Tharun Kumar K C

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 6 mos experience

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Key Highlights

12+ years of expertise in Business Intelligence.
Led enterprise-wide BI solutions at Signify.
Speaker at SAP TechEd multiple times.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Business Intelligence Expert with strong data analytics capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business IntelligenceData AnalyticsData Visualization

Other Skills

ABAPAd Hoc ReportingAgile & Scrum LeadershipBlack Box TestingBusiness AnalysisCData ArchitectureData ExtractionData ModelingData ScienceData StructuresData WarehousingData WranglingDatabasesExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)

About

As a Manager & Subject Matter Expert in Business Intelligence & Data Analytics at Signify, the global leader in lighting, I lead the strategy and roadmap for the Reporting Platforms. With 12+ years of expertise, I specialize in end-to-end solution design, development, and implementation of high-impact reports and dashboards that drive data-driven decision-making. Key Expertise & Technical Proficiency ✅ Data Visualization: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Microsoft Power BI, Tableau ✅ Back-End Technologies: SAP BW, SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA, Snowflake ✅ Agile & Scrum Leadership: Managing a team of Visualization & Data Engineers ✅ Performance Optimization: Fine-tuning critical reports & dashboards for efficiency I lead the Reporting Platforms (SAC & Power BI) at Signify, ensuring a robust data architecture that delivers scalable, high-performance analytics solutions. My track record includes successfully implementing mission-critical BI use cases and rolling out enterprise-wide reporting solutions, including Management Performance Dashboards for Centers of Excellence. Passionate about leveraging data & technology to create business impact, I also share insights through technical blogs: https://www.techgenius.in

Experience

Signify

2 roles

Manager - Data Analytics | Product Owner | Subject Matter Expert

Promoted

Mar 2022 – Present · 4 yrs

✅ Platform Leadership: Spearhead the strategy and roadmap for the Governed Data Reporting Platform (SAP Analytics Cloud) at Signify, ensuring a scalable, high-performance BI ecosystem.
✅ Solution Architecture & Design Authority: Oversee the architecture, design, and implementation of SAC reports and analytical applications, ensuring alignment with business needs.
✅ Technical & Team Leadership: Manage a Scrum team of SAC developers and Visualization Engineers, fostering an agile, high-impact development environment.
✅ Performance Optimization: Lead performance fine-tuning, optimization, and best practices adoption for critical reports and dashboards to enhance efficiency and user experience.
✅ Platform Administration: Oversee the administration of SAP Analytics Cloud, ensuring adherence to SAP’s latest best practices for security, scalability, and efficiency.
✅ Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Guide and train developers on best practices, First-Time-Right strategy, and adoption of new SAP Analytics Cloud features, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

SAP Analytics CloudData VisualizationPerformance OptimizationAgile & Scrum LeadershipSolution ArchitectureBusiness Intelligence+1

Data Visualization Expert

Nov 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

✅ SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Leadership: Serve as the Lead for Analytics and SME for SAP Analytics Cloud, overseeing the end-to-end lifecycle of front-end analytics solutions within Signify.
✅ Solution Design & Implementation: Sole Point of Contact (SPOC) for solution design, development, and deployment of SAC stories, planning scenarios, and analytical applications using SAC App Designer.
✅ Strategic Liaison & Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between SAP and Signify for SAC and SAC Mobile, facilitating communication on feature rollouts, beta testing, and feedback loops.
✅ Enterprise-wide BI Enablement: Successfully led SAC implementations across multiple use cases, rolling out new analytics capabilities to Centers of Excellence and driving enterprise-wide BI adoption.
✅ Project & Stakeholder Management: Managed all project phases—from requirements gathering, blueprinting, configuration, testing, and deployment to training, documentation, and post-go-live support.
✅ Advanced Data Modeling & Visualization:
🔹 Built and optimized multi-model setups involving data wrangling, model development, KPI dashboards, and advanced dimension set builds.
🔹 Developed complex calculations (including calculated/restricted dimensions and advanced Data Actions Process formulas).
🔹 Integrated SAC with SAP BW, SAP HANA, ensuring seamless data connectivity and performance.
✅ Security & Governance: Implemented role-based security configurations at Model, Dimension, Story, and File Structure levels to ensure data integrity and compliance.
✅ Engaging & Insightful Dashboards: Designed visually compelling dashboards leveraging variance analysis, time-series trends, geospatial insights, and interactive charts to drive data-driven decision-making.
✅ Training & Knowledge Sharing: Conducted training sessions for business users, enabling them to leverage SAC’s capabilities for self-service analytics and data storytelling

SAP Analytics CloudData VisualizationSolution DesignProject ManagementData ModelingBusiness Intelligence

Sap

Data Analyst | Business Intelligence Expert

Aug 2013 – Oct 2019 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Analytical Tools Experience
✅ Designed and developed visually compelling dashboards in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) using SAP HANA and SAP BW data sources.
✅ Expertise in data wrangling operations within SAP Analytics Cloud.
✅ Skilled in predictive analytics, forecasting scenarios, and data extraction using both Live and Import connections from various data sources.
✅ Experience in role creation, authorizations, data lifecycle management, and performance tuning within SAC.
✅ Implemented data locks and access controls on SAP Analytics Cloud Models for enhanced security.
✅ Developed “what-if” scenarios and analytics solutions as demonstration models.
✅ Integrated Geo attributes and Geo-spatial data from SAP BW and SAP HANA into SAC Geo Maps for location-based insights.
✅ Expertise in data analytics, data warehousing, and extraction of data from SAP and non-SAP sources into SAC.
✅ Created Actual vs Plan reports in SAP Analytics Cloud, Analysis Office, BEX Analyzer, and Lumira.
SAP BW and SAP HANA Experience
✅ Technical & Functional expertise in SAP BW/4HANA and SAP BW 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, with deep knowledge of Advanced DataStore Objects (ADSOs), Composite Providers, Open ODS Views, and HANA-optimized InfoCubes and DSOs.
✅ Experienced in Mixed Scenarios of SAP BW and SAP HANA for seamless data integration and performance optimization.
✅ Hands-on experience in Integrated Planning and leveraging SAP HANA capabilities for advanced analytics.
✅ Developed custom planning functions and planning sequences to enhance business forecasting and scenario modeling.
✅ Expertise in SAP HANA Data Modeling, including Attribute Views, Analytic Views, and Calculation Views.
Special Roles & Achievements
✅ Speaker at SAP TechEd (2016, 2017, 2018), presenting insights on SAP Analytics and Business Intelligence.
✅ Led SAC, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP HANA training sessions across India, Indonesia, and Malaysia, empowering teams with deep technical expertise.