Vinod Venkatesan

Overview

I've spent 22 years on credit risk modelling - first at Meesho, now at Kite Analytics. Replaced 26 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust. Before that: Razorpay and Freshworks. Most at home with SQL and model governance. Learning to sail.

Experience

1. Head of Data

   Jul 2024 - Present
   Kite Analytics · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
   • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
   • Took the risk models through 5 regulatory model reviews.
   • Replaced 39 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
2. Data Scientist

   Nov 2021 - Jul 2024
   Razorpay · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
   • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
   • Replaced 72 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
3. Director of Data Science

   Apr 2018 - Nov 2021
   Freshworks · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
   • Took the risk models through 4 regulatory model reviews.
   • Built the risk models now used in 6 product decisions a quarter.
4. Analytics Manager

   Jun 2016 - Apr 2018
   Oracle · 1 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
   • Built the scorecard that lifted approval rates by 10% at flat losses.
5. Data Scientist

   Apr 2013 - Jun 2016
   Meesho · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
   • Taught SQL to 179 non-analysts.
   • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.

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Education

1. VIT Vellore

   B.Tech, Computer Science
   1999 - 2003