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# Guru Gautham on Tal

## Headline

Driving transformations \| Ex\-Ola Electric, OlaCabs, Mu\-Sigma

## About

Seasoned professional with 7 years of experience in helping teams improve their business through data\-driven decision making\. Lead and delivered multiple high\-dollar impact projects at various levels of the decision supply chain across different industry verticals such as aviation, insurance, logistics and electric mobility\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Product Owner at Mercedes\-Benz Research and Development India, Dec 2022 \- Present · 3 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Product Manager at Bolt, Feb 2022 \- Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Driving product development and business metrics through customer centric product initiatives\.

Senior Program Manager at Ola Electric Mobility Pvt\. Ltd\., Apr 2021 \- May 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, Leading strategy and deployment of Charging Infrastructure for electric vehicles\.

Program Manager at Ola Electric Mobility Pvt\. Ltd\., Jun 2019 \- Apr 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Part of the team that was responsible to establishing Swapping Stations for Battery As A Service \(BAAS\) product for 2W,3W and e\-rickshaw vehicles\. Operations were live in Gurugram with a catchment of 400 vehicles\. \- Developed an in\-house product in collaboration of with Data Science Team to aggregate consumer demand and optimize the charging infra facilities required\. \- Lead the market study to scale up BAAS in the city of Delhi spanning over 3 months to develop detailed understanding of e\-rickshaw business \- Responsible for stake holder management with partners across Government and Private establishments to deploy Swapping Stations across Delhi and other major cities \- Currently leading the team to strategize and implement Fast Charging Solutions for multiple form factors across India

Program Manager \- Business Finance at Ola \(ANI Technologies Pvt\. Ltd\), Oct 2016 \- Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Handled multiple portfolios such as Auto, Share, Bike, Shuttle, FoodPanda & OlaElectric with a cumulative annual turnover of $370 million Part of the core team which scaled and transformed Auto business by 20 X creating low cost travel proposition for customers with improved earnings for driver partners by o Developing different business models with financial implications o Implementation and monitoring of business plans o Driving reviews with CXOs o Providing cost optimization solutions which helped business save nearly $4 million

Business Analyst at Ola \(ANI Technologies Pvt\. Ltd\), Mar 2015 \- Oct 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Part of the Core team created to strategize and execute projects under New Initiatives Initiative such as OlaStore, OlaCafe, OlaExpress and OlaBike\. Launch activities were ably handled, post which responsibilities where focused on planning, analytics support and handling daily operations\.

Decision Scientist at Mu Sigma, Jul 2013 \- Mar 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos, Developed integrated data warehousing system and implemented analytics engine for clients based in Insurance and Aviation domains\. For the client in Aviation domain, a leading carrier based out of Singapore, projects handled where related to Customer Segmentation and Optimizing Fuel Consumption\. For the client in Insurance domain, a Fraud Engine was designed to filter insurance claims failing to meet medical and business requirements\. Key outcomes: \- The aviation major realized an opportunity to save $1\.28 million by optimizing discretionary fuel loading in the Boeing 747 fleet that it operates\. \- A potential of $6 million of annual savings was realized for Insurance Giant's unit operating in Gulf\. \- This pilot project was institutionalized across the organisation and replicated to other geographies

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \(BEng\), Instrumentation Technology, Bangalore institute of technology

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