MCSA · Power BI Certified · 20+ Years

Yogesh Kumar Bhalla

Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Leader. I architect enterprise analytics ecosystems on Azure and Power BI, and turn complex data into CMO-level intelligence across EMEA.

Delhi / Gurugram, India EMEA Program Scope Generative AI & LLM Integration
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20+
Years architecting BI & analytics
EMEA
Multi-market program scope
10K+
Digital assets audited by Project Ice-Burg
95%
Manual workload automated
Executive Summary

A bridge between deep technical mastery
and C-suite strategy

Visionary Data & BI leader with 20+ years architecting end-to-end analytics ecosystems across EMEA and India. I combine hands-on mastery of Azure, Power BI, SQL, Python and Generative AI with the strategic acumen to translate complex data into intelligence that executives can act on.

My track record spans building BI platforms from greenfield, migrating legacy systems to the cloud, and embedding AI/ML and LLM-powered intelligence directly into reporting pipelines — partnering with the C-suite to drive revenue, optimize operations and lead digital transformation.

01

Cloud Analytics Architecture

Azure, Fabric Lakehouse, Databricks & SSIS — greenfield builds to enterprise migration.

02

Executive BI & Reporting

Power BI and Tableau platforms delivering standardized, CMO-level KPIs.

03

AI-Augmented Analytics

Copilot Studio and Azure AI Services embedded into dashboards and self-serve platforms.

Selected Work · Live Dashboards

Not screenshots — working dashboards

Seven interactive, production-style reporting builds across pipeline, churn, automation, social, governance and workforce. Switch between projects below; each renders live, exactly as a stakeholder would experience it.

~/dashboards/conversion-business-impact · Azure + Power BI EMEA · CMO scale

Conversion & Business Impact

The Microsoft EMEA executive layer: engagement-to-closed-won funnel, rolling 90-day pipeline impact, engaged-vs-non-engaged uplift analysis and AI-agent productivity — the standardized KPI view that accelerates CMO budget-optimization cycles.

AzurePower BIDAX & MPipeline funnelAI adoption
~/dashboards/azure-acr-churn-risk · consumption intelligence Azure · 90-day model

Azure ACR Churn Risk & Consumption Intelligence

A cloud-consumption command center: a 90-day inactivity model surfaces at-risk ACR, risk bands by inactivity, churn by Azure service and region, and a re-engagement signal — built so account teams can intervene before consumption lapses.

AzurePower BIPredictive MLConsumption analyticsRisk scoring
~/dashboards/churn-analytics · predictive ML Sample data

Telecom Subscriber Churn & Retention

A retention command center for prepaid telecom: churn-rate trend against target, behavioral risk segmentation, revenue-at-risk by plan, and the highest-priority at-risk cohorts — built on predictive churn modelling to focus retention spend where it returns most.

Predictive MLRisk scoringRevenue at riskCohort analysisPower BI
~/dashboards/project-ice-burg · web health crawler 10,000+ assets

Project Ice-Burg — Digital Asset Health

An automated web-crawling engine auditing 10,000+ global digital assets in real time: crawl coverage, asset status, issue triage by type and region, and a priority fix queue ranked by traffic impact — automating 95% of manual QA workload.

AutomationWeb crawlerSite reliabilitySEO & tagsPower BI
~/dashboards/social-analytics · brand performance FB · X · YouTube

Social Analytics — Coca-Cola

Multi-platform social data from Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube consolidated into one Power BI intelligence layer: cross-platform engagement, NLP-driven sentiment mix, share of voice and top-performing content for real-time brand monitoring.

Social analyticsNLP sentimentPower BIMulti-platformShare of voice
~/dashboards/tag-governance · WPP ecosystem Governance

Tag Governance — Nokia (WPP)

A centralised tagging-governance platform ensuring data accuracy across Nokia's digital properties: composite governance score, tag-accuracy trend, coverage by property type and an open-discrepancy queue — standardising taxonomy across 28 markets.

