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title: "Alka Pandey - Data Science and AI Leader at Unilever in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Alka Pandey on Tal

## Headline

Data Science and AI Leader at Unilever \| Top 10 Data Scientist in India \|Speaker \| Mentor \| Analytics Trainer \| Coach \| Published Author\|40 under 40 Data Scientist \| Leadership \| Strategy

## About

As the Innovation Lead at at Unilever, I lead a team of data professionals for the AI platform initiatives on the Distributor Management System \(DMS\)\. I am responsible for developing and industrializing machine learning solutions for recommendations, predictive analytics, and natural language processing\. I have 11\+ years of experience in data science and analytics, with expertise in Python, supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, and applied statistics\. I am passionate about learning, teaching, and writing\. I have trained over 5000 people worldwide on machine learning and artificial intelligence, and I am a visiting faculty for M\.Tech programs on data science at various institutes\. I have also published a book of poems called "Grey", which is listed globally\. I hold a Master's degree in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence from International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, and a Certificate in Spanish Language from THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY\. My goal is to leverage my skills and knowledge to create value and impact for businesses and society\. My book "Grey" is listed globally\. Links below: Amazon\.in : https://www\.amazon\.in/dp/1637455607 Flipkart : https://www\.flipkart\.com/grey/p/itmde02b4fc74d10?pid=9781637455609&affid=editornoti Amazon\.com : https://www\.amazon\.com/dp/1637455607 Amazon UK : https://www\.amazon\.co\.uk/dp/1637455607 Amazon Kindle: https://www\.amazon\.in/Grey\-Alka\-Pandey\-ebook/dp/B08T7L6G6V Rakuten Kobo : https://www\.kobo\.com/in/en/ebook/grey\-34 Connect with me: https://linktr\.ee/helloalkapandey

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

elevenlabs

gemini

grok

hugging face

ollama

openai

## Work experience

Data Science and AI Leader at Unilever at Unilever, Dec 2025 \- Present · 9 mos, On\-site

Expert at Coding Ninjas, Dec 2023 \- Oct 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Visiting Professor at Masters' Union, Jan 2023 \- Dec 2024 · 2 yrs, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Senior Manager \- Data Science and AI at Unilever at Unilever, Mar 2022 \- Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leading a team of Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Data Engineers for the recommendations of the Distributor Management System\. Responsible for all AI Initiatives on Machine Learning, Data Science, Industrialization, MLOps of the solution

Manager \- Data Scientist at Schneider Electric, Apr 2021 \- Mar 2022 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Technical Trainer at upGrad, Mar 2019 \- Feb 2023 · 4 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data Scientist at Schneider Electric, Dec 2018 \- Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Global Supply Chain Analytics and Management

## Education

Leadership Development Program, Business Administration and Management, General, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Master's degree, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

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