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Kiran Vijay

Vice President, Data Engineering · BNY

Kiran Vijay

Ask a question.Trust the answer.

I'm Kiran Vijay. I build AI-native analytics — data agents and prompt-driven dashboards on governed data — so every answer is correct, explainable and the same every time.

Experience
11 years in data
Built
Scout, AI harness
Reach
1,000+ finance users
Certified
6 certifications

01

Selected work

All work
  1. 01Scout2026 · AIAn AI data analyst you can check. Ask a business question in plain English; Scout loads the right skills, writes and validates the SQL, and answers with the query and sources behind it. Runs on a custom agent harness I built from scratch, over fictional sample data.Next.js · TypeScript · SQLite · OpenAITry it
  2. Try Scout · ask it a question

    Scout · sample answerQ1 FY27 (Jul–Sep 2026) · fictional data

    Why is Cloud over plan on expense this quarter?

    Where it looked

    Skill
    Cloud expense analysis: matches “Expense vs plan this quarter”
    Tables
    Plan and actuals, Expense detail
    Checks
    4 queries checked before running
    First query · FIN_PLAN
    SELECT account,
           SUM(plan_amount)   AS plan_amount,
           SUM(actual_amount) AS actual_amount
    FROM FIN_PLAN
    WHERE account_group = 'Expense'
      AND business = 'Cloud'
      AND period BETWEEN '2026-07' AND '2026-09'
    GROUP BY account
    ORDER BY account
    LIMIT 50
    Actual
    $18.33M
    Plan
    $17.58M
    Variance
    +$752k
    Variance %
    +4.3%
    Explore the numbers · Largest variances by account
    • Cloud hosting+$793k
    • Data center+$19k
    • Network+$2k
    • Marketing−$9k
    • Salaries and benefits−$49k
  3. 02AI analytics at BNY2026 · AIHow my team at BNY lets people ask data questions in plain English and get trusted answers and dashboards back. Agents query a governed semantic layer instead of raw tables, every query is validated before it runs, and evals track accuracy over time.Semantic layer · LLM agents · Text-to-SQL · EvalsRead
  4. 03Buddy2026 · ProductA personal life OS for Android that brings tasks, habits, spending, focus and health into one calm daily cockpit.Kotlin · Jetpack Compose · Next.js · FastAPI · SQLiteRead

Foundations

  1. 04Sales Analytics2024 · Power BIRead

02

How an answer earns trust

Every system I build follows the same path. The AI is the last step, not the first — it sits on data that has already been made correct.

  1. 1

    Governed data

    Shape data, definitions, controls, and access so teams can trust the same answer.

  2. 2

    Semantic layer

    Semantic models and metric definitions, so people and agents read the numbers the same way.

  3. 3

    Data agent

    Takes a question in plain language, writes the query and shows its working.

  4. ✓

    Explained answer

    The answer comes back with its sources, so people can check it.

Across every step: evals & guardrails

real-question test sets · accuracy tracking · role-based access · ask when unsure

  • AI-native analytics

    Data agents, RAG, and prompt-driven dashboards that show their working, so people can ask in plain language and check the answer.

  • Trusted data layers

    Curated datasets, semantic models, and metric definitions that give people and agents the same governed answer.

  • Data engineering

    SQL, Snowflake, Fabric, and warehouse patterns that make pipelines inspectable, repeatable, and ready for AI.

  • Interface craft

    Visual hierarchy, type, and interaction patterns shaped for people who need the answer quickly.

I spent a decade making data correct. Now I make it answer questions.

Domains
Financial services · Healthcare
Led teams of
up to 7

Financial services, healthcare and enterprise analytics — first building the governed datasets finance leaders decide from, now the data agents and AI reporting layer on top.

  1. Sep 2026 – Present

    Vice President, Data Engineering · BNY

    Building an AI-enabled analytics layer that lets business users ask questions and create dashboards in plain language.

  2. May 2024 – Aug 2026

    Vice President, Data and Analytics · BNY

  3. Apr 2023 – Apr 2024

    Lead Data Analyst · BNY

  4. Jul 2021 – Mar 2023

    Senior Data Analyst · BNY

  5. Nov 2020 – Jul 2021

    Deputy Manager · Philips GBS

  6. Jun 2018 – Nov 2020

    Assistant BI Manager · Philips GBS

  7. Sep 2015 – May 2018

    Deputy Manager · Encore IT Solution

04

Writing

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