Gokul Palayil

About Gokul Palayil

As an influential and results-driven senior executive, I lead high-performing global…

Experience

1. Senior Director, Enterprise Data and Analytics

   SC Johnson

   Jan 2017 — Present

   Advanced to higher leadership role, directing global team of 50+ employees and contractors in development and execution of enterprise-wide data and analytics strategy, coordinating and partnering with business function leaders and senior executives. Set strategic direction, aligning team with company goal of expanding self-service and citizen data science capabilities, promoting data-inspired culture. • Defined and evolved technical vision to implement digital transformation initiative designed to improve ecommerce from sales standpoint, boosting $5M in sales annually. • Enhanced and optimized operations and support by collaborating with managed service providers to drive Agile methodology, adaptive planning, and continuous improvement, improving SLAs and operational efficiency and reducing overall budget by 17%.

Education

• National Institute of Technology, India

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

Skills

• Hadoop
• Sap
• Big Data
• Data Warehousing
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• R Programming
• Program Management
• Management
• Master Data Management
• Business Objects
• Analytics
• Project Management
• Sap Bi
• Strategy
• Team Leadership
• Sap Bw
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Intelligence
• Strategic Thinking
• Crm
• Sap Erp
• Information Architecture