LAKSHMI MANJUNATH
Boston,MA
Summary
Data specialist with 7+ years of experience turning complex data into actionable insights for product, engineering, and leadership teams. Skilled in SQL, Snowflake, AWS, dbt, and BI tools, with a proven ability to improve data quality, optimize product performance, and build reliable analytics workflows. Adept at defining tracking, validating data flows, and creating dashboards that drive data-informed decisions. Known for strong problem-solving, adaptability, and a proactive, user-focused approach. Committed to delivering meaningful impact and supporting organizational growth.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Data Product Analyst
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
07.2024 - 06.2025
- Managed analytical workflows across enterprise data products, validating data accuracy, and collaborating with engineering to ensure reliable metric definitions and tracking.
- Supported feature launches by translating ambiguous business needs into detailed requirements, acceptance criteria, and user stories, ensuring high-quality delivery and clear measurement plans.
- Conducted impact analyses leveraging SQL and cloud data sources to inform prioritization and support roadmap decisions for cross-domain data products.
- Used GenAI tools to summarize user insights, uncover patterns, and accelerate analysis for stakeholder decision-making.
- Built structured data frameworks for governance, improving consistency, reliability, and long-term usability of platform data.
Senior Data Engineer
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
04.2022 - 05.2024
- Led Snowflake + AWS analytics solutions, designing data pipelines, ingestion processes, and metric calculations supporting dashboards and product insights.
- Built and optimized data transformations using dbt and SQL, improving data quality, consistency, and accessibility across teams.
- Partnered with product and solution architects to validate tracking, instrument new data flows, and ensure analytics readiness for feature rollouts.
- Reduced operational cost by 30% through systematic analysis of platform resource consumption and performance tuning.
- Created dashboards and reporting tools to support leadership visibility into KPIs and operational metrics.
Data Engineer
Liberty Mutual Insurance
06.2020 - 04.2022
- Designed and maintained large-scale data pipelines using Snowflake, AWS, SnapLogic, and Informatica to support analytics, reporting, and downstream product features.
- Conducted data validation, anomaly detection, and quality checks to ensure accuracy and consistency across cloud datasets.
- Used SQL, Python, and Redshift to run retention, performance, and user behavior analyses for internal product teams.
- Collaborated with cross-functional partners to translate analytics needs into clear technical requirements, improving delivery speed and insight quality.
Education
Master of Information Management Systems - Information Technology
Harvard Extension School
Boston, MA01.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Bangalore, India01.2009
Skills
- SQL
- Snowflake
- dbt
- AWS (S3, Lambda, Glue)
- Airflow
- Data Modeling & ETL/ELT Pipelines
Data & Analytics
- Athena
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Clear Communication
- Structured Thinking
- Customer Empathy
- Stakeholder Alignment
Core Skills
Certification
- PSPO I - 2025
- Udacity Nano-degree: Data Engineering (2022)
Timeline
Data Product Analyst
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
07.2024 - 06.2025
Senior Data Engineer
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
04.2022 - 05.2024
Data Engineer
Liberty Mutual Insurance
06.2020 - 04.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Master of Information Management Systems - Information Technology
Harvard Extension School