Nikesh Parekh

Senior Delivery Lead Enterprise Data Strategy @Schroders

London, GB

I lead Schroders’ Enterprise Data Platform team, driving the strategic vision of creating a modern, cloud-first data ecosystem. By implementing a data mesh and product approach, I’ve significantly transformed the way data is accessed, governed, and leveraged across the business while achieving substantial cost efficiencies and securing long-term investment. Spearheaded the delivery of a cloud-based enterprise data platform built on Snowflake, enabling scalable data access and discovery Secured £25M in programme funding across three years by aligning business value with long-term data strategy Achieved ~£70M in cost savings through rationalisation of data assets and vendor subscriptions Directed the selection, implementation, and integration of Collibra (cataloguing) and Ataccama (data quality) across the enterprise Defined and embedded a Target Operating Model to drive standardised data ownership, governance, and lifecycle management Chaired governance boards and managed executive stakeholder reporting, risk mitigation, and financial oversight