Sridhar Thati

About Sridhar Thati

Technology and Product leader driving AI-enabled enterprise systems, software engineering, and digital transformation at scale. I lead global teams delivering enterprise platforms and custom applications that accelerate innovation, operational excellence, and business impact.Passionate about building high-performance teams, growing talent, and aligning technology strategy to business outcomes.

Experience

1. Vice President, Enterprise Technology

   Rivian

   Feb 2023 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

   As Vice President in the Enterprise Software organization, I lead global teams that design, build, and operate software applications and enterprise platforms and AI-driven software solutions powering Rivian’s core business functions. By scaling world-class software engineering and harnessing next-generation technologies, my organization delivers the agility, scale, resilience, and intelligence needed to accelerate innovation and business performance across the company.* Enterprise Technology Leadership - Lead global teams spanning enterprise applications, software engineering, AI solutions, and Factory IT operations.* Software Engineering at Scale - Build and scale world-class in-house engineering as a product-centric, agile, DevSecOps, and SRE organization, delivering Rivian-specific applications that create competitive advantage and speed to market.* Enterprise Platforms Ownership - Oversee critical platforms such as SAP, Workday, Dassault Systèmes, Autodesk, Siemens, and others that empower teams across finance, supply chain, people systems, manufacturing, and product development to innovate faster and operate smarter.* AI Innovation - Drive AI-enabled solutions in finance, supply chain, HR, and product development to unlock efficiency, automation, and data-driven decision-making.* Factory IT Operations - Ensure shop floor systems and IT operations deliver reliability, uptime, and seamless digital integration to support manufacturing excellence.* Technology Governance & Value Realization - Direct the enterprise technology ecosystem, including software strategy, vendor partnerships, contract negotiations, compliance, portfolio optimization, and talent development - aligning investments to P&L impact and board-level outcomes.

Education

• Manipal Institute of Technology

  B.S, Industrial Engineering

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  M.S, Computer Systems Management

Skills

• Data Science
• Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Technical Product Management
• Program Management
• Data Warehousing
• Business Transformation
• Big Data
• Product Management
• Oracle
• Tableau
• Microsoft Excel
• Process Improvement
• Analytics
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Business Analysis
• Sdlc
• Pentaho
• Vendor Management
• Sql
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Intelligence
• Digital Transformation
• Google Cloud Platform