Deby Candrakirana
Head of Product & Data Operations · Engineering Leader · Head of Department
Professional Summary
Technology and data leader with 12+ years of career experience — Head of Department-level roles since Oct 2023 and team leadership since late 2019. Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering, data, and product teams across IT consulting, agri-tech, fintech, telco, oil & gas, mining, and healthcare. Led cross-functional teams of up to 30 members, drove OKR-aligned delivery systems, established IT governance frameworks, and delivered measