Akshul Agarwal

About Akshul Agarwal

Data is only valuable when it changes decisions.As a Data Analytics Manager at Warner Bros. Discovery, I work at the intersection of analytics, business intelligence, and strategy, building reporting frameworks and insights that support leadership in driving growth and performance.Over the last 8+ years, I’ve worked across Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Strategy, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to track performance, identify growth opportunities, and translate complex datasets into clear business actions. My strength lies in combining technical depth with business context, ensuring analytics is not just accurate, but impactful.I specialize in SQL, GenAI, reporting automation, KPI governance, and data storytelling, with a focus on driving measurable outcomes in growth and business performance. I enjoy solving ambiguous problems, building executive-ready dashboards, and enabling decision-making through structured analytics.I believe the best analytics is not just accurate, it’s actionable.

Experience

1. Manager, Data Analytics

   Warner Bros. Discovery

   Apr 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Lead analytics and business intelligence initiatives supporting APAC leadership, owning the delivery of high impact insights, KPI frameworks, and performance reporting across multiple business functions.•Designed and scaled 10+ executive dashboards in Power BI for senior leadership, enabling real time visibility into subscription growth, retention performance, and strategic business KPIs.•Drove a 4X increase in dashboard adoption by building standardized KPI definitions, improving usability, and implementing self serve reporting workflows across stakeholder teams.•Partnered with cross-functional teams including Strategy, Marketing, Retention, Product, and Customer Experience (CX) to translate business priorities into scalable reporting solutions and actionable insights.•Supported 50+ business users across APAC by delivering role based dashboards, automated reporting, and recurring performance deep dives that improved decision speed and execution clarity.•Delivered analytics that directly contributed to 2X growth in subscriptions, enabling leadership teams to identify growth drivers, optimize funnel performance, and prioritize high impact initiatives.•Built repeatable reporting frameworks and insight narratives for business reviews, ensuring consistent performance tracking and measurable accountability across stakeholder groups.•Acted as a strategic advisor to senior stakeholders, translating complex datasets into executive ready insights and recommendations that influenced business planning and operational execution.•Institutionalized analytics best practices by creating reusable dashboard templates and reporting playbooks, improving scalability and ensuring consistent decision-making across teams.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2011 — 2015

• Northeastern University

  Master’s Degree, Engineering Management

  2016 — 2018