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Rahul Srivastava

Bothell,USA

Summary

Analytics executive with 12+ years of experience designing and scaling measurement, experimentation, and decision systems that drive growth and inform executive trade-offs. Proven track record across Google, Microsoft, and strategy consulting, partnering with senior stakeholders to translate complex data into clear narratives that influence product strategy, investment decisions, and customer engagement. Deep experience applying experimentation, causal analysis, and advanced analytics to quantify impact, optimize performance, and guide business decisions in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications

Work History

Head of Product, UX, Data & AI

GOOGLE
12.2024 - Current

Leading marketing science, analytics, and experimentation across the Google Cloud Learning ecosystem, partnering with product, content, and leadership teams to measure impact, optimize engagement, and guide investment decisions.

  • Built and led measurement and experimentation strategy to evaluate content, experience, and launch performance, informing prioritization and investment decisions at scale.
  • Drove the successful launch of Google Skills, achieving 1M+ signups and 750K+ learners in the first month through disciplined test design, sequencing, and performance tracking.
  • Designed and operationalized self-serve analytics, dashboards, and metric layers used by product, partner, and leadership teams to track MAU, retention, and engagement drivers.
  • Led advanced analytics and data science initiatives that quantified the relationship between learning engagement and Google Cloud consumption, demonstrating 2–3× higher likelihood of increased usage.
  • Partnered cross-functionally with product, UX, and partners to translate insights into roadmap changes, content strategy, and ecosystem investments.Scaled platform reach to 250M+ learners by building and aligning a multi-partner ecosystem (DeepMind, Grow with Google, AI Boost Bites, and others) around shared platform goals.
  • Built an integrated, self-serve data, analytics, and experimentation capability supporting 300+ internal and partner users, enabling OKR tracking, real-time performance visibility, and data-informed product decisions.
  • Led data science and experimentation initiatives that quantified the impact of learning engagement on MAU, retention, and Google Cloud consumption (showing 2–3× higher odds of increased usage), directly informing roadmap prioritization and investment decisions.

Senior Director – Strategy, Analytics, Planning & Operations

MICROSOFT
07.2021 - 12.2024

Established analytics, measurement, and experimentation capabilities for Azure learning and engagement platforms, serving as a strategic advisor to product and business leaders.

  • Defined platform-wide measurement frameworks integrating product, engagement, and financial metrics to guide executive decision-making.
  • Scaled the Azure learning platform to 100M MAU by embedding analytics and experimentation into planning, launch, and optimization cycles.
  • Modernized analytics and reporting infrastructure, reducing costs by 40%, improving performance by 90%, and tripling active decision-makers.
  • Applied advanced analytics and early AI-driven insights to surface trade-offs, growth levers, and efficiency opportunities.
  • Delivered measurable business outcomes, including $5M+ in cost efficiencies and a +3-point CSAT improvement.

Principal Data & Applied Science Manager

MICROSOFT
08.2020 - 07.2021

Led analytics and applied data science initiatives supporting 100+ customer- and sales-facing products and 200K+ monthly active users. Built scalable analytics frameworks and experimentation platforms that improved insight velocity and enabled product teams to make faster, data-informed roadmap and execution decisions.

Senior Manager, Data & Applied Science

MICROSOFT
02.2018 - 08.2020
Applied machine learning, experimentation, and user insights to improve product experience and operational efficiency across customer experience platforms. Delivered automation and sentiment analysis initiatives that drove 10× efficiency gains, improved internal product satisfaction by 30%, and supported decisions with an estimated $25M+ revenue impact.

Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Seattle, WA
07.2014 - 02.2018
Led analytics-driven transformation programs for financial services clients, supporting pricing strategy, operational improvement, and digital modernization. Delivered reusable analytics solutions that drove measurable cost savings, revenue improvement, and strategic insight across multiple client engagements.

Senior Consultant

Mu Sigma
Seattle, Washington
06.2012 - 07.2014
Delivered analytics solutions for large enterprise clients focused on revenue growth, pricing optimization, and platform performance. Supported Fortune 500 clients, including Microsoft and Costco, in translating data into actionable decisions across marketing and monetization use cases.

Education

B.E. - Information Technology

PES Institute of Technology
Bangalore

M.S. - Financial Mathematics

University of Southern California

Skills

  • Marketing Science & Measurement Strategy
  • Experimentation & Causal Inference
  • Executive Decision Support & Storytelling
  • Advanced Analytics, Modeling & Forecasting
  • Platform-Scale Analytics & Data Science
  • High-Performing Team & Practice Leadership

Certification

Scripting & Analysis: SQL, Python, Excel, Google Sheets

Timeline

Head of Product, UX, Data & AI

GOOGLE
12.2024 - Current

Senior Director – Strategy, Analytics, Planning & Operations

MICROSOFT
07.2021 - 12.2024

Principal Data & Applied Science Manager

MICROSOFT
08.2020 - 07.2021

Senior Manager, Data & Applied Science

MICROSOFT
02.2018 - 08.2020

Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers
07.2014 - 02.2018

Senior Consultant

Mu Sigma
06.2012 - 07.2014

B.E. - Information Technology

PES Institute of Technology

M.S. - Financial Mathematics

University of Southern California
Rahul Srivastava