What does it take to build AI and Data capabilities from zero?

In this episode of Beyond Resume, Kausik Kumar sits down with Anirban Nandi, Vice President – AI & Data at Albertsons Companies India, to unpack 18 years of building analytics functions from the ground up.

From his early years at Target to establishing Data Labs at Landmark Group and Rakuten India, Anirban shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, ethics, talent development, and scaling analytics across geographies.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Target analytics culture and long-term learning mindset
• The ethical responsibility of predictive analytics
• How to go from zero to a functioning Data Lab
• Early wins that build trust and funding
• Why analytics is fundamentally a change management problem
• Leadership: trust, empathy, and investing in people
• Depth vs breadth in career growth

Sound Bites:
“Build people before you build outcomes.”
“Talent is universal. Context is not.”
“Data beating the gut feel is powerful.”

If you are:
– Building AI teams
– Leading analytics functions
– Early in your data career
– Or navigating leadership growth

This episode is for you.

#AI #Analytics #Leadership #DataScience #CareerGrowth