Dinesh Ravindran Ramiya
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic engagement leader with over 25 years of experience in driving global programs exceeding $90 million, fostering client partnerships, and building high-performing teams across the Life Sciences, BFSI, and Retail sectors. Expertise in executive stakeholder management, program governance, and spearheading digital transformation initiatives. Proficient in leading large, distributed teams of 100 to over 250 full-time equivalents while managing end-to-end delivery operations and maintaining P&L accountability to ensure sustainable profitability and growth. Recognized for delivering measurable business outcomes that enhance operational efficiency and cultivate trusted relationships with C-suite executives.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Delivery Manager
Nestlé (DAPS)
03.2023 - Current
- Directed a 170-member analytics team across 7 towers, delivering $7M quarterly revenue with consistent client satisfaction.
- Spearheaded SAP → Snowflake migration, enabling real-time finance forecasting and reducing reporting delays by 40%.
- Strengthened governance with automated KRI dashboards and PII compliance, earning client recognition.
- Drove Agile transformation with DevOps automation, improving release predictability by 25%.
Delivery Manager
Principal Financial Group
11.2024 - 02.2025
- Led decoupling program modernizing RIS experiences with a 2–3 year roadmap.
- Built and ramped cross-functional squads across API, UI, Testing, DevOps, and Mainframe DB.
- Standardized API layering and taxonomy, leveraging AI-assisted requirements and test case generation.
Delivery Manager
Northwestern Mutual
11.2023 - 10.2024
- Delivered enterprise data modernization with Snowflake, DBT, and AWS, cutting reporting latency by 50%.
- Led 80+ engineers across 4 workstreams, ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
- Established Agile governance, improving sprint velocity by 20%.
- Partnered with Expense leadership to design KPI dashboards, enhancing financial transparency.
BI Architect
Pandora
09.2023 - 10.2023
- D&A integration roadmap for Olympus BI; patterns (event-driven, API, ETL, micro-batch); technology recommendations (Kafka, Boomi, ADF, SAP CPI).
- Unified CDM/ROM, optimized ETL performance and data quality; guided architecture & documentation.
Data Chapter Lead
India Accounts
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Sun Life (India): AWS migration/data-modernization roadmap; facilitated workshop 19-May-2023; chapter standards & intake.
- Apollo Tyres: AEM L1–L3 support/enhancement bid qualifications for 38 multilingual sites.
- Caterpillar: Data-engineering blueprint—8-FTE POD, agile cadence, KPIs, RAID/WBSR/MSR governance.
Delivery Manager
Coles Supermarket Australia
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Managed a 265-member global team across 3 countries, delivering $90M+ in programs.
- Partnered with C-suite stakeholders to align digital transformation with business KPIs.
- Introduced governance frameworks that reduced escalations by 30% and improved delivery transparency.
- Championed automation initiatives, cutting operational costs by 15%.
Data Chapter Lead
National Australia Bank
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Directed capacity and capability uplift across data engineering teams, conducting skill-gap analysis and targeted interventions to strengthen delivery readiness.
- Orchestrated a bank-wide hackathon on the “Favorite Payee” use case, engaging 30 full-stack developers and accelerating innovation pipeline.
- Partnered with senior stakeholders on demand planning and prioritization, leveraging Codify evaluation and executive dashboards to improve fulfilment visibility and pipeline health.
Data Chapter Lead
ANZ Banking Group
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Directed Customer 360 / OCV program, eliminating ~800K duplicate profiles and implementing APRA-aligned MDM, data quality, and metadata standards across 60+ sources, strengthening regulatory compliance and customer insight.
- Led enterprise data modernization from Big Data to GCP, scaling squads from 8 to 20 (including Vietnam BCP) and expanding enterprise data repositories from 60 to 250, enabling 1,800+ risk reports with improved accuracy and timeliness.
- Established governance frameworks with KPIs (80% sprint throughput, reduced lead time to change), ensuring minimal post-production issues and standardizing BIH platforms (Infoshpere, Control-M, Splunk, MQ, Oracle, Teradata) for consistent enterprise delivery.
Engagement Leader
Johnson & Johnson
10.2020 - 08.2021
- Led migration of 1.5 TB Oracle estate to AWS Redshift, cutting analytics batch window by 50%.
- Delivered harmonized MDM/ODS for ASPAC & Japan, enabling consistent reporting across regions.
