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Shylu John

Shylu John

Data Analytics Professional
Sydney,NSW

Summary

I am an award-winning Data Analytics professional with over 25 years of experience helping organizations across diverse industries such as Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail-Ecommerce, and Healthcare. I have deep expertise in developing data products and offering analytics solutions by leveraging my Advanced Analytics skills. In the last 3 years, I have successfully established a Data and AI unit, developing 50+ new use cases and generating a business benefit of over 15 million Euros for clients.

“Shylu is an incredible professional with expertise in analytics domain across industries. I worked with him and remembered him always wearing a smile on his face, collaborating across teams and bring forward out of box solutions to business problems and challenges. He has amazing interpersonal skills, work ethics and unwavering focus to delivering business objectives and glad to recommend him for any leadership role.” ~ Ramesh Kumar, Global Transformation Leader, IBM

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head of Business Analytics & Intelligence

Allianz Services Limited
08.2021 - Current

● Headed a team of 100+ data professionals delivering top-tier data products and analytical use cases globally, including markets like Australia and the UK.
● Established long-term Data and AI product strategies that directly support company objectives in digital transformation by collaborating closely with senior leadership and external consultants.
● Achieved 2X growth in revenue during 2021-2023 through launching new analytics offerings and by following a proactive selling strategy.
● Achieved over 5 million Euros business savings YoY through development and implementation of analytics use cases.
● Achieved 100% NPS in the last 2 years by proactively solving client issues and maintaining excellent communication strategies.
● Achieved developing over 100 analytical solutions by driving innovation and knowledge management culture in Analytics and Intelligence practice.
● Achieved a 95+/100 engagement score by spearheading comprehensive employee wellness programs, promoting a meritocratic culture, and implementing targeted engagement initiatives.

Global Director- Research & Analytics

Concentrix Corporation Ltd.
07.2015 - 07.2021

● Headed a global team of 250+ data professionals to deliver market-leading analytics solutions spanning BI/Reporting and advanced predictive/prescriptive models.
● Responsible for developing analytics assets, offerings, and platforms to generate non-linear revenue through sales. Also accountable for recruiting, training, developing, coaching, and retaining top-tier analytics talent.
● Achieved a 4X revenue growth for analytics business portfolio during 2015 to 2020 through a setting up a strong global delivery practice and offerings.
● Positioned Concentrix Analytics as a leader in industry rankings- 2019 Everest Group CX Analytics Services Peak Matrix, 2019; NelsonHall (NEAT) for Advances in Analytics BPS, 2016; NelsonHall (NEAT) for Transforming CMS through Analytics.
● Concentrix Analytics received prestigious BIG award "Excellence in Customer Service – Transformation of the Year 2020" for the development and implementation of an AI-based solution.

Associate Vice President- Analytics & Insights

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
07.2010 - 05.2015

● Established the Analytics Offering COE function and developed a Go-to-Market strategy to drive business growth of 10 million USD.
● Developed and customized five analytics offerings/products to relevant industry verticals with an integrated platform/tool-based service.
● Driven marketing and branding initiative for Analytics and Insights, played a pivotal role in establishing TCS as a leader in the Analytics space, recognized in the leadership quadrant (IDC 2012).

Principal Consultant- Analytics CoE

Genpact India Ltd.
01.2007 - 06.2010
  • Led and manage teams of Analysts involved in Portfolio risk analytics and Decision Science technology, aligned to a portfolio of commercial & consumer oriented deals- a business with more than $17 billion in assets.
  • Led team of Customer services analysts involved in portfolio services reporting and capacity planning for Equipment finance business.
  • Handled Consultancy Projects on Acquisition Fraud for Retail Consumer Finance – business with more than $163 billion in assets.
  • Responsible for Business Development Support, Project Management, Customer Relationship Management, Manpower Development, Knowledge Management across teams & Training.

Researcher, Sr. Manager – OSP Research Group

Tata Steel Ltd.
05.2002 - 12.2006
  • Project manager, reported to the Head OSP Research Group, responsible for Project Development & Management, ISO Quality Documentation, Resource Management, Trainings and Publications & IPRs.
  • Handling Process Modelling & Optimization, building collaborative research initiatives with International Universities and IITs.

Engineer Quality Assurance

JEMCO Ltd. (Subsidiary Of TATA STEEL)
06.1996 - 06.2000
  • Led a team of 16, reported to the Head Quality Assurance, responsible for Quality Improvement, Six Sigma initiatives, Solving Customer Queries and providing solutions, Market Research & Study for Product Expansion.
  • Instrumental in reduction of casting defect by 14% using Six Sigma.

Education

Executive Fellow/Doctorate - Operations Management And Quantitaive Techniques

Indian Institute of Management
Indore, India
05.2017 - 03.2023

Master of Technology - Metallurgical Engineering And Material Science

Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, India
06.2000 - 05.2002

Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgical Engineering

National Institute of Technology
Jamshedpur, India
06.1992 - 05.1996

Skills

Collaborative Leadership

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Affiliations

Fellow of Royal Statistical Society, UK

Additional Information

● Fellow of Royal Statistical Society, UK.

● Ranyard Medal Winner 2020/21, Issued by The Operational Research Society, UK, Dec 2022. Awarded in recognition of the most outstanding contribution to the philosophy, theory or practice of business analytics published in JBA.

● Top 50 Chiefs 2019-20, Issued by TapChief Community, India.

● Authored 11 publications in leading journals, 2 IPR’s, and 2 case studies in IVEY publishing in business analytics and data science field:

  • S. John and B. J. Shah; Concentrix Corporation: Improving Customer Persistency for an Indian Insurance Company, IVEY Publishing, 2022.
  • S. John, P. Kartha, R. Graghu and B. J. Shah, Concentrix Corporation: Analytics to Audit Claims in Customer Management Services, IVEY Publishing, 2021.
  • S. John, B. J. Shah, V. Dixit and A. Wani, ‘An integrated approach to renew software contract using machine learning., 2021, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 14-25.
  • S. John, B. J. Shah and P. Kartha, ‘Refund fraud analytics for an online retail purchases', Journal of Business Analytics, 2020, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 56-66.
  • S. John, S. Vijayan and K.S. Priya, ‘Effect of Macro-economic variables on Healthcare Loan/Lease portfolio delinquency rate', ERM Symposium, Chicago, April 2010.
  • S. John, S. Sikdar, P. K. Swamy, S. Das and B. Maity, ‘Hybrid GA-ANN model to predict and optimise flatness value for hot rolled strips', Journal of Materials Processing Technology,2008, Vol. 195, 1-3, pp. 314-320.
  • Mukhopadhyay and S. John, On-line property prediction system for hot rolled coil (OPPRESS), ROC No. SW/2460/2005, dt. 24/10/2005.
  • Mukhopadhyay and S. John, Mining WARMSS-MP: a data mining-based system for prediction of properties of TMT wire rods in wire rod mill, Application no. 250/05/CAL, dt. 27/11/2005.

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Timeline

Head of Business Analytics & Intelligence

Allianz Services Limited
08.2021 - Current

Executive Fellow/Doctorate - Operations Management And Quantitaive Techniques

Indian Institute of Management
05.2017 - 03.2023

Global Director- Research & Analytics

Concentrix Corporation Ltd.
07.2015 - 07.2021

Associate Vice President- Analytics & Insights

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
07.2010 - 05.2015

Principal Consultant- Analytics CoE

Genpact India Ltd.
01.2007 - 06.2010

Researcher, Sr. Manager – OSP Research Group

Tata Steel Ltd.
05.2002 - 12.2006

Master of Technology - Metallurgical Engineering And Material Science

Indian Institute of Technology
06.2000 - 05.2002

Engineer Quality Assurance

JEMCO Ltd. (Subsidiary Of TATA STEEL)
06.1996 - 06.2000

Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgical Engineering

National Institute of Technology
06.1992 - 05.1996
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