Jean-Paul Saliou
San Francisco
Summary
Analytics executive with 15+ years of experience in establishing high-impact Business Intelligence and Analytics organizations. Expertise in crafting analytics strategies and roadmaps that align with business objectives to drive growth and innovation. Provides strategic guidance to executive leadership on data-driven decision making.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics, Corporate Strategy
Synopsys
10.2021 - Current
- Developed analytics roadmap and framework aligning with company strategy in collaboration with C-suite and functional leaders.
- Established and led Analytics Center of Excellence, managing international team of analysts, architects, and data scientists.
- Spearheaded cross-functional analytics initiatives, enhancing business growth and operational efficiency.
- Created data products such as dashboards and GenAI/AI solutions, delivering actionable insights to executives and leaders.
- Elevated company’s analytics maturity level, promoting data culture, literacy, and democratization across the enterprise.
Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics
Genesys
01.2016 - 10.2021
- Owned vision and executed roadmap to unify enterprise data architecture within Analytics Center of Excellence with over 20 employees and contractors.
- Directed data management, governance, BI technology, and infrastructure initiatives across the organization.
- Transitioned data infrastructure to cloud-based Snowflake, establishing a single source of truth for company data.
- Developed data visualization practice and enhanced analytics team’s skills, boosting self-service BI adoption by 300%.
- Managed M&A analytics and BI activities for successful integration of five companies.
Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Enterprise Applications
Genesys
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Oversaw all CRM, content management applications, BI stack, and data warehouse environment.
- Deployed Tableau for data visualization and implemented automated executive and customer experience dashboards.
- Modernized IT applications to enhance scalability, agility, and operational performance using SaaS and cloud solutions.
- Led applications team during corporate divestiture by defining IT priorities and restructuring infrastructure.
R&D Director, Business Intelligence & Applications
Genesys, an Alcatel-Lucent company
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Spearheaded strategic planning and vision for BI and Applications Management, impacting over 6,000 global employees.
- Revamped data, IT, and Information Management processes, driving stakeholder engagement and organizational adoption.
- Designed and deployed open-source Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse platform as a leading solution.
- Received TDWI’s BI Best Practices Award for outstanding operational excellence.
Education
MS - Computer Engineering
National Conservatory of Arts and Trades
FranceSkills
- Analytics leadership
- Business intelligence strategy
- Enterprise data management
- Cloud data warehousing
- Generative AI and LLM
- Advanced analytics
- Data visualization
- Data governance
- BI tool proficiency
- Data integration
Timeline
Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics, Corporate Strategy
Synopsys
10.2021 - Current
Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics
Genesys
01.2016 - 10.2021
Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Enterprise Applications
Genesys
01.2012 - 01.2016
R&D Director, Business Intelligence & Applications
Genesys, an Alcatel-Lucent company
01.2009 - 01.2012
MS - Computer Engineering
National Conservatory of Arts and Trades