Enterprise AI Strategy & Transformation Leader

KARTHIKEYAN KALIYAPERUMAL

VP, Enterprise AI & Data Platforms AI Strategy & Transformation Leader

Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill, NC 303-***-**** ********@*****.***

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Senior AI & Data Leader with 20+ years driving enterprisewide AI transformation, platform modernization, and AInative operating models across CPG, Retail, BFSI, and Supply Chain. Expert in building enterprisescale AI platforms, multiagent systems, and decisionintelligence ecosystems that accelerate business value and operational resilience.

Trusted advisor to CEOs, CIOs, and business unit leaders, shaping AI strategy, governance, and crossfunctional execution frameworks that enable safe, compliant, and scalable AI adoption. Known for unifying product, engineering, data science, and business teams around a shared AI vision and delivering measurable enterprise outcomes.

CORE LEADERSHIP THEMES

Enterprise AI Strategy & Roadmaps

AINative Operating Models & Transformation Offices

AI Governance, Risk & Regulatory Alignment

Enterprise AI Platforms & Decision Systems

CrossFunctional Leadership & CSuite Alignment

Value Realization, KPIs & Operational Scalability

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Ernst & Young (EY) — Sr. Director, Advanced Analytics (VPLevel Leadership)

2023 – Present Remote Lead enterprise AI transformation for a global food services organization, shaping strategy, governance, and platform modernization.

Defined enterprise AI strategy, value streams, and multiyear roadmap aligned to Csuite priorities.

Designed AInative operating model integrating product, engineering, data science, and business functions.

Established AI governance & evaluation frameworks (risk, hallucination, drift, latency, HITL oversight).

Oversaw modernization of enterprise data & AI platforms enabling decision intelligence across supply chain and personalization.

Advised senior leadership on AI adoption, organizational readiness, and operating model redesign.

EY (Tallan) — Sr. Manager Data & AI

2022 – 2023 Remote Directed strategic data modernization programs for Goldman Sachs.

Defined modernization strategy for unified financial analytics and customer intelligence.

Standardized enterprise data patterns and governance frameworks across business units.

Led crossfunctional teams across engineering, product, and business.

Supported executive workshops and multimilliondollar portfolio expansion.

Deloitte — Senior Manager Data Platforms

2020 – 2022 Remote Strategic advisor for VMware and New York Life.

Developed enterprise modernization roadmaps and KPI frameworks.

Led cloud transformation initiatives improving accessibility, governance, and operational efficiency.

Strengthened Deloitte’s Azure Data portfolio through highimpact delivery.

Wipro — Sr. Manager - Data Architecture Leader

2015 – 2020 Global Enterprise architecture leader for WK Health, Charles Schwab, and Aramark.

Directed Customer 360 transformation across 13 business units.

Led enterprise governance initiatives supporting compliance and operational excellence.

Oversaw modernization of enterprise data platforms, reducing cost and improving reliability.

The Nielsen Company — Enterprise Data Architecture Leader (CTO Team)

2009 – 2014 Chicago, IL Global leader responsible for enterprise data architecture strategy and standards.

Directed $10M+ global data architecture programs across 30+ markets.

Established global data standards and metadata frameworks adopted worldwide.

Built and scaled global teams and capability development programs.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

B.Sc., Mathematics — Madras University MIT (Future Commerce) NIIT (Advanced Systems Management)

Certifications: PMP SAFe Agilist Scrum Master DAMA CDMP Databricks (Solutions Architect Champion, Data Engineer, GenAI Practitioner) Azure (Data Engineer, AI Engineer, Fabric Analytics Engineer)

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