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title: "Pradeep Katla - Head of Data Analytics & AI - Platforms & Aftersales in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Pradeep Katla, Digital & AI for Sustainability | CDAO | Passionate Life Long Learner & Mentor based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes gemini, langchain, and ollama."
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# Pradeep Katla on Tal

## Headline

Digital & AI for Sustainability \| CDAO \| Passionate Life Long Learner & Mentor

## About

I help enterprises translate Digital, Data & AI into measurable business outcomes at scale without silos, complexity, or friction\. Versatile Digital Transformation & Data Analytics Leader with 20\+ years of experience delivering enterprise\-scale digital solutions, data & AI transformation initiatives, driving innovation, revenue growth, automation and leading global teams\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

gemini

langchain

ollama

openai

## Work experience

Head of Data Analytics & AI \- Platforms & Aftersales at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India \(DTICI\), Dec 2021 \- Present · 4 yrs 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Driving global teams to deliver enterprise scale data analytics solutions with focus on customer needs, by shaping strategy, governance, architecture, and organizational change, while leading expert teams towards impactful business outcomes\. 1\. Lead for Data Platforms, Data Products across domains of Engineering, Connectivity, Finance, Sales, After Sales\. 2\. Strategic Global Data Platforms & Tech Stack establishment 3\. Portfolio Management to discover and deliver high value Data Products & AI /GenAI usecases 4\. Capability Lead for Data Engineering Competency 5\. Build and Lead High Performance global cross functional capabilities Deliver strategic intelligent process and solutions for global customer service & parts driving 24h fleet uptime, customer experience and profitability\. Deliver the data foundation "data analytics at every desk" \- Standard Data & AI Platform \- Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Palantir Stacks , high\-value data products \- Socio Tech Data Mesh with Capability Development for Product Management, Data Engineering, Data Analytics and Digital Transformation\. \#DataStrategy \#DataMesh \#DataPlatform \#DataProducts \#Analytics \#DataMonetization \#Cloud & Data \#Azure \#Power BI \#Tableau \#SAP \#Snowflake

Senior Manager \- Big Data Analytics at Mercedes\-Benz Research and Development India, Apr 2016 \- Nov 2021 · 5 yrs 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, At Daimler Truck, our Data & AI team advances global data analytics and AI solutions, emphasizing customer\-focused strategies, and alignment with organizational transformation and business strategy\. As a senior leader, my role in Data and AI strategy is to shape our approach to value oriented AI adaption, enterprise\-scale capability, value oriented portfolio, global technology stack frameworks in collaboration with our global internal and external stakeholder ecosystem, ensuring that our initiatives directly support our overarching corporate goals\. Steering the Global Data Strategy and Platforms implementations for Daimler Trucks across regions\. Contribution Margin Upliftment, Pricing, Customer Analytics, Integrated Performance Management, Procurement Analytics

Digital Transformation Manager at Mercedes\-Benz Research and Development India, Sep 2011 \- Mar 2016 · 4 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Conceptualize, Deliver Strategic Digital Transformation Programs and Lead In\-house Domain and Technical Competencies \# Process Automation \# Change Management \#Mechatronics

Product Manager at Mercedes\-Benz Research and Development India, Jan 2012 \- Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Bangalore

## Education

CDO: Chief Digital Officer Programme, Indian School of Business

BE\(Hons\), Chemical Eng\., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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