Sriram Venkateswaran Top-Executive
With over 15+ years of experience in Analytics & AI, I am passionate about transforming business through technology. I lead the Data, Analytics & AI Services for the Platforms & Devices Product Area at Google, where I help the global business teams make data-driven decisions driving better business outcomes
As the first hire for this global team based in India, I have built and managed a team of 20+ Googlers and 100+ vendor partners across multiple locations, delivering key data insights for business. My mandate in this role has three key pillars - Bulding a robust data infrastructure with ability to support our ML workloads, high quality data lake / warehouse powering critical business reporting, building Agent / Robotic automation to drive digital transformation in our key business areas
Headquarters:
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Title:
Head - Data Engineering & Applied AI
Company:
Google
Company Industry:
Computer Software
Company Website:
https://goo.gle/3dleokh
Company Linkedin:
linkedin.com/company/google
Company Size:
10001+
Current Job Duration:
2 mos
Country:
India
Work Experience:
Title: Google
Company: Google
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/google/
Industry: Computer Software
Company Size: 10001+
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 11-2025
Ends At: Present
Description: Leading Central Data Capabilities for the Google Cloud Organization, In my role as the Analytics Leader in the Platforms and Devices Product Area @ Google, I am responsible for helping the global business teams driving impactful business decisions through improved data, AI & insights
As the first hire for a central Data & Analytics Services team within Google in India, I have grounds-up built a global team of Data Engineers, Data Analysts & Data Scientists enabling full stack data analytics capabilities for business, Roles & Responsibilities include:-
1) Data Infrastructure - Build & Manage key Data infrastructure (ETLs, configs, data pipelines) which hosts multi-domain data & supports a user base of ~5K users querying millions of queries annually
2) Data Engineering - Curating Supply Chain Data from various internal (ERP, CRM, Product) and external sources like external partners (retailers, contract manufacturers,repair centers), into a single data warehouse with Access controls & Data governance, building data engineering capabilities for AI/ML & Driving MLOps
3) Business Intelligence & Reporting - Build insightful Business Intelligence Reports & Dashboards tracking key KPIs & metrics to Google Leadership
4) Data Science - Drive business value through advanced analytics and GenAI. This includes identifying, developing, and deploying ML models at scale in areas like Demand and Return Forecasting, Market Mix Modeling, and Inventory Optimization. Simultaneously, spearhead the exploration and deployment of agentic workflows to drive Digital Transformation
5) Domains Covered - Sales / Marketing, Market Intelligence, Fulfillment, Commercial and Product Analytics
Tools - GoogleSQL, GCP / BigQuery, DataFlow, Looker Studio, Tableau, AutoML, Gemini, Consultant for the Top 250 High-Touch large clients (>100M spend on Google Ads) in Americass on their Google Shopping Campaigns. Responsible for sustained growth & revenue of key accounts while ensuring that their performance targets (Return on Ad Spent, Cost per Acquisition) are met.
There are two work streams that I focus upon viz. Customer Success - Customized Pitches/Insights for High Touch accounts and Automation & Analytics - Scale Best Practices identified in Account Management on long tail / accounts requiring scaled services.
Customer Success:
Effective Portfolio Management growing the book of business at +60% YoY on Revenue compared to an AMER average of +45%
Strong Stakeholder Management in taking the entire sales fraternity along viz. AMs, AEs and Seller Specialists.
Periodic Client / Agency Interaction walking them through the Shopping Best Practices through necessary tools and trainings
Be a Subject Matter Specialist on Shopping training newer regions like LATAM, MENA and APAC on campaign best practices.
Product Guru within the team in the area of Local Inventory Ads and Measurement & Attribution.
Automation & Analytics:
Automation Lead in the team, responsible for building tools which would save team man hours & identify Ad revenue opportunities in key clients
Built the Global Pitch Deck with automation & curated content for key accounts
Tools - BigQuery, SQL, GCP, Adwords
Title: Analytics Leader
Company: Stayzilla
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stayzilla/
Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Company Size: 201-500
Location: Chennai Area, India
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 12-2014
Ends At: 08-2016
Description: None
Title: Analytics Consultant
Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hewlett-packard-enterprise/
Industry: Information Technology And Services
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 06-2011
Ends At: 12-2014
Description: None
Title: Summer Intern
Company: None
Company URL: None
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 05-2010
Ends At: 07-2010
Description: None
Title: Assistant Systems Engineer - Trainee
Company: Tata Consultancy Services
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tata-consultancy-services/
Industry: Information Technology And Services
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Chennai Area, India
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 08-2008
Ends At: 07-2009
Description: None
Education:
School: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Degree: MBA
Field: Marketing
Period: 2009 - 2011
School: College of Engineering, Guindy
Degree: B.E.
Field: Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Period: 2004 - 2008
Headline:
Product, Data & AI Professional | Googler | Scaling Global AI Capabilities in Tech
Passionate about AI & building Data Products to drive business value and achieve transformative growth
Followers:
6970
Connections:
6358
Skills:
Generative AI, Data Warehousing, Reporting & Analysis, Digital Transformation, Large Language Models (LLM), GCP, Customer Success, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Consulting, Analytics, Business Analysis, Project Management, Business Development, IT Management, Business Analytics, Management Consulting, E-business, Big Data Analytics, Dashboarding, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Google BigQuery, Tableau, Web 2.0, Management, Strategy, Team Management, Data Mining, Pre-sales, Requirements Analysis
Experience:
Title: Head - Data Engineering & Applied AI
Company: Google
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Start: Nov 2025
End: Present
Title: Head of Data & AI Products (APAC) - Google Devices & Services
Company: Google
Location: Greater Hyderabad Area
Start: Apr 2018
End: Nov 2025
Title: Lead - Marketing Analytics
Company: Google
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Start: Aug 2016
End: Apr 2018
Title: Analytics Leader
Company: Stayzilla
Location: Greater Chennai Area
Start: Dec 2014
End: Aug 2016
Title: Analytics Consultant
Company: Hewlett-Packard
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Start: Jun 2011
End: Dec 2014
Title: Summer Intern
Company: Standard Chartered Scope International
Location:
Start: May 2010
End: Jul 2010
Title: Assistant Systems Engineer - Trainee
Company: Tata Consultancy Services
Location: Greater Chennai Area
Start: Aug 2008
End: Jul 2009