Gangadhar Thelu

Lead Data Transformation & Product Management | Factset

• Spearheaded the redesign of the data collection process as part of a company-wide digital transformation initiative, developing an end-to-end data pipeline that includes extraction (using L.L.M.), storage, enrichment, and insights generation. Implemented a data distribution layer via APIs to ensure seamless data delivery to end users, while establishing a data governance framework and key metrics for pipeline health.
• Led the product management efforts for key ESG, Ownership, Fundamentals, and Capital Structure products, integrating them into a reimagined platform to deliver cutting-edge solutions for clients.
• Managed the development of digital transformation strategies aligned with organizational goals, driving innovation and improvement across all business functions.
• Directed a team of 10 product managers, creating product roadmaps, engaging with senior leadership and stakeholders, wireframing, mapping user journeys, collaborating with engineering teams, overseeing product releases, and establishing real-time dashboards to track KPIs.
• Led multiple migration projects and workflow redesigns, identifying digital innovation opportunities to enhance business processes and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Drove the planning and implementation of digital projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery, while continuously evaluating emerging technologies to promote improvement and innovation.
• Acted as an Agile Coach, guiding teams through their agile adoption journey, conducting training, and fostering a culture of agility within distributed scrum teams.
• Collaborated with engineering teams to build a cutting-edge data platform, delivering over 2,000 meticulously curated companies with industry-specific products to clients.
• Enhanced collection efficiency and data quality by implementing rule-based automation and GenAI, achieving a 60% increase in collection efficiency and a 40% improvement in data quality after analyzing 200+ companies over a year.
• Led the deployment of an algorithmic solution for legacy data pipelines, resulting in a 30% reduction in touch time and improved automation accuracy for end users.
• Partnered with engineering teams to create a recommendation system for streamlining the collection of financial data (Income Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flows), reducing touch time by nearly 50%.
• Innovated the “Zero Minute” data collection process, automating data delivery to clients post-validation, and enabling the automated transmission of 15% of US filings.
• Developed a workflow management tool to centralize Fundamental data needs, resulting in an 80% reduction in requests from the data collection team and saving over 100,000 hours annually.
• Currently designing a supply chain strategy to optimize document allocation based on data criticality and queue length, including business intelligence tools to enhance work allocation for over 1,500 users.