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Gaurav Shukla

Vice President @ Carlsberg Group | AI, Machine Learning

Gurugram

13+ years of work experience

Carlsberg Group GCC (Managed by GSPANN)
Nov 202510 mosPresent

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Spearheaded the AI practice for Core and Generative AI at Carlsberg Group, fostering innovation across product lines. • Collaborated with Sales, Engagement, and Talent Acquisition teams to align AI initiatives with business goals. • Managed stakeholder relationships with end users, clients, and business partners to ensure project success.
EY
Mar 20205 yrs 4 mosJun 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

In my role as Associate Director at EY GDS, I built and led multiple high-performing agile product teams, ensuring effective collaboration across vendors and clients to deliver enterprise-grade solutions at scale. I drove the engineering vision and roadmap for complex AI/ML-based platforms, including the Universal AI Platform and Workforce Intelligence, which had a significant business impact valued at over $30M. My focus on scalable, microservices-based architecture using Kubernetes and service mesh enabled multi-tenant resilience and operational scalability. I also embedded AI/ML models into enterprise platforms, enhancing automation and decision support, resulting in a 20% uplift in product functionality. Additionally, I orchestrated agile transformations across business units, achieving a 25% boost in delivery speed and improving stakeholder satisfaction. Achievements: I successfully delivered flagship products such as the Universal AI Platform, EY Workforce Platform, and Supply Chain Intelligence Platform, collectively generating over $15M in ROI. I developed a next-gen multi-tenant enterprise platform that improved compliance and reduced operational costs by 18%. My strategic vision and team-building excellence were recognized by leadership, resulting in a 15% uplift in team productivity and consistently exceeding delivery SLAs. Furthermore, I pioneered the integration of generative AI into legacy systems, which accelerated innovation cycles and reduced decision latency by 15%.
McKinsey & Company
Feb 20155 yrs 2 mosMar 2020

Bangalore

As a Digital Expert at McKinsey Digital Labs, I led end-to-end digital transformation and product engineering initiatives across APAC, EMEA, and LATAM. I collaborated with strategic partners to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions, including the Flash Sale platform, which supported over 500K concurrent users. My role involved driving AI and chatbot innovation using advanced technologies, establishing delivery governance, and implementing agile operating models across cross-functional teams. I championed agile product lifecycle practices that significantly reduced time-to-market while ensuring compliance and delivery efficiency across regions. Achievements: I successfully implemented key digital transformation projects that enhanced operational efficiency and customer experience. My initiatives led to a reduction in time-to-market by 18%, while maintaining high standards of compliance and cross-regional delivery efficiency.
EMC
Aug 20131 yr 7 mosFeb 2015

Bangalore

At EMC I worked on System development using Spring stack, Rabbit MQ, Redis, Gemfire, Greenplum, SQL fire, Hadoop and Apache Kafka. Here i did rapid prototyping and did system development using Agile methodology. As a Solutions Architect/Consultant I worked with clients and was the mentor for a lot of colleagues.
hCentive, Inc.
Dec 20129 mosAug 2013

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

As a senior Technical architect, I have to work towards making of public and private exchanges in the health care domain using Java/J2EE technology stacks.

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Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master of Technology - MTech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

20232 yrs2025
University of Allahabad

MTech, Information Technology

University of Allahabad

20042 yrs2006

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Headline

Vice President @ Carlsberg Group | AI, Machine Learning

About

With extensive experience spanning multiple leadership roles, I am currently serving as Vice President at Carlsberg Group GCC. My focus lies in spearheading the AI practice for both Core and Generative AI initiatives, fostering innovation across product lines. I collaborate with Sales, Engagement, and Talent Acquisition teams to align AI strategies with broader business objectives, ensuring value-driven outcomes. My career has been defined by a commitment to client and stakeholder management, business lifecycle oversight, and creating impactful product and technical roadmaps. At Carlsberg Group, I manage stakeholder relationships with end users, clients, and business partners to drive successful project execution.

Location

Gurugram

AI stack

codex

cursor

github copilot

lovable

mcp

llama.cpp

Work experience

Vice President at Carlsberg Group GCC (Managed by GSPANN), Nov 2025 - Present · 10 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Spearheaded the AI practice for Core and Generative AI at Carlsberg Group, fostering innovation across product lines. • Collaborated with Sales, Engagement, and Talent Acquisition teams to align AI initiatives with business goals. • Managed stakeholder relationships with end users, clients, and business partners to ensure project success.

Associate Director at EY, Mar 2020 - Jun 2025 · 5 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, In my role as Associate Director at EY GDS, I built and led multiple high-performing agile product teams, ensuring effective collaboration across vendors and clients to deliver enterprise-grade solutions at scale. I drove the engineering vision and roadmap for complex AI/ML-based platforms, including the Universal AI Platform and Workforce Intelligence, which had a significant business impact valued at over $30M. My focus on scalable, microservices-based architecture using Kubernetes and service mesh enabled multi-tenant resilience and operational scalability. I also embedded AI/ML models into enterprise platforms, enhancing automation and decision support, resulting in a 20% uplift in product functionality. Additionally, I orchestrated agile transformations across business units, achieving a 25% boost in delivery speed and improving stakeholder satisfaction. Achievements: I successfully delivered flagship products such as the Universal AI Platform, EY Workforce Platform, and Supply Chain Intelligence Platform, collectively generating over $15M in ROI. I developed a next-gen multi-tenant enterprise platform that improved compliance and reduced operational costs by 18%. My strategic vision and team-building excellence were recognized by leadership, resulting in a 15% uplift in team productivity and consistently exceeding delivery SLAs. Furthermore, I pioneered the integration of generative AI into legacy systems, which accelerated innovation cycles and reduced decision latency by 15%.

Digital expert at McKinsey & Company, Feb 2015 - Mar 2020 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Bangalore, As a Digital Expert at McKinsey Digital Labs, I led end-to-end digital transformation and product engineering initiatives across APAC, EMEA, and LATAM. I collaborated with strategic partners to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions, including the Flash Sale platform, which supported over 500K concurrent users. My role involved driving AI and chatbot innovation using advanced technologies, establishing delivery governance, and implementing agile operating models across cross-functional teams. I championed agile product lifecycle practices that significantly reduced time-to-market while ensuring compliance and delivery efficiency across regions. Achievements: I successfully implemented key digital transformation projects that enhanced operational efficiency and customer experience. My initiatives led to a reduction in time-to-market by 18%, while maintaining high standards of compliance and cross-regional delivery efficiency.

Senior Architect/Consultant at EMC, Aug 2013 - Feb 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bangalore, At EMC I worked on System development using Spring stack, Rabbit MQ, Redis, Gemfire, Greenplum, SQL fire, Hadoop and Apache Kafka. Here i did rapid prototyping and did system development using Agile methodology. As a Solutions Architect/Consultant I worked with clients and was the mentor for a lot of colleagues.

Senior Technical Architect at hCentive, Inc., Dec 2012 - Aug 2013 · 9 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, As a senior Technical architect, I have to work towards making of public and private exchanges in the health care domain using Java/J2EE technology stacks.

Education

Master of Technology - MTech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

MTech, Information Technology, University of Allahabad