Palak Maheshwary

Palak Maheshwary

Strategic leader with 9+ years of experience in analytics, product management and consulting across global markets. Experienced in leading high-impact projects, scaling SaaS products, and delivering data-driven solutions across industries. Skilled in stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Work Experience:

9.5 Years

Industry:

Consulting | Infrastructure & Construction | Technology

Function:

Consulting & Strategy | Data Science & Analytics | Product Management | Project & Program Management

Work Experience

NeenOpal Inc. (Global startup in BI and data science consulting) | Bangalore

  • Engagement Manager - Analytics and Strategy
    • Led 10+ analytics projects in healthcare, banking, e-commerce, telematics and media across global markets including USA, Europe, Sri Lanka, and India, delivering ~$2M in business impact
    • Headed a global project for a leading pharmaceutical client, collaborated with their Enterprise Analytics team (of 10+ members) to deliver dashboard solutions with live visibility into 15+ KPIs across sales and marketing functions
    • Spearheaded industrial analytics transformation for a heavy machinery OEM, leveraging IoT and AWS quick sight for 7000+ active devices to get immediate insights on operational metrics reducing reporting TAT from 2 weeks to under 24 hours.
    • Led compliance initiatives for ISO 27001 and SOC2, ensuring secure practices across the firm’s cloud-hosted infrastructure, supporting enterprise-grade data governance and business continuity.
       
  • Product Manager - Mokkup.AI (NeenOpal Inc) (A cloud-based SaaS platform)
    • Headed a cross-functional team of 15+ members across product development, design, UI/UX, content and marketing teams to scale a SaaS product from its MVP stage to 30,000+ users (400+ paid) in 12 months.
    • Conducted 50+ user research interviews across countries to refine product roadmap and feature prioritization.
    • Pitched the product at global accelerators including Google Accelerator, Y Combinator, and Berkeley Skydeck, securing strategic exposure and access to exclusive startup mentorship networks.
    • Earned accolades such as “Best Ease of Use” and “Best Value” on Capterra and “Product of the Day” on Product Hunt.
    • Spearheaded GTM and customer acquisition strategies that positioned the product for rapid growth across 20+ countries.
       
  • Senior Associate - Business Intelligence
    • Built scalable BI solutions across diverse industries while driving impact in a fast-paced startup environment.
    • Generated 5+ qualified leads in 3 months by driving business development through targeted go-to-market strategies, SEO optimization, and thought leadership content. Notable inbound leads included Facebook among others.
    • Mentored a team of 5 members in developing plug-and-play google analytics dashboards aligned with evolving industry trends thus reducing dashboard turnaround time by 40%.
    • Oversaw the automation of ETL workflows using S3, Lambda, Glue, and Redshift, ensuring high availability of cleaned, transformed data for dashboarding.
    • Enabled a 30% boost in self-service analytics adoption by training end-users and delivering intuitive dashboard documentation.

 

Arcadis (Built asset consultancy for infrastructure projects) | Bangalore

  • Senior Consultant - Infrastructure Advisory
    • Led operational transport planning projects across the UK and Europe, focusing on congestion mitigation, route optimization, and smart mobility interventions, directly contributing to multi-million-pound infrastructure investments.
    • Executed traffic modelling and scenario simulations to inform policy decisions and urban mobility strategies.
    • Seconded to the London office; worked closely with Highways England and Transport for London in optimizing signalized intersections, and lane configurations to improve urban traffic flow and safety.
    • Played a key role in design and modelling of Lower Thames Crossing project (₹9 billion+ initiative), projected to reduce congestion by 20% and save 30 mins/trip for 80K daily users.
Accomplishments

Recipient of Entry Scholarship at IIM Ahmedabad for its One-Year MBA Program.

Manager of the Quarter (2023) for proactive risk mitigation and stakeholder engagement for a global pharmaceutical client

Employee of the Year (2021) for automating dashboards and saving ~50 hours of manual reporting effort.• Fast-track Promotion to Senior Associate with a ~60% hike within a year for delivery excellence and high performance.

Academic Council Member Advised on curriculum strategy to align capstone projects with real-world industry demands.

Research Publications Published journal paper (in JTTE) and presented a conference paper at WCTRS, Shanghai, on

sustainable transportation.

Graduated in the top 10% of the class in both B.Tech and M.Tech programs.

Awarded DAAD Scholarship to conduct 7-month thesis research at TU Darmstadt, Germany under the DAAD-IIT exchange.

Education
  • MBA (PGPX), Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
    • Live Project: Agentic AI for transforming clinical trials, Persistent Sytems
    • Individual Research project: Strategy and Digital Transformation
  • M.Tech (Transportation Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • B.Tech (Civil Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Certification
  •  Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt, KPMG
  •  AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS
  •  Tableau Desktop Specialist
Extra-curricular

Vertical Head – Relationship Management, Placement Committee, IIM Ahmedabad

  • Leading corporate outreach and recruiter engagement to drive industry connections and high-impact placements for the PGPX cohort.

User-Generated Content (UGC) Creation - Freelance, Remote

  • Brand Partnerships with 7+ brands across kids learning, fashion and lifestyle to deliver content that aligns with their unique brand identities.
  • Scaling personal YouTube channel to 5K+ subscribers and 1M+ views.

• Led the planning and execution of workshops/guest lectures as the core committee member for technical fest of college ensuring smooth operations and successful outcomes.

• Secured sponsorships and industry partnerships (of ~5L) by liaising with professionals for a student-led cultural fest.