Curriculum Vitae
DOCUMENT SPECIFICATION • UPDATED JANUARY 2026
Harikrishna Sureshkumar Pillai
Business Systems Analyst • AI & Data Platforms
Executive Summary
Business Systems Analyst with 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise data and platform initiatives in regulated financial environments. Experienced in translating business workflows and operational needs into clear, scalable requirements for cloud-based data and analytics platforms across Azure and Databricks. Regularly partners with engineering, data, risk, and compliance teams to ensure solutions are reliable, auditable, and fit for production use. Increasingly involved in initiatives where data products and platforms are designed to support AI and advanced analytics use cases, with a focus on data readiness, governance, and responsible usage.
Professional Work Experience
CIBC
Consultant, Business System Analysis
At CIBC, I lead the analysis and delivery of enterprise data and AI readiness initiatives, coordinating priorities across Engineering, Risk, Compliance, and Business stakeholders.
- •Analyzed large, multi-source datasets using SQL and Excel to identify performance drivers and data quality issues supporting executive decision-making.
- •Supported resource prioritization and roadmap planning by providing data-backed recommendations and intake estimates.
- •Standardized data governance and metadata practices across 15+ stakeholder groups, improving compliance and usability.
- •Delivered 30+ enterprise initiatives by coordinating complex requirements between technical teams and regulatory stakeholders.
- •Recipient of three CIBC Purpose 250 Awards for contributions to enterprise data and regulatory reporting.
- •Mentored and onboarded 5 new analysts, reducing ramp-up time and improving delivery consistency.
- •Supported QA in UAT, deployment, and test planning for cloud & AI/ML platforms.
- •Completed 55+ detailed project intake estimations for executive-level prioritization.
Technical Skills & Competencies
Technology & Platforms
Azure (ADF, ADLS Gen2, IAM), Databricks (Unity Catalog, DLT), SwiftUI, iOS Development, LLMs, SQL, Python, Prompt Engineering, R, AI/ML Platforms, REST APIs, n8n
Business & Strategy
Technology Business Development, Stakeholder Management, Technology Advisory, Solution Evaluation, Gap Analysis, Commercial Value Assessment
Data & Governance
Enterprise Data Platforms, Regulatory Reporting (OSFI, FINTRAC, EFT), Metadata Management, Data Governance, Compliance, Responsible AI & Ethics
Delivery & Execution
Agile & Waterfall, Project Intake & Estimation, Cross-Functional Coordination, Executive Reporting
Tools
Git, Confluence, Visual Studio Code, MS Suite, JIRA, Visio, ServiceNow
Requirements & Delivery Artifacts
User Stories, BRDs, SRDs, IRDs, STMs, Interface Agreements (IAs)
Academic Education
Post-Graduate Diploma, Electronics Engineering Technology
Centennial College, Toronto, 2018 – 2020
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Mahatma Gandhi University, India, 2012 – 2016