Arvind Kumar

About Arvind Kumar

Product leader driving AI-enabled, governance-first data platforms that deliver scalable impact across industries. I bring 9+ years of experience leading data platform and AI-driven product initiatives at the intersection of strategy, compliance, and large-scale engineering execution. I operate as a platform owner—defining product vision, roadmap, and delivery while managing high-performing engineering teams and partnering closely with executive stakeholders.At Moody’s Analytics, I lead enterprise data platforms, overseeing a team of 6+ developers. I own end-to-end product strategy for cloud-native, governance-driven architectures that power trusted analytics, regulatory reporting, and decision intelligence at scale.My work focuses on building authoritative systems that ensure data accuracy, lineage, and consistency across domains—enabling robust risk management, compliance, and downstream analytics.Key achievements include:Driving AI integration within the Model Control Platform to automate compliance checks, strengthen model lifecycle governance, and enable predictive analyticsArchitecting real-time and batch pipelines using Databricks, Kafka, and Snowflake, reducing data discrepancies by 30% and accelerating insight deliveryImplementing enterprise data governance and stewardship frameworks to improve auditability, scalability, and cross-domain data reuseBeyond strategy, I remain execution-focused—leading roadmap planning, sprint execution, retrospectives, and delivery governance while ensuring teams are aligned to clear business outcomes. I collaborate extensively with stakeholders across engineering, data science, compliance, finance, and executive leadership.Previously, I led platform initiatives that delivered 40% cost reduction,$2M+ in integration value, and AI/ML-powered workflows that modernized enterprise data operations.Core Focus: Product Strategy | People Leadership | Executive Stakeholder Management | Data Governance | AI Platforms | Cloud-Native ArchitectureTech: Databricks | Kafka | Snowflake | AI/ML Pipelines | APIs | Power BI | TableauI build trusted, AI-enabled data platforms that turn complex enterprise data into a strategic asset, enabling smarter decision-making and scalable impact.

Experience

1. Associate Director - Product Manager

   Moody's Analytics

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra

  Bachelor's degree, Physics Chemistry and Maths

  2013 — 2015

• Kalinga University, Raipur

  Engineer's degree, Computer Science

  2015 — 2017

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

  MBA

  2022 — 2024