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• Sujatha Kshirsagar
  IIMC, PGP, 1995. President, Career Launcher & Ex Banker

Leya, with your solid background in finance and marketing, transitioning to data analytics is not only feasible but also promising. The analytical skills you've developed in banking, such as assessing financial data and trends, are highly transferable to data analytics roles. This field is rapidly expanding across industries like finance, healthcare, retail, and e-commerce. Many banks now rely on advanced analytics for customer insights, risk management, and fraud detection, making your background a strong fit for financial data analytics or fintech firms. To make this shift, consider courses or certifications in tools like Python, R, SQL, and data visualization software such as Tableau or Power BI. Programs in data or business analytics, available online or through institutions like the IIMs or platforms like Coursera and edX, can further enhance your qualifications. Other fields you might explore include: • Fintech: Leveraging your finance experience in tech-driven financial services. • Risk Management or Consulting: Using your finance skills for strategic problem-solving across sectors. Best of luck in your career transition! Sujatha

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• Pankaj Rai
  IIMA, PGP, 1993. Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Dear Leya, all of us have a desire to continue to move into better roles (more interesting, more contribution / impact made, more money). There are different routes to doing that : 1.⁠ ⁠In the same role, learn and apply new skills to do that job differently which can lead to better increments / promotions or even an opportunity to do a better role in the same organisation. 2.⁠ ⁠⁠adding new skills through certifications or online courses and applying those skills to do the same as #1 above 3.⁠ ⁠⁠take time off to do a full time course which usually allows opportunities that may not be available otherwise eg folks do an MBA to access opportunities that were not otherwise available. This option has a cost as you don’t earn rather spend money and outcomes are not necessary to be visible immediately. In your case it seems that you could learn to apply new skills like data analysis on the job and gain the confidence to make a higher level contribution and use that to further your career