Mohammed Iliyas

About Mohammed Iliyas

Creative, innovative & result driven technology leader with 20 years of progressive experience with a proven track record in Data strategy, Governance, Master Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Stewardship, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Quality Audits, Program Management and Business Transformation. • 10+ years of commendable experience working in Data Governance, Master Data Management and Data Quality Processes• As part of PepsiCo’s CTO organization, responsible for IT Data Governance, Global Master and Reference Data Development and DMO operations • Established Data Governance practice in AVEVA Solutions and drove it successfully with a visible improvement in organizational data quality and compliance requirements• Lead AVEVA’s GDPR compliance program in collaboration with in-house counsel and external legal partners • Worked closely with C-level executives in defining IT Strategies and Roadmaps• Skilled in grasping the big picture by conceptualizing, developing, implementing solutions & partnering closely with business leaders & stakeholders• Forward-focused Program Manager with expertise in concepts of end-to-end program management in line with international guidelines and norms• Capable of leading & motivating individuals to maximize levels of productivity; built a team of 25 able individuals at Bodhtree Consulting Ltd as part of establishing Centre of Excellence (COE) for IBM BI Practice• A customer-centric professional having a knack for exceeding customer expectations in delivery of committed services • Effective leader with excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Experience

1. Director, Data Office

   AVEVA

   Jan 2026 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   As Head of the Data Office, responsible for establishing and maturing enterprise-wide Data and AI governance, while providing strategic direction to critical data initiatives. In close collaboration with Legal and Security functions, strengthening data privacy and security and building strong, scalable data foundations.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  M.E, Software Systems

  2003 — 2005

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Web Services
• Project Management
• Pre-Sales
• Netezza
• Performance Tuning
• Weblogic
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Master Data Management
• Information Management
• Business Intelligence
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Etl
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Sdlc
• Websphere
• Solution Architecture
• Integration
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Technical Project Delivery
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Consulting
• Soa
• Agile Methodologies
• Db2
• Software Development
• Informatica
• Unix
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Eai
• Data Warehousing
• Data Integration
• Team Management
• Datastage
• Pl/Sql
• Software Project Management