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Vishal Bandaru

Hyderabad

Summary

Senior Business Analyst passionate about uncovering insights that drive real-world impact. Skilled in growth & retention strategy, A/B testing, financial modeling, cohort & retention analysis, and stakeholder decision support, with a proven record of shaping product roadmaps and delivering measurable business results.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Business Analyst (Promoted From BA I & II)

Head Digital Works Pvt Ltd.
06.2022 - Current
  • Promoted twice within two years (BA I, BA II, Senior BA) for delivering measurable business outcomes and advancing analytics maturity.
  • Increased topline revenue by ₹25+ lakh per day by engineering data-driven lifecycle campaigns for high-value cohorts, validated through A/B testing, and statistical analysis.
  • Designed, implemented, and validated A/B tests using statistical techniques, ensuring reliable measurement of marketing campaign effectiveness.
  • Leveraged SQL (advanced querying and optimization) and Excel to extract, transform, and analyze large datasets, enabling faster and smarter decision-making across customer lifecycle and retention strategies.
  • Developed and delivered BI dashboards (Tableau, Power BI, Mixpanel) to monitor KPIs across cohorts and initiatives, cutting manual reporting effort by 50%, and enabling leadership to access real-time insights.
  • Applied regression and time-series modeling to build forecasts, guiding financial planning, and enabling leadership to proactively adjust strategies.
  • Built a retention and acquisition financial model that informed annual target-setting, business planning, and revenue growth strategies.
  • Conducted Root Cause Analyses (RCA) to evaluate underperforming cohorts, identify drivers of churn, and recommend actionable improvements.
  • Collaborated with Data Engineering teams to enhance data pipelines and instrumentation, ensuring robust, scalable, real-time data availability.
  • Analyzed structured and unstructured data (SQL, large datasets) to design scalable solutions aligned with marketing priorities.
  • Partnered cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to translate analytics into business strategies, influencing roadmaps and execution priorities.
  • Mentored junior analysts in SQL, BI tools, and structured problem-solving, supporting a high-performance, Agile analytics culture.

Intern Analyst

Divgi TorqTransfer Systems
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • Compiled comprehensive datasets containing diverse part details and associated costs.
  • Conducted in-depth cost analyses utilizing the compiled datasets to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
  • Implemented various cost reduction strategies spanning manufacturing processes, supply chain management, and transportation logistics, resulting in savings of more than 30 lakhs.
  • Developed a Costing Module to estimate waste material losses within manufacturing processes, facilitating comparison with seller-quoted losses.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

BITS Pilani
05-2022

Skills

    Data Analysis & Modeling: SQL (advanced querying, optimization), Regression, Time-Series Forecasting, Classification Techniques, RCA, Hypothesis Testing, EDA

    Tools & Technologies: Tableau, Power BI, Mixpanel, Excel (advanced), Python (EDA, statistical modeling), R

    Business & Domain Expertise: Cohort & Retention Analysis, Customer Lifecycle & Growth Strategy, Campaign & Marketing Analytics, Product Roadmap Support, Stakeholder Decision Support, Data Storytelling, Agile

Certification

  • Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp, Pierian Training
  • Tableau Desktop Certified Associate, Henry Harvin Education
  • Data analysis with R programming, Google

INVOLVEMENT

Coordinator, Arts and Deco Department - BITS Pilani, Goa

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst (Promoted From BA I & II)

Head Digital Works Pvt Ltd.
06.2022 - Current

Intern Analyst

Divgi TorqTransfer Systems
08.2021 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

BITS Pilani
Vishal Bandaru