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Aarthi Meena Meenakshisundaram

Santa Clara,CA

Summary

With nearly 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, I have demonstrated expertise in enhancing communication and collaboration within different operation organizations, generating forecasting results, and developing compelling dashboards to monitor key performance indicators. I excel in managing and supporting program projects, conducting pre- and post-implementation analysis, and identifying areas for improvement through gap analysis. My ability to translate business needs into requirements and facilitate data-driven decision-making has been instrumental in driving organizational success.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Analyst, Sales Engineering

Equinix
06.2019 - 12.2023
  • Led the Centralized Teams Channel for Technical Global Sales Organization project, aimed at enhancing communication and collaboration within the sales organization.
  • Using SFDC data and reporting functions to generate forecasting results, identifying areas for improvement in sales performance.
  • Developed high-quality documentation to support training efforts, helping employees fully understand new systems and procedures.
  • Developed compelling dashboards and reports to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), track trends, and oversee company initiatives.
  • Managed and supported Confluence program projects, assisting with pre- and post-implementation analysis to compare expected benefits with actual results.
  • Applied appropriate methodologies and tools to analyze standard, functional, and cross-functional issues.
  • Identified process gaps and issues, supporting status reporting by providing periodic project updates and communicating identified risks, issues, and concerns. Performed ad-hoc reporting as needed.
  • Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.
  • Created high-quality documentation to support training efforts, ensuring thorough understanding of new systems and procedures among employees.
  • Conducted gap analysis between existing systems or processes and desired state to identify areas for improvement or enhancement.
  • Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate them into requirements and project scope.
  • Enabled data-driven decision-making by leveraging advanced analytics tools such as SFDC, generating valuable insights for the organization.

Social Media Project Manager

TogetherWell
07.2022 - 04.2023
  • Led the development and implementation of a robust social media strategy to align with organizational objectives, resulting in increased brand visibility and customer engagement
  • Collaborated with key stakeholders to define clear objectives, target audiences, and KPIs for the social media strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals
  • Worked closely with content creators, copywriters, and designers to develop compelling content strategies that resonated with the target audience and reinforced the organization's brand identity
  • Conducted thorough analysis of various social media platforms to determine the most effective channels for reaching target audiences, resulting in optimized platform selection and setup
  • Implemented strategies to foster audience engagement and community management, including timely responses to comments and messages, resulting in a strong and active social media community
  • Developed and maintained a content calendar to schedule regular posts and promotional activities, leveraging paid advertising and influencer partnerships to increase content visibility and reach
  • Established a system for monitoring and analyzing social media performance, tracking key metrics and providing regular reports to stakeholders to drive data-driven decision-making
  • Identified potential risks and challenges associated with the project and developed mitigation strategies to minimize their impact, ensuring project success and delivery of key objectives
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align social media activities with broader organizational initiatives and maintain regular communication with stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure project alignment.

Compliance Business Analyst

Walmart
09.2017 - 08.2018
  • By auditing on parent and acquisition sites ensured the items adhere with company’s compliant policies
  • Generated Reports on auditing results and reduced prohibited items backlog and reframed SOP for identification of prohibited items on the catalog.

Site Merchandising Analyst

Walmart
11.2016 - 01.2017
  • Acted as coordinator between creative and marketing, merchandising & category team to create and deliver creative assets for different marketing campaigns throughout the year
  • Identified trends for improved operations, generated competitive analysis reports and pricing analysis on top trending items.

SEO Analyst/Project Manager Web Analytics

Buster’s Vision
06.2015 - 09.2016
  • Led the implementation of a web analytics solution from planning to execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives
  • Collaborated with key stakeholders to define clear objectives and KPIs for web analytics, resulting in improved data-driven decision-making
  • Researched, evaluated, and selected web analytics tools based on factors such as data collection capabilities, integration ease, and cost-effectiveness
  • Coordinated with developers and IT teams to implement tracking codes and configure custom events for accurate data collection
  • Developed data analysis plans to extract actionable insights, identify trends, and optimize website performance
  • Established reporting frameworks and automated regular reporting to communicate insights to stakeholders effectively
  • Collaborated with marketing, UX/UI, and content teams to implement CRO strategies and improve conversion rates
  • Designed and executed A/B testing and experimentation plans to validate hypotheses and optimize website performance
  • Ensured compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and implemented measures to protect user privacy
  • Managed project risks, monitored progress, and addressed issues promptly to ensure project success
  • Fostered team collaboration and maintained regular communication with stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure project alignment.

Catalog Analyst

Amazon [US marketplace]
06.2012 - 10.2014

Managed new item setup projects in owned categories [Amazon Fresh, Grocery, Pantry, Beauty, PCA and HPC]. Identified KPI’s for sales and category growth and assisted buyers, category managers on business impacts by providing solutions.

  • Worked with cross functional team to execute KPI’s and maintained data quality across all categories.
  • Managed retail projects and delivered it by initiating macros to produce million sale growth in the above categories
  • Generated foresting reports on weekly inflow items & dips; initiated business process improvements to develop the categories & eliminated manual efforts
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.
  • Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data.

Education

Graduate Certificate Program - Applied Business Analytics

Boston University
Boston, MA
10.2019

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Hindustan University
Chennai, India
05.2012

Skills

  • CRM Systems
  • Power BI
  • Tableau* Google Analytics Advanced MS-Excel (Pivots Vlookup) Salesforce
  • MS Visio MS word and MS Power point Smartsheet JIIRA Confluence Service now Smartsheet
  • Data Analysis
  • Project Management

Certification

Google Project Management Certificate

Projects

Executive summary report for sales report by analyzing org data, Power BI, Advanced Excel Data Mining – Delivered Pricing analysis of Airbnb Housing in Boston, R Programming Marketing Analytics – Delivered SWOT analysis, Market Analysis, PISTOL analysis, Porter Force analysis, Forecasting Analysis on Domino’s Pizza, Advanced Excel Web Analytics – Delivered analysis on Online User behavior [Page views, search term analysis, product placements and arrangements], Google Analytics

Timeline

Social Media Project Manager

TogetherWell
07.2022 - 04.2023

Business Analyst, Sales Engineering

Equinix
06.2019 - 12.2023

Compliance Business Analyst

Walmart
09.2017 - 08.2018

Site Merchandising Analyst

Walmart
11.2016 - 01.2017

SEO Analyst/Project Manager Web Analytics

Buster’s Vision
06.2015 - 09.2016

Catalog Analyst

Amazon [US marketplace]
06.2012 - 10.2014

Graduate Certificate Program - Applied Business Analytics

Boston University

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Hindustan University
Aarthi Meena Meenakshisundaram