Monika Velhal
Associate Director @UBS
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Director @UBS
Data Product Owner – HR DIS, HR GDMP & HR DP | HR Technology - UBS AG Owned and prioritised delivery backlogs for data products, ensuring timely release of accurate and insightful dashboards that supported strategic decision-making. Partnered with commercial, product, and analytics teams to define KPIs, manage stakeholder expectations, and communicate delivery progress effectively. Translate complex business and technical requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery roadmaps for engineering and data teams. Championed best practice in dashboard usability and scalability, improving performance and end-user experience. Defined and tracked key metrics (e.g, data consumption, dashboard adoption, data error rates) to measure product performance and drive continuous improvement. Led Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and drove continuous improvement in delivery velocity and stakeholder satisfaction. As a GDMP Product Owner, ensured the archival data management program delivers business value by making HR data compliant, secure, cost-efficient, and accessible. Defined clear criteria for archival features and features for traceability, logging, and audit trails to prove compliance during audits. Positioned the HR Data Platform as a single source of truth for all HR data and ensured datastrategy supports business needs across Payroll, HR Ops, Rewards, and Talent. Effectively delivered new system capabilities, product increments, builds, enhancements, and maintained common data platform. Fostered a collaborative environment through effective Agile ceremonies, promoting team engagement and driving improvements in delivery velocity.
EDUCATION
Brunel Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Digital Innovation Management
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Post Graduation Diploma in Advanced Computing - CDAC, Computer Programming
ABOUT MONIKA VELHAL
Data professional with 15 years of experience combining technical expertise in Python, SQL, Airflow, and the Azure data stack (Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, ADLS) with strong product ownership skills, including roadmap planning, backlog management, and stakeholder alignment.I specialise in building and scaling enterprise data warehouses, leading data platform roadmaps, and delivering data products that drive measurable business value. Skilled at translating complex business requirements into scalable, reliable data architectures, designing robust ETL/ELT pipelines, modernising data ecosystems on Azure, and delivering end-to-end data warehousing initiatives that support analytics and reporting. Passionate about enabling data-driven decision-making, empowering analytics teams, and building resilient, high-value data platforms that drive measurable business impact.
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