Rishi Pahuja

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India23 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led transformation of world's largest finance data warehouse.
Developed award-winning Spend Analytics solution.
Built scalable data engineering team at Hyderabad.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in Data Engineering and Business Intelligence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data EngineeringBusiness IntelligenceProject Management

Other Skills

AnalyticsAWSSelf-service ReportingSpend AnalyticsAutomationDefect Reduction AnalyticsBI PortalUser ExperienceTechnical DeliveryTeam ManagementLeadershipDigital StrategyGenAIGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipOracle

About

Technology & Business Leader | Driving Growth through Data, ML, & Digital Innovation I help large-scale enterprises navigate the shift from legacy thinking to digital-first execution. With two decades of experience, I’ve led global teams to deliver high-stakes transformations across Cloud and Data ecosystems. Core Expertise: Scaling Operations: Proven success in building and leading high-performing global delivery centers. Next-Gen Tech: Implementing GenAI/ML frameworks that solve real-world business problems. Strategic Governance: Navigating the delicate balance between rapid innovation and regulatory excellence.

Experience

23 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Apple

Senior Manager, Data and Software Engineering

Oct 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Amazon

Manager Data Engineering, Business Intelligence & Analytics

Sep 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs · Hyderabad Area, India

Rishi Pahuja led Finance Technology Data Engineering team responsible for building scalable solutions for finance functions of Account Payables, Account Receivables, Accounting, Procurement and Payroll.
Role:
Defining vision and owning charters of teams and tying them to business goals
Delivery Manager for all project deliveries
Hiring and Talent Management by providing coaching and mentoring
Responsible for performance & people management
Act as Innovation catalyst and motivating team to innovate
Conduct Design & Architecture reviews
Ensuring all key audit & policy compliance for all products are met
Achievements
+ Build and scaled data engineering team at Hyderabad
+ Lead the transformation project with the delivery of world largest finance data warehouse for e-commerce with trillions of transactions using AWS Stack
+ Lead transformation towards self-service reporting unblocking users, giving them the agility to change reporting at the speed they want.
+ Responsible for building Spend Analytics solution which won recognition by SVP for Laser Beam award.
+ Automation of reconciliation for accounting teams across GL/SL saving thousands of FTE hours.
+ Delivered shortage defect reduction analytics engine focused to improve vendor experience.
+ Ideated and delivered a single stop shop BI Portal for 6K+ global users – this simplified user experience and brought focus from data search to analytics.

Data EngineeringBusiness IntelligenceAnalyticsAWSSelf-service ReportingSpend Analytics+3

Rbs markets & international banking

Head Reporting Shared Services, India

Jan 2011 – Sep 2015 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Role & Responsibilities
Responsible for multiple bespoke BI applications across Business Units supporting 35+ apps with assistance from 30+ team members
Shared BI Platforms owner where multiple apps are hosted, ensuring reliability, availability, resiliency and upkeep of these platforms.
Project Management for BI Projects owning technical delivery quality and their cost effectiveness
Formulating product & applications roadmap, budget procurement, arranging PoC for stakeholders
Assist team with technical design & architecture reviews
Identify improvisation areas and improve on existing processes to maximize ROI
Talent Management and Increasing the efficiency bar for team
Team Management, People Management, Performance Reviews & Pay Reviews

Business IntelligenceProject ManagementTechnical DeliveryTeam Management