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# Karthikeyan Kannan on Tal

## Headline

Senior Director at Visa

## About

I lead Data & AI transformation programs that reshape how large enterprises operate, compete, and scale\. Over 18\+ years, I’ve built and modernized data platforms that power real‑time decisions, improve transaction success, and strengthen regulatory compliance across global markets\. My career has been defined by taking complex, high‑stakes data ecosystems and turning them into resilient, open‑source, future‑ready platforms\. I’ve led multi‑country data‑localization initiatives , built global engineering teams from the ground up, and delivered products that directly impact revenue, customer experience, and operational efficiency\. My work sits at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and regulatory responsibility—where data platforms become business enablers, not just infrastructure\. My leadership is reinforced by executive education in AI strategy from ISB and advanced deep‑learning systems from IISc, giving me the ability to translate emerging AI capabilities into practical, scalable business value\. I focus on helping organizations modernize responsibly, adopt AI with clarity, and build data foundations that support long‑term growth\. Across roles from Staff Engineer to Senior Director, I’ve consistently driven modernization at scale, developed high‑performing global teams, and delivered data and AI platforms that enable enterprises to move faster, operate smarter, and make better decisions\.Manager\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

github copilot

Cline

## Work experience

Senior Director at Visa, Mar 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Director at Visa, May 2018 \- Mar 2024 · 5 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead Software Engineer at Visa, May 2016 \- Apr 2018 · 2 yrs, BANGALORE, • Solution Architect • Design new applications out of Big data environment \. • Lead a team which will work on building a data lake in Hadoop Environment\.

Module Leader at WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, Oct 2010 \- Feb 2011 · 5 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, • Lead the Development team of 7\-9 members\. • Created Architecture for the new system\. • Created the migration plan to new system\. • Mentored team members on developing the Abinitio graphs & unix scripts

Application developer at IBM, Aug 2006 \- Sep 2010 · 4 yrs 2 mos, San Francisco Bay Area,Bengaluru

## Education

Master of Computer Applications \(MCA\), Mathematics and Computer Science, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

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