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Vishal Mehta

Strategic Analytics Leader | AI-Driven Transformation | Marketing Effectiveness
Mumbai

Summary

Seasoned analytics leader with 14+ years of diverse experience in driving strategic business impact through advanced analytics, AI/ML solutions, and marketing science. Proven expertise in building high-performing teams, developing differentiated capabilities, and delivering large-scale programs for global Fortune 500 clients. Specialized in Marketing Effectiveness (MMM, MTA, Unified Models), Revenue Growth Management, and AI-driven transformation—including Generative and Agentic AI accelerators. Adept at managing senior stakeholders, leading cross-functional engagements, and scaling analytics operations across geographies. Passionate about blending business acumen with technical depth to solve complex challenges and unlock growth opportunities

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Engagement Lead,Integrated Marketing Effectiveness

Fractal Analytics Solutions
09.2022 - Current
  • Driving innovation in Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions within the Marketing Analytics domain, with a strong focus on strategic capability development.
  • Leading new business initiatives, including pitches, RFIs/RFPs, and business expansions to support organizational growth.
  • Spearheading delivery for complex analytics solutions requiring deep domain expertise in Marketing Effectiveness, such as Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA), Unified Models, Price and Promo models.
  • Successfully led cross-functional engagements like SRM solutions (Price and promo models, Profit pool tool, PPA etc.), Connected Insights Program, and built a high-performing offshore Forecasting Center of Excellence supporting areas such as Connected Demand-Supply Planning, Retail & Vending Forecasting, Category Forecasting, and Marketing Mix Forecasting.
  • Actively engaged in business development and project optimization to enhance cost efficiency and profitability.
  • Leading strategic analytics partnerships for a major CPG client ranked among the Top Fortune 500, ensuring impactful outcomes through strong stakeholder management.
  • Managing and mentoring cross-functional teams to drive solution delivery, innovation, and measurable business value.

Manager, Data Science

Accenture Inc.
11.2020 - 09.2022
  • Company Overview: BridgeI2I Analytics Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Marketing Analytics solutions (primarily MMM) under CPG business. Also, led AI based solutions like E-commerce watchtower, Pricing watchtower, E-commerce GMV simulator etc.
  • Led key transformation initiatives by developing differentiated, industry-leading solutions and capabilities, unlocking new business opportunities and driving growth
  • Driving new business growth by proposing best-in-class analytical solutions—both through new client pitches and by supporting program managers in expanding existing engagements with advanced analytics offerings.
  • Served as Engagement Manager for two high-priority client engagements

Sr. Manager, Analytics (Nielsen Marketing Mix - GRAD)

Nielsen Company – India
11.2019 - 11.2020
  • Responsible for developing the best class innovative products for Marketing Effectiveness business.
  • Product development includes areas like Research, Analytics and Development.
  • Research is finding the best statistical and analytical approach to meet a certain product/business requirement.
  • Development includes developing the product using the tools like Python, Spark, Airflow, Cloud databases etc.

Manager, Analytics (Nielsen Marketing Mix - Implementation)

Nielsen Company – India
11.2016 - 11.2019
  • Responsible for working with commercial teams on typical client requests and providing them with right solutions.
  • Helping tech experts across regions in establishing the Best Practices for deliverables, Model Building-Validation, process flow etc.
  • My team is responsible to do UAT testing, prepare Training Docs, Implementing these tools across Modeling teams across Globe.
  • We are responsible to provide them solutions upon them.
  • Developing tools to reduce manual efforts and standardize the process or deliverables across regions.

Subject Matter Expert – Marketing Effectiveness

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
01.2015 - 11.2016
  • Providing solutions for designing the model structure based upon the commercial requirements in collaboration with onshore consultants.
  • Finding technical solutions related to modeling concern like data transformations, improvising the bad model fits, building optimized scenarios through simulators, s-curves etc.
  • Analyzing team ‘Key Performance Indices’(KPIs) on regular bases on Quality, Project cycle time, Accuracy, client feedbacks and providing solutions for any lapse and maintaining green KPIs.
  • Co-ordinate with on-shore technical experts and commercial experts and finding the solutions for customizing the process to answer difficult business questions of client.

Telecom – Technical Support Engineer

Matrix Comsec Private Limited
08.2011 - 05.2012
  • Providing technical support to the field engineers on any technical challenges they face while product installation at site.
  • Imparting technical training about products and visiting Sites in case of any critical technical issues in system.

Education

Electronics and Communication

Atmiya Institute of Technology
Rajkot, India
04.2007 - 01.2011

H.S.C. - undefined

Shree P.V. Modi

S.S.C. - undefined

Shree Matru Mandir

Skills

Technical Skills

Certification

Green Belt certification (LEAN-Six Sigma methodologies), 2016

Accomplishments

  • Spearheaded the development of AI-driven marketing analytics accelerators (simulators, optimizers, forecasting tools), reducing insight generation time by 30% and enabling faster business decision-making.
  • Established and scaled a global Forecasting Center of Excellence, delivering advanced demand, category, and marketing mix forecasts—enhancing forecast accuracy by 20%+ for Fortune 500 CPG clients.
  • Won and expanded multi-million-dollar client engagements by leading high-impact pitches and introducing differentiated analytical solutions, contributing directly to top-line business growth.
  • Delivered enterprise-level MMM, MTA, and Unified Models, driving 10–15% improvement in marketing ROI and aligning brand, channel, and media strategies across global portfolios.
  • Pioneered the integration of Generative AI and Agentic AI within marketing and RGM analytics ecosystems, transforming delivery models and improving solution scalability and automation.
  • Designed and deployed interactive, web-based modeling workbenches and BI dashboards, enabling self-serve capabilities for simulators, optimizers, and diagnostics—boosting client engagement and efficiency.
  • Led end-to-end transformation of legacy analytics programs, optimizing delivery frameworks and reducing costs by up to 25% through process automation and solution standardization.
  • Recognized as a strategic thought leader and innovation champion, enabling new capability development in areas such as eCommerce analytics, Pricing & Promo Strategy, and Gen AI applications.

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 04/27/90

Timeline

Engagement Lead,Integrated Marketing Effectiveness

Fractal Analytics Solutions
09.2022 - Current

Manager, Data Science

Accenture Inc.
11.2020 - 09.2022

Sr. Manager, Analytics (Nielsen Marketing Mix - GRAD)

Nielsen Company – India
11.2019 - 11.2020

Manager, Analytics (Nielsen Marketing Mix - Implementation)

Nielsen Company – India
11.2016 - 11.2019

Subject Matter Expert – Marketing Effectiveness

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
01.2015 - 11.2016

Telecom – Technical Support Engineer

Matrix Comsec Private Limited
08.2011 - 05.2012

Electronics and Communication

Atmiya Institute of Technology
04.2007 - 01.2011

H.S.C. - undefined

Shree P.V. Modi

S.S.C. - undefined

Shree Matru Mandir
Vishal MehtaStrategic Analytics Leader | AI-Driven Transformation | Marketing Effectiveness