Bilal Ahmed

About Bilal Ahmed

Over 20 years, I have led Master Data Management and enterprise architecture initiatives across global insurance, retail, and logistics enterprises. My work spans the full arc of modern data infrastructure — from building one of the earliest big-data text mining engines for customer sentiment analysis, to architecting Data Lake solutions in emerging markets, to leading MDM strategy and data governance programs across large multinational enterprises.What I bring to senior data leadership engagements— Deep MDM expertise across party, policy, and address mastery in regulated, high-complexity environments— A track record of making structural architectural decisions early — before the market confirms them — and building the systems that support them at scale— AI-forward thinking: I design classification engines, automation pipelines, and intelligent data layers that encode judgment, not just process data— Cross-functional fluency: I translate between executive stakeholders and technical delivery teams without losing precision on either side— Integration experience across D&B, Moody\'s, SAP, Informatica MDM, Snowflake, MuleSoft, and modern cloud data stacksI am passionate about the intersection of data mastery and AI-driven intelligence — particularly in environments where the quality of data architecture determines the quality of business decisions downstream.Open to connecting with data leaders, architects, and practitioners working on hard data problems in insurance, financial services, and logistics.

Experience

1. Manager Projects Lead Business Analyst Mdm & Digital Transformation

   Cognizant

   Nov 2021 — Present · US

   Directing end-to-end MDM strategy and digital transformation delivery for a large multinational insurance client — leading cross-functional teams, governing enterprise data integrations, and driving policy mastery initiatives that improve underwriting accuracy and operational efficiency.· MDM program leadership: Led cross-functional delivery teams across end-to-end MDM initiatives — owning requirement analysis, project execution, and budget governance for large-scale insurance data programs.· Enterprise data integration: Architected and managed complex integrations with external data providers — ensuring accurate, governed data flow across the enterprise ecosystem using Informatica MDM Hub, DataStage, Snowflake, and MuleSoft.· Policy mastery & process optimization: Drove policy-linkage and policy-administration improvements — identifying and resolving critical data gaps that directly improved operational efficiency and underwriting profitability.· Technical-business translation: Served as primary bridge between executive stakeholders and technical delivery teams — translating complex business requirements into precise technical specifications across a modern enterprise data stack.Technologies: Informatica MDM Hub · DataStage · Snowflake · MuleSoft · SOA · Data Governance

Education

• Government College University (GCU), Lahore

  Bcs, Information Technology

  2001 — 2005

• Lahore University of Management Sciences

  MS, Computer Science

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Saas
• Visual Studio
• Sql
• Asp.net
• Xml
• Oracle
• Data Mining
• Cloud Computing
• Web Services
• Software Development
• Nosql
• Python
• C#
• .net
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Tfs
• Data Analysis
• Erwin
• Logistics
• Software Project Management
• Soa
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Software Engineering
• Machine Learning
• Databases
• Team Management
• Sdlc
• Business Intelligence
• Hadoop
• Data Warehousing
• Etl
• Distributed Systems
• Agile Methodologies
• Project Planning
• Systems Analysis
• Agile
• Silverlight
• Wcf