Karthik Kannaiyan
Driving Business Growth Through Data, Analytics & AI
Frankfurt, Germanylinkedin.com/in/karthikkannaiyangithub.com/erakkarthik
Profile
Data & analytics leader with over a decade across Big Four consulting and financial advisory, spanning M&A analytics, digital transformation, and AI-enabled systems. Across pivotal roles at EY India and Deloitte Germany, I have helped organizations analyze, forecast, and operationalize complex decisions — combining business reasoning with analytics, automation, and Generative AI. I build practical, scalable decision-support systems that turn data into measurable business value.
Experience
M&A Manager · Deloitte Germany
2022 — PresentFrankfurt, Germany
Leading analytics-driven M&A and transformation initiatives, combining financial advisory, data intelligence, and AI-enabled systems to improve strategic decision-making.
- Designed analytical solutions supporting due diligence and post-merger integration initiatives.
- Built forecasting, simulation, and reporting systems for complex business environments.
- Explored practical enterprise adoption of Generative AI and local LLM workflows.
Analytics Manager · EY India
2012 — 2022India
Led digital transformation, analytics automation, product development, and AI-driven initiatives across financial services, software, retail, healthcare, and government sectors.
- Managed development of internal digital products including analytics platforms, automated reporting tools, and GST-compliance systems.
- Delivered analytics, automation, and dashboarding solutions using Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Azure, and the Power Platform.
- Led cross-functional teams across UI/UX, architecture, engineering, analytics, and stakeholder management.
Core Skills
M&A & Strategic Analytics
- Financial due diligence (buy-side & sell-side)
- M&A & transaction analytics
- Financial-health benchmarking
- Forecasting & scenario simulation
- Post-merger integration & value realization
- Executive reporting & dashboards
AI & Intelligent Automation
- Generative AI & local LLMs
- Retrieval-augmented systems
- AI-assisted analytical workflows
- Computer vision & NLP applications
- Intelligent process automation
- AI-enabled business applications
Data & Product Engineering
- Python, SQL & data engineering
- Power BI, Tableau & Alteryx
- Azure & cloud analytics
- Power Platform app development
- Data modelling & architecture
- Product design, UI/UX & systems thinking
Technical Toolbox
Education
Indian School of Business
2015 — 2016Master of Business Administration — MBA
EY-ISB Post Graduate Programme in General Management
Anna University
2008 — 2012Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering
Awards
🏆 EY Digitally Transforming Award
EY India · 2021, 2019, 2018
Recognised three times for driving digital transformation and innovation across analytics, automation, and product development initiatives.
Certifications
Introduction to Generative AI
Google Cloud Skills Boost · Jun 2023
View →Introduction to Corporate Finance (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Udemy · Jul 2022
View →Financial Modeling for Business Analysts and Consultants
Udemy · Dec 2021
View →EY Analytics — Data Science — Bronze
EY · 2018
View →EY Analytics — Data Visualization — Bronze
EY · 2019
View →EY Analytics — Data Integration — Bronze
EY · 2018
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