Strategic Tech Leader — Data Engineering, BI & Analytics

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Seasoned technology leader with 16+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, Analytics, and AI/ML. Expert in architecting, building, and scaling data warehouses, data lakes, and BI infrastructure across on-premise and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure). Proven track record delivering complex, cross-functional programs, fostering a data-driven culture, and mentoring global teams at scale.

San Ramon, California · Get in touch · linkedin.com/in/pkansal

Experience

2026 — Present

Product and AI

DatabaseUSA
  • Leading product strategy for the organization's AI initiatives.
  • Building AI tools and strategy from the ground up.
  • Overseeing dashboard and analytical reporting.
2023 — 2025

Senior Engineering Manager, Data Analytics & Data Engineering

Dialpad
  • Led a global, cross-functional data team of 14 — Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Data Analysts — across Argentina, Canada, the Philippines, India, and the US.
  • Drove growth initiatives and data products that helped grow the company from $200M to $300M ARR within 2 years.
  • Built and scaled a new Data Hub in India, establishing a cost-efficient center of excellence.
  • Defined and executed short- and long-term data strategy aligned to business goals and scalability.
  • Architected the core data platform enabling reliable pipelines, real-time streaming, and advanced analytics applications, using BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, and Looker.
  • Designed frameworks for data ingestion, observability, quality, and anomaly detection, improving trust across all data assets.
  • Partnered directly with the CEO, CFO, COO, and CMO to solve key business problems with data-driven solutions.
  • Built and deployed machine learning models delivering actionable insights into customer behavior.
2020 — 2023

Technical Manager — Core Data & Metrics

Meta (Facebook)
  • Led large-scale, cross-organizational programs across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Ads, Video, and 18 other Meta organizations.
  • Owned the company-wide data accuracy initiative — ensuring no incorrect metrics were published on any Meta platform, preventing multi-million-dollar financial and reputational risk.
  • Reviewed, audited, and optimized critical external metrics, data pipelines, and infrastructure.
  • Presented program health, insights, and strategy to senior leadership including VPs and Directors.
2018 — 2020

Senior Engineering Manager — Data & Analytics

Gap Inc.
  • Led architecture and engineering for the enterprise Data Platform supporting Global Real Estate and Store Development.
  • Delivered large-scale enterprise applications supporting a $3M global real estate and store development portfolio.
  • Designed and implemented the next-generation Data Lake and Data Mart on public cloud infrastructure.
  • Hired, mentored, and managed a distributed team of software and data engineers.
2013 — 2017

Business Systems Manager — Cloud Data Platform Analytics

Google / Nest
  • Built the enterprise Data Platform from the ground up on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Architected end-to-end data ecosystems — databases, pipelines, and BI — integrating partner, vendor, and internal data.
  • Led the migration of on-premise infrastructure to public cloud, including architecture, storage, schema, and networking.
  • Defined data governance, privacy, and platform standardization; led SOX and compliance initiatives.
2012 — 2013

Sr. Database Administrator

Monitise Americas, Inc.
  • Ensured high availability and performance for mission-critical mobile banking applications at top-tier banks including Bank of America and FNB.
2010 — 2012

Data Engineer / DBA

InfoSync Services
  • Architected automated ETL applications and BI solutions, improving reporting speed and accuracy.
  • Built automation frameworks for ETL workflows, reducing manual intervention.
2009 — 2010

Business Intelligence Engineer

University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • Designed a BI product to aggregate and analyze statistics from multiple enterprise systems.
2010

System Application Developer

Gallup
  • Designed applications using PL/SQL and Oracle, automating ETL processes and saving hundreds of person-hours per week.
2006 — 2007

Application Developer

Sahara Airlines
  • Built the Asset Management and Tracking System for financial asset visibility and reporting.

Education & Certifications

2007 — 2009

M.S., Economics / Business Administration / Information Systems

University of Nebraska, Omaha
2002 — 2006

B.E., Computer Science

Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Pune, India
2026

Google Professional AI Certificate

2015

Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals

2014

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Core Expertise

Data Engineering & Analytics Strategy Cloud Architecture & Data Warehousing Business Intelligence & Reporting AI/ML Modeling & Predictive Analytics Global Team Leadership & Mentorship Large-scale Program Management Cross-functional Stakeholder Engagement

Technology Stack

SQLPythondbt SnowflakeBigQueryDatabricksRedshift AirflowAWSGCPAzure LookerTableauPower BIDomo

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