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# Lekha Patel on Tal

## Headline

Data & AI Leader \| Data Engineering, Analytics & AI \| AI/ML, GenAI & Agentic AI \| Enterprise Data Products \| Decision Intelligence

## About

I am a Data, Analytics & AI leader with 19\+ years of technology experience, focused on building and leading enterprise\-scale Data Engineering, Analytics and AI capabilities that deliver measurable business outcomes\. At Adobe, I led a \~50\-member organization across Data Engineering, Analytics and AI, with responsibility for a multi\-million\-dollar portfolio and a \~22 PB governed enterprise data estate supporting global Digital Marketing\. I lead through a Senior Manager, Managers and senior technical leaders, with accountability for organization design, technology direction, portfolio priorities, demand intake frameworks, investment decisions, cloud economics, governance and execution\. My teams operate at the intersection of strategy, architecture and execution: • Improving Operational Efficiency & Value: Built and scaled AI\-powered capabilities that reduced routine repeat analyst questions by \~60%, while GenAI\-driven performance intelligence eliminated significant recurring Data Engineering and Data Science reporting effort\. • Scaling Next\-Generation AI: Conceived and productized GenerativeAI \(GenAI\) and Agentic AI capabilities using LLMs, multi\-agent orchestration, RAG/GraphRAG, knowledge graphs, semantic layers, taxonomy and ontology to deliver enterprise decision intelligence and recommendation capabilities\. • Shaping Technology & Architecture: Stay closely involved in architecture decisions and technical trade\-offs across scalability, reliability, security, cloud economics, AI evaluation, governance and production readiness, while engineering leaders and teams own detailed implementation under clear build\-versus\-support boundaries\. I combine Data Engineering depth with AI product leadership, cross cultural collaboration across time zones, and organization scale — translating emerging technology into capabilities that are technically sound, economically viable and valuable to the business\. Focus: Data & AI Strategy \| Data Engineering \| Analytics \| Enterprise Data Products \| AI/ML & GenAI Products \| Agentic AI & Multi\-Agent Systems \| LLMs \| RAG/GraphRAG \| Knowledge Graphs & Semantic Layers \| Decision Intelligence \| Personalization & Recommendation \| Product Strategy \| Technology Strategy & Architecture \| AI Governance \| Organization & Engineering Leadership \| Global Capability Center \(GCC\) Leadership \| GCC Operating Models & Ways of Working \(WoW\)

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude

codex

cursor

langgraph

mistral

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Engineering Leader – Data Engineering & Analytics \(Director\-Level Scope\) at Adobe, Sep 2022 \- Sep 2026 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Data & AI Leader \| Group Manager, Data Engineering & Analytics Lead a \~50\-member Data Engineering, Analytics and AI organization for Adobe’s global Digital Marketing business, with responsibility for a multi\-million\-dollar portfolio and a \~22 PB governed enterprise data estate\. Lead through Senior Manager, Managers and senior technical leaders, partnering with Directors, VPs and SVPs on technology strategy, priorities and investment decisions\. • Enterprise\-Scale Data Engineering: Lead Data Engineering capabilities across a \~22 PB governed web\-data estate on Databricks, supporting reusable data products, analytics, Data Science/ML and production AI\. • Next\-Generation AI: Conceived and productized GenAI and Agentic AI capabilities using multi\-agent orchestration, RAG/GraphRAG, knowledge graphs and semantic layers to deliver conversational decision intelligence, personalization and recommendation\. • Technology & Architecture Leadership: Set direction across architecture, scalability, reliability, security, AI evaluation, governance and cost/performance trade\-offs while teams own detailed implementation\. • AI\-Driven Efficiency: Reduced routine repeat analyst questions by \~60% and materially reduced recurring Data Engineering and Data Science effort through GenAI\-powered performance intelligence\. • Cloud Economics: Reduced cloud/compute spend by 30% while supporting continued growth in data and AI workloads\. • Organizational Transformation: Transformed an escalated Data Engineering organization through org redesign, leadership development and stronger governance, restoring stakeholder confidence and execution predictability\. • Strategic Roadmaps & Execution: Own portfolio priorities and product roadmaps, sustaining \~95% delivery against committed outcomes over 2\.5\+ years\. • Agentic AI & Advanced Analytics: Lead AI\-ready data products, anomaly/contribution analysis, forecasting, causal measurement and governed human\-in\-the\-loop Agentic AI initiatives\.

Senior Manager \- Data Engineering at Commonwealth Bank, May 2021 \- Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Built the Data Engineering and Technical Business Analysis capability for Commonwealth Bank’s Retail Banking division within the Bengaluru GCC\. • Capability Building & Talent Strategy: Built the Data Engineering and Technical Business Analysis practices from the ground up, establishing internal engineering capability to support Retail Banking data products and delivery\. • Vendor Transition & Insourcing: Led the transition of data pipeline development from strategic vendors to the internal GCC organization, strengthening engineering ownership, accountability and long\-term capability\. • Global Engineering Governance: Established the development governance model across engineering delivery, quality and stakeholder engagement, aligning the Bengaluru GCC with Australian technology teams and broader global stakeholders\. • Target Operating Model: Partnered with Operations leadership to define clear development versus production\-support responsibilities, delivery guardrails and engineering\-to\-operations handoffs\. • Enterprise Data Engineering: Led enterprise data capabilities, pipelines and data products for Retail Banking in close partnership with global technology teams\. • Legacy Modernization: Led modernization of legacy data products toward a scalable Data\-as\-a\-Service operating model focused on reliability, adoption and faster time\-to\-insight\.

Project Manager \- Data, Analytics & Compliance at Shell, Mar 2018 \- May 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Led global product and technology programs across Data, Analytics and Compliance within Shell Trading amp; Supply\. • Replaced spreadsheet\-heavy pricing calculations with data\-driven recommendations by owning the roadmap and global delivery of a wholesale\-pricing product\. Launched in Germany and Austria, then expanded to Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong following adoption\. • Implemented point\-in\-time sanctions controls through a multi\-year transformation spanning 20\+ technology teams across North America, EMEA and APAC\. Resolved stakeholder resistance, legacy\-system dependencies and cross\-team execution blockers\. • Managed multi\-million\-dollar technology programs across Data, Analytics, Compliance and FinOps, with accountability for budgeting, forecasting, capacity, contract scope and delivery risk\.• Managed an Endur ETRM project within the Trading amp; Supply technology portfolio\.

Technical Delivery Manager \(Thomson Reuters Account\) at Tata Consultancy Services, Mar 2014 \- Mar 2018 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Bangalore, Managed \~20 concurrent enterprise initiatives for the Thomson Reuters account across distributed teams totaling 50\+ people\. Led delivery through dotted\-line Project Managers and Technical Leads in India, the UK and the US\. • Delivered enterprise data and business\-system transformations, including BI and data warehouse initiatives, Siebel\-to\-Salesforce migration and SAP HANA integration\. • Managed programs supporting the IP amp; Science divestiture to Clarivate Analytics, coordinating delivery across enterprise systems and stakeholders\. • Owned resource planning, project financials, delivery risk and customer escalations across the portfolio\.

Project Manager at Thomson Reuters, Jun 2013 \- Mar 2014 · 10 mos, Bangalore, Led global Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, data warehouse and enterprise reporting initiatives using Informatica and Business Objects\.Coordinated technical delivery across engineering teams and global stakeholders\. Transitioned to TCS with the outsourced India team in March 2014\.

Oracle Apex Lead at Mahindra Satyam, Nov 2010 \- Jun 2013 · 2 y 7 mo, Bengaluru

Oracle Administrator at DDB Mudra Group, Jul 2010 \- Nov 2010 · 4 mo, Ahmedabad

Data Analyst at Bizteon Inc, Jan 2009 \- Dec 2009 · 11 mo, Dallas USA

Intern at Mary Kay Inc\., May 2007 \- Nov 2008 · 1 y 6 mo, Dallas USA

## Education

Master of Business Administration \(M\.B\.A\.\), Information Technology Project Management, The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelor of Architecture \(B\.Arch\.\), Architecture, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

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