Vikas Garg

Enterprise Data and Bi Leader @Spin Master

Toronto, ON, CA

Defined and drove the enterprise-wide Data Engineering, Business Intelligence (BI), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy, collaborating directly with business unit leaders to prioritize a multi-million dollar portfolio of data projects that accelerated core business objectives.• Successfully led and executed large-scale, multi-million dollar projects focused on the complete modernization of data, BI, and AI platforms and processes, establishing a future-ready, cloud-native infrastructure across the organization.• Directed and mentored high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams, including Data Engineers, BI Developers, SAP BW Developers, Data Analysts, and Scrum Masters. Responsible for talent acquisition, professional growth planning, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.• Accountable for managing and allocating departmental budgets, ensuring optimal utilization of financial and human capital resources to maximize return on investment (ROI) for all data and analytics initiatives.• Oversaw the entire development lifecycle, from architectural design and data modeling to the deployment of scalable data warehousing solutions, robust data pipelines, ETL processes, and high-impact BI reports.• Championed and led the initiative to adopt DevOps practices and integrate advanced tools like GitHub Copilot across multiple engineering teams, significantly enhancing development speed, quality, and operational efficiency.• Directed the Data and BI security initiative, implementing crucial monitoring and tracking tools to establish stringent access control processes and ensuring rigorous compliance with data governance and security best practices across all environments.• Managed complex stakeholder alignment and project execution across a geographically dispersed team structure, ensuring seamless collaboration with global partners across the US, Canada, APAC, EMEA, South America, and Australia.