Vivek Rathod — Director of Engineering
Data and AI leader with 18+ years of experience delivering impactful, data-driven solutions for retail and e-commerce. Adept at building, scaling & leading high performing engineering teams, driving innovation and achieving business outcomes across various business functions like customer engagement, ads & marketing, cross-use, pricing & promotions, and supply chain. Specialized in designing, building, and leading the continuous evolution of enterprise Data Lakehouse, ensuring robust data quality, governance, and accessibility to empower the organization's AI-driven transformation. Currently, leading a diverse team of engineering professionals at Rakuten India, managing Rakuten's Data Lakehouse and building solutions to enhance Data Utilization for business decisions. Key responsibility areas: - Data Engineering: Leading the continuous evolution of Rakuten's Data Lakehouse, a foundational source for data-driven decision-making. This supports strategic initiatives across retail, fintech, telecom, and other business verticals, with a focus on enabling AI solutions. - Data & AI Products: Developing data products (e.g. Customer 360, Cross-Use mart, Comp-pricing, etc) and AI-first applications to empower key business functions, including marketing, cross-use, pricing, points (loyalty program) etc. - AI Agents: Building an AI agent ecosystem for enhanced data management, that encompasses monitoring/alerting, anomaly detection & resolution, routine operations, incident management, access governance etc.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data and AI leader in the Retail and E-commerce industry.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 18 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Data Engineering
- Ai Engineering
- Business Analytics
Career Highlights
- 18+ years in data-driven solutions for retail and e-commerce.
- Expert in building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
- Specialized in enterprise Data Lakehouse and AI-driven transformation.
Work Experience
Rakuten India
Director, Data Engineering (2 yrs 11 mos)
Associate Director, Business Analytics (1 yr 3 mos)
Senior Manager, Business Analytics (1 yr 6 mos)
Landmark Group
Deputy General Manager - Analytics (2 yrs 2 mos)
Consultant Data Engineer - Analytics (11 mos)
Lead Data Engineer - Analytics (10 mos)
Target
Lead Analyst - BI&A (1 yr 2 mos)
Project leader / Sr. Business Analyst - Healthcare BI&A (2 yrs 6 mos)
Business Analyst, Healthcare BI (1 yr 4 mos)
GENPACT
Business Analyst, Healthcare BI (1 yr)
Keane India Ltd
Sr. Software Engineer, Healthcare (2 yrs 10 mos)
Education
B.TECH at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ratlam (M.P.)