- Directed global UDI rollout (EMEA, LATAM, ASPAC, NA), integrating Order-to-Cash and supplier master data.
- Deployed NLP-based complaint analytics, accelerating safety signal detection.
- FEATURED: LIFE SCIENCES ENGAGEMENTS
Engagement Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2015 - 08.2021
- Johnson & Johnson (Medical Devices & Pharma): Directed global cloud migration and master data harmonization (Oracle → AWS Redshift), enabling regulatory-compliant analytics across ASPAC and Japan. Led UDI expansion across EMEA, LATAM, ASPAC, and NA, and deployed NLP-based complaint analytics to accelerate safety signal detection.
- Abbott (Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Nutrition): Delivered enterprise supply chain analytics platform (120 KPIs) on AWS, improving productivity by 10–25%. Modernized reporting estate (48 apps, 149 servers, 60k+ reports) to validated compliance standards and launched DSO dashboards with 87% faster refresh cycles.
Engagement Leader
Abbott
08.2015 - 09.2020
- Built 120-KPI supply chain analytics platform (AWS S3/Redshift/IICS), improving productivity by 10–25%.
- Launched DSO dashboards (Power BI, AWS) with 87% faster refresh cycles for finance leadership.
- Modernized reporting estate (48 apps, 149 servers, 60k+ reports), ensuring validated compliance across Cognos/SSIS.
- Other Life Sciences Clients – Pfizer, Gilead, Takeda, Zoetis
Project Manager
Wipro
02.2005 - 12.2009
- Managed BI and data warehousing programs for Capital One Auto Finance, Prudential Plc, and Level 3 Communications.
- Led global teams of 10–50+ in offshore-onsite models, ensuring on-time delivery and client satisfaction.
- Oversaw project planning, risk management, and change management, while supporting business development and proposals.
Early Career Roles
01.1995 - 01.2005
- Progressed through technical roles (Programmer → Systems Engineer → Senior Technical Associate) across multiple accounts.
- Developed enterprise software solutions, supported system integration, and built a strong technical foundation for later leadership roles.
Education
M.Com. -
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU)
01.1993
B.Com. - undefined
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU)
01.1991
Skills
- Data & Analytics Strategy
- Delivery & Program Management
- Stakeholder & Client Engagement
- Operations & Process Optimization
- People Leadership & Talent Development
- Governance & Compliance
- Technical Expertise in DW/BI & Cloud
- Innovation & Transformation
- Life Sciences Domain Expertise
- Data Warehousing, BI, Data Lake & Platform Design
- Data Modeling, Integration, ETL (Informatica, IICS, DBT, SAP CPI)
- Data Quality, Governance, Master Data Management (MDM)
- Advanced Analytics & Visualization (Power BI, Tableau, Cognos)
- Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Snowflake), Big Data Platform
- SQL, Oracle, MS-SQL
- Agile, DevOps, Automation, Process Improvement
- Reporting & KPI Dashboards
Certification
- 2023 - Certified MDM SaaS Foundation
- 2022 - AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- 2015 - Certified Scrum Master – Certified Project Manager (Wipro) PM Elite (PMBOK)
Personal Details
Languages Known: English, Hindi & Tamil
Leadership & Professional Training
- 2016 - New Leaders Program
- 2008 - PMElite Program (Wipro)
- 2007 - DALE CARNEGIE: High-Impact Presentation Skills
Timeline
Delivery Manager
Principal Financial Group
11.2024 - 02.2025
Delivery Manager
Northwestern Mutual
11.2023 - 10.2024
BI Architect
Pandora
09.2023 - 10.2023
Data Chapter Lead
India Accounts
05.2023 - 08.2023
Delivery Manager
Nestlé (DAPS)
03.2023 - Current
Delivery Manager
Coles Supermarket Australia
09.2022 - 04.2023
Data Chapter Lead
National Australia Bank
06.2022 - 08.2022
Data Chapter Lead
ANZ Banking Group
11.2021 - 05.2022
Engagement Leader
Johnson & Johnson
10.2020 - 08.2021
Engagement Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2015 - 08.2021
Engagement Leader
Abbott
08.2015 - 09.2020
Project Manager
Wipro
02.2005 - 12.2009
Early Career Roles
01.1995 - 01.2005
B.Com. - undefined
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU)
M.Com. -
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU)