Nilima Rodrigues is an accomplished data engineering and analytics leader with over 19 years of experience delivering transformative data strategies and reporting solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Currently serving as Senior Manager of Systems and Reporting at Align Technology, Nilima has led numerous high-impact initiatives at the intersection of data, finance, and technology, driving multimillion-dollar efficiencies and innovation across global operations.
Her core expertise lies in architecting enterprise-grade data infrastructures, leading cross-functional teams, and transforming raw data into actionable insights that directly influence business strategy. Notable achievements include the rapid and successful delivery of a $1.5M+ SAP Datasphere and Onestream integration project, optimization of AI-driven ETL pipelines reducing latency by 40%, and architecting a FinOps platform that enabled $500K in freight savings. Nilima’s efforts have directly contributed to 65% improvements in operational efficiency and 50% cost reductions through intelligent automation and strategic resource planning.
Nilima has also been instrumental in scaling analytics at Align, establishing the Finance Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) and delivering 100+ interactive Power BI dashboards across global business units. She has championed data governance, regulatory compliance, and change management enabling the smooth onboarding of commerce platforms, data migration strategies, and the successful execution of financial transformation programs. Her earlier roles at Deloitte Consulting and Capgemini involved groundbreaking implementations, including the world’s first SAP ERP-based Public Sector Collection platform at Florida Department of Revenue and the first SAP Bank Analyzer integration at PayPal. Across industries from tech and telecom to retail and government Nilima has consistently pushed boundaries to ensure organizations leverage data for strategic advantage.
Nilima holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Mumbai and is certified in Google Advanced Data Analytics and SAP BTP Datasphere. With deep technical fluency in tools such as SAP BW/HANA, Azure Data Lake, Power BI, Python, and AI-powered analytics, she blends technical prowess with executive communication and project leadership.