Rahul Lath
5.0
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Data Science Expert | Led WWE's Data Transformation | 62 Coached
Studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Hiring Manager at WWE
Successful clients at
Not currently taking new clients
Rahul’s Data Science Qualifications
Experience level: Executive
60+ people coached for Data Science
Rahul has helped clients get into these companies:
Data and Technology Executive with 15+ years experience leading teams and building data/AI/ML solutions that drive business outcomes leveraging data, predictive analytics, qualitative research and a customer-centric lens. Led Consumer Data science and Engineering at WWE, managing teams of 50+ across US, EMEA and India. Extensive experience setting up global capability centers for Fortune 100 companies across Financial Services, Media, E-commerce and Information services
Rahul can help with:
AI Automation
AI Fundamentals
AI Model Evaluation
Behavioral Interview Prep
Cover Letters
Data Cleaning and Preprocessing
Data Pipeline Automation
Data Science Strategy
Data Visualization
Freelancing
LinkedIn Review
Machine Learning
Networking Strategy
Predictive Modeling
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
Salary Negotiation
Skill Building
Statistical Analysis
Technical Interview Prep
Work Experience
Senior Vice President
WWE
January 2019 - April 2024
Hiring Manager
Led WWE's data transformation, that fueled $300MM in D2C revenue, building a team of 50+ professionals and deploying a petabyte-scale data platform. Architected end-to-end data and ML infrastructure powering 100+ data products and 30+ ML models across all business units. Key Achievements: 1. Experimentation at Scale: Established robust testing framework executing 100+ experiments monthly with both A/B and Multi-armed bandit methodologies, driving 20% lift in conversion and reducing churn by 20% 2. Product Analytics & Revenue Growth: Tracked behavior of 30MM+ monthly users to drive revenue growth across WWE Network (~$300MM), Live Events ($200MM), and Sponsorships ($100MM) using advanced personalization and 15+ customer segmentation solutions to maximize acquisition, retention, and LTV 3. AI & Multimodal Analysis: Developed NLP solution processing 10MM+ tweets for real-time content insights used by 25+ creative writers, while implementing multimodal ML models to automate metadata creation across audio, video, and images for 10K+ hours of content, enhancing discovery and recommendations 4. Ticketing Innovation: Increased utilization by 10% and average ticket price by 20% through yield and pricing optimization for 500+ events 5. Customer Data Platform: Grew 1P dataset to 15MM users globally with integrated enrichment from Acxiom, Experian, and LiveNation; implemented clean room solutions using Infosum and AWS, improving marketing efficiency by 30% and delivering $10MM in revenue lift 6. Data Privacy & Governance: Established robust frameworks ensuring compliance with GDPR, CCPA while maintaining 95%+ data quality Implemented DataOps and MLOps frameworks that reduced mean time to resolution by 70% while maintaining 100% test coverage, enabling WWE to make data-driven decisions across its global entertainment ecosystem. Leadership, Management and +19 skills
Vice President
EXL
July 2015 - January 2019
Hiring Manager
Senior Leader for Analytics and Data Science focused on Retail & Media industry serving clients across North America and Europe - Led a global team of data science managers and data scientists - Advised senior client executives on Data Strategy and Analytics, helping them deploy agile analytics capabilities at enterprise scale - Managed development and scaling of global Data science capabilities, leveraging best-in-class tools, platforms, and vendor relationships Specializations: Design, prototyping, and delivery of custom analytics solutions involving Data Science, Data Engineering, and Machine Learning Leadership, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and +12 skills
Engagement Manager
EXL
July 2013 - July 2015
Hiring Manager
Built a high-performing Data Science & Analytics team focused on Retail, Media, Technology which advised multiple clients and delivered analytical solutions. Examples include - Setup a Marketing Center of Excellence for a retailer in UK which helped them with Personalization , Customer Value Management, Real-time Product,Channel and Offer Optimization - For a Retail Intelligence company, built a Global retail traffic index, heavily used by brick and mortar retail stores, Mall Operators and Research companies, utilizing footfall data from 100K+ stores across the world. Expanded product to 10+ Geographies and 20+ verticals Leadership, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and +11 skills
Project Manager
EXL
June 2011 - July 2013
Hiring Manager
Built and led teams which delivered analytical solutions for various clients in Banking, Financial Services, Retail, Media and Insurance industries Leadership, Machine Learning and +8 skills
Analyst
EXL
August 2007 - July 2009
Hiring Manager
Built analytical solutions for various clients. Examples include - For an Insurance Provider, devised a value tracking methodology to assess the success of the re-engineering programs - For a Credit Card Network, developed attrition model to assess value at risk for current merchant base - Devised novel triggers for identifying merchants which suppressed the credit card network over others - Conceptualized and built a time series model to measure the impact of a reverse auction based Marquee campaign Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling and +1 skill
Research Associate
Centre for Civil Society
May 2006 - July 2006
- Selected as 1 of 8 under-graduate students from all over India for a public policy internship - Conducted primary research and interviews with stakeholders to access success of Mid-day meal and Free health projects run by Mumbai Municipal Corporation for children in government schools - Presented findings and recommendations to the authorities managing the execution of the projects
Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Bachelors and Masters, Aerospace Engineering
2002 - 2007
Activities and societies: Quizzing Team, Debating Team, Institute Special mention for Contribution to Cultural Activities, Teaching Assistant for Control Systems Course
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Overall Rating
5.0
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