisBig DataTeam Management+10

Highradius

Director - Data Science and Analytics

May 2022 – Dec 2022 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Lead "Anomaly Product Development", was responsible for leading a team of software developers, data scientists, and other professionals in developing an Anomaly Detection product from scratch. was responsible for ensuring that the team delivered high-impact projects on time and within budget, while maintaining a high level of quality.

Python (Programming Language)PySparkBusiness InsightsNatural Language Processing (NLP)Risk AnalyticsProblem Solving+1

Sap

Data Science Manager

Nov 2017 – Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

Python (Programming Language)PySparkBusiness InsightsNatural Language Processing (NLP)Problem SolvingData Science

Flipkart

Lead Business Analyst

Jan 2014 – Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

Category Management Analytics

Python (Programming Language)R (Programming Language)Business InsightsNatural Language Processing (NLP)Problem SolvingBusiness Analysis+1

Dell global analytics

Dell Product Marketing Analytics: Latitude Notebooks

Sep 2010 – Dec 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Conduct competitive Intelligence and product comparison.
Directly support the product planning activities for Latitudes
Conduct research that would result in actionable recommendations on Product features, software, peripherals, marketing, and road map
Co-Work with PLMs across geography to support their product through out lifecycle
Design, develop and improve tools, processes and components to reduce overhead and improve quality of partner deliverables
Support regional sales and marketing teams GTM and product analysis

Business InsightsMarket Research

Genpact llc

2 roles

Business analyst

May 2009 – Sep 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

I am involved in business research consulting for some of the leading pharma companies.
In addition to this i have worked in some of the ad-hoc projects in SAS, VBA macros, Arena and other analytics tools

Business InsightsBusiness Analysis