Tag managementData governanceGTMCompliancePower BI
~/dashboards/workforce-analytics · Dynamics 365 Talent 6 subsidiaries

Workforce Analytics — Dynamics 365 for Talent

HR and workforce intelligence from a multi-subsidiary Dynamics 365 for Talent rollout: headcount and attrition trends, recruitment funnel, attrition-by-reason analysis, diversity and tenure, plus a watchlist of departments needing attention.

Dynamics 365HR analyticsAttritionRecruitmentPower BI
Dashboards use illustrative sample data to demonstrate structure and analytical capability. They do not represent confidential client figures.
Impact & Key Achievements

Outcomes that moved the business

🏗️

Microsoft EMEA Marketing Analytics Platform

Architected on Azure + Power BI, delivering standardized KPIs that accelerated CMO-level budget-optimization cycles across markets.

☁️

Enterprise Cloud Migration

Migrated the complete analytics ecosystem to Azure & Fabric Lakehouse — achieving 100% data reliability and significantly faster global refresh rates.

🕷️

Project Ice-Burg

Engineered an automated web-crawling engine that audited 10,000+ digital assets and automated 95% of manual workload with real-time reliability.

📊

End-to-End Power BI Reporting Engine

Built from scratch across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain and E-Commerce — eliminating redundancy and enabling predictive decisions.

🤖

Generative AI Integration

Pioneered LLM-powered narrative generation, automated insight summarisation and AI-assisted data storytelling embedded into executive reporting.

📱

Tags Management Tool — Nokia (WPP)

Built a centralised tagging-governance platform ensuring data accuracy across Nokia's digital properties within the WPP ecosystem.

🥤

Social Analytics Dashboard — Coca-Cola

Consolidated Facebook, Twitter and YouTube data into a unified Power BI intelligence layer for real-time brand-performance monitoring.

🚀

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Talent

Delivered implementations across multiple global subsidiaries, streamlining HR and workforce analytics at scale.

Professional Experience

Two decades, one trajectory

Manager — Data & Digital Analytics · Wunderman Thompson
Oct 2008 — Present

Leading enterprise BI strategy and analytics delivery for a global marketing network across EMEA. Defined BI infrastructure and governance best practices; built the analytics & reporting engine on Power BI, Tableau and Excel from inception; spearheaded the Azure cloud migration; and integrated Generative AI & LLMs into reporting workflows for C-suite stakeholders. Applied NLP and ML for content classification, sentiment mapping and churn prediction across campaigns spanning Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, Factory Production and E-Commerce.

Database Manager · Euro RSCG India
May 2007 — Nov 2008

Designed and maintained database structures for high-profile marketing clients; produced financial and operational analysis; built management dashboards and forecasting models; and coached the database team.

Key clients: KLG Systel, Volvo, Goodyear Tyre, Voltas, Max New York Life Insurance

Database Manager · Intelenet Global Services
Apr 2006 — May 2007

Managed Database & MIS for Sparsh BPO; produced daily, weekly and monthly MIS; trained MIS executives and maintained productivity tracking.

Accounts: BSNL, Citi Bank, GE-SBI, Tata-AIG, Airtel, PNB, Pizza Hut, LG, HCL

Supervisor — Database Operations & Programmer · Serco (Info-Vision Solutions)
Nov 2001 — Apr 2006

Led the data-processing team; managed database operations, de-duplication and stock printing; developed FoxPro and Visual Basic applications for data entry, accuracy tracking and MIS reporting.

Clients: HTA (Wills), Whirlpool, Honda, EIH, Shoppers Stop, Microsoft, Seagram, GE Capital, Barista, AVIVA

Technical Skills & Competencies

The full stack of an analytics leader

BI & Visualization

Power BITableauQlikViewMS ExcelLooker Studio

Cloud & Architecture

Microsoft AzureData LakeDatabricksSSISFabric Lakehouse

AI & Machine Learning

Generative AILLM IntegrationPredictive ModellingNLP & SentimentData MiningAzure AI ServicesCopilot Studio

Databases

SQL ServerMySQLAzure SQLMS Access

Programming

PythonC#VB.NETVBA MacroDAX & M

Web & Social Analytics

GA4OmnitureSiteCatalystFacebook InsightsYT AnalyticsGTM
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