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Priyanka Kayal

Brambleton,VA

Summary

Seasoned Business Intelligence and Data Science professional with over 12 years of experience in delivering data-driven solutions, team leadership, and strategic business analysis. Proven expertise in driving product decisions, advanced data analysis, experimentation, and the development of robust reporting tools. Adept at fostering cross-functional collaborations and managing senior stakeholder relationships.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Intelligence Engineer Manager

Amazon.com
08.2022 - Current
  • Led a team of Business Intelligence Engineers and Data Engineers providing analytical support to Amazon retail finance and business stakeholders
  • Managed a global team supporting multiple stakeholder groups, including defect analysis, program launch metrics, and data science tooling
  • Directed cross-functional technical projects between data engineering and business intelligence teams, including table redesigns, business metric alarms, and business definition encapsulation
  • Spearheaded the development of a Python application to generate profit and loss statements, reducing the time required by 1000 hours annually
  • Collaborated with product managers and senior leaders to identify $160 million in negotiation opportunities.

Senior Data Analyst

Coinbase
12.2021 - 07.2022
  • Coordinated high-value projects and programs using exceptional leadership and management abilities
  • Created data pipelines to ingest data from third-party messaging tools, enabling stakeholders to identify process improvement opportunities
  • Analyzed web analytics data to understand customer journeys and recommended strategies to improve self-service adoption
  • Instrumented data for new CX products, driving product improvements through actionable insights.

Senior Business Intelligence Engineer

Amazon.com
12.2018 - 12.2021
  • Led end-to-end analytics for seven Amazon delivery service support program teams
  • Automated weekly business review dashboards in Tableau for senior leaders, analyzing business trends
  • Captured technical business requirements and provided solutions, from designing queries to analyzing data from various sources
  • Mentored teams in BI Publisher report development and implementation, enhancing the BI community
  • Applied advanced analytics and data science methods to generate business insights, predicting customer satisfaction and performance indices
  • Conducted ad hoc analysis to identify $60 million in free cash flow savings in shipping and packaging
  • Trained 26 Amazonians in machine learning through the Machine Learning University program.

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon.com
01.2018 - 12.2018
  • Tracked, analyzed, and interpreted trends in shipping and delivery services data
  • Developed SQL queries to extract complex data from remote databases, informing managerial strategies
  • Presented findings to improve team strategies and operations, utilizing statistical techniques for hypothesis testing and customer segmentation.

Business Analyst

Amazon.com
09.2014 - 12.2018
  • Identified gaps in customer service processes using data analysis, collaborating with tech and business teams to design solutions
  • Designed Excel VBA reports to save time on manual processes, enhancing productivity
  • Calculated savings in contacts, concessions, and FTE for process improvement projects.

Senior Business Analyst

MU SIGMA Business Solutions
08.2012 - 09.2014
  • Analyzed data for the 'US Ads' team of a leading search engine, proposing strategies that increased revenue by 4%
  • Led a team of 4 data analysts, improving employee engagement through training and personal meetings
  • Developed metrics to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.

Education

BE in Information Technology -

Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Pune, MH
01.2012

Skills

  • Advanced Data Analysis & Statistical Modeling
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Team Leadership & Development
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Business Acumen & Strategic Thinking
  • BI Tools (Tableau, QuickSight, R, Minitab)
  • Programming Languages (Python, SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL)
  • Database Management (AWS S3, Redshift, Oracle, Snowflake)

Awards

  • Represented Amazon CS ACES team in the worldwide BA summit in Seattle.
  • Two ideas selected in the top 20 list of the 2015 CS hackathon.
  • Awarded for effective delivery through additional insight generation at Mu Sigma.
  • Contributed innovative ideas during "FedEx" day at Mu Sigma as part of BTI – Building the Institute.

Timeline

Business Intelligence Engineer Manager

Amazon.com
08.2022 - Current

Senior Data Analyst

Coinbase
12.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Business Intelligence Engineer

Amazon.com
12.2018 - 12.2021

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon.com
01.2018 - 12.2018

Business Analyst

Amazon.com
09.2014 - 12.2018

Senior Business Analyst

MU SIGMA Business Solutions
08.2012 - 09.2014

BE in Information Technology -

Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Priyanka Kayal