Sai Bendapudi

About Sai Bendapudi

Results driven Data & AI leader with 23+ years of experience delivering AI-driven customer experience and revenue data products, including ConvoIQ, GenAI Billing SLMs, and Analytics-driven KPI data platforms. Proven success in building and scaling global data engineering organizations (40+ engineers in GDM models) while fostering innovation, enabling responsible AI adoption, and delivering measurable business outcomes through self-service data products, hybrid data warehouses, and multi-cloud data management.Specializes in Data Product Strategy, AI/ML and GenAI enablement (Vertex AI, LLMs, AI Agents), and advanced analytics platforms including System of Insights (SOI), Customer Data Hub (CDH), Analytical Intelligence Layer (AIL), and feature factories. Led enterprise-scale data modernization and industrialization, spanning Teradata → GCP, Yahoo Grid → cloud, and AWS, across hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems.Drove $4B Video usage third party (Disney/ESPN) Content settlements,$2.8B+ in business impact, including $350M+ digital revenue growth,$100M+ cost savings, and 28% cloud cost optimization, by establishing standardized frameworks across Data Engineering, CI/CD, DevOps, MLOps, Data Observability, and GDPR/CCPA-compliant data governance. Seeking senior leadership roles in Data & AI to scale next-generation data products and accelerate data-driven innovation and organizational growth.

Experience

1. Sr Mgr - Data Engineering

   Verizon

   Dec 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Leader owning EDW modernization, GCP migration, and SOI-driven data products across Consumer, Business, and Enterprise domains, leading 40+ global engineers in a GDM model- Led enterprise EDW and cloud modernization, migrating large-scale Teradata ecosystems to GCP, reducing legacy footprint by 50% while improving performance, governance, and scalability- Delivered Project Constellation, modernizing 1,400+ pipelines to GCP under aggressive timelines with embedded observability, CI/CD, security, and AI readiness- Built SOI/Customer Data Hub (CDH) and Analytical Intel Layer (AIL) enabling trusted 360° insights, KPI stores, and SOI-driven analytics- Drove Digital Journey Framework (DJF) enabling AI/ML personalization and cross-channel analytics, delivering $350M+ revenue uplift and $100M+ cost savings.

Education

• VRS & YRN College

  BSc, Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

  10+2, MBiPC

  1993 — 1995

• Acharya Nagarjuna University

  MCA

Skills

• Master Data Management
• Pmp
• Solaris
• Pl/Sql
• Database Design
• Informatica
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Itil
• Teradata
• Unix
• Data Modeling
• Data Integration
• Business Intelligence Tools
• Etl
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Data Warehousing
• Data Migration
• Business Intelligence
• Analytics
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis