Gowthami Ambala

About Gowthami Ambala

Data Analyst | Turning Data into Actionable Insights Data Analyst with 3+ years of…

Experience

1. Business Analyst

   Credit Suisse

   Sep 2024 — Present · US

   Led the coordination and execution of cross-functional Agile sprints using JIRA and MS Project, resulting in a 25% improvement in sprint delivery timelines and increasing team velocity by 15% over two quarters. • Developed and automated financial dashboards in Tableau and Excel by leveraging Python (Pandas) for data wrangling, enabling leadership to make real-time cost-benefit and budgetary decisions, improving budget accuracy by 20%. • Conducted root cause analysis on recurring system defects across product lines, collaborated with QA teams, and implemented fixes, reducing reported UAT issues by 30% in the following two release cycles. • Spearheaded stakeholder communication using Salesforce and Visio to document end-to-end workflows and business processes, enhancing cross-team clarity and cutting onboarding time for new analysts by 40%. • Collaborated with product managers to define and track various key performance indicators (KPIs), aligning metrics with business goals and delivering quarterly KPI reports that improved product roadmap visibility across departments. • Performed 50+ ad-hoc and budget analyses using PostgreSQL and Python, directly influencing leadership decisions that resulted in $500K in annualized cost savings through vendor re-negotiations and spend optimization. • Drove UAT testing coordination with QA and end-users across 3 business units, managing test cases, bug tracking, and documentation, which helped reduce post-deployment issues by 35%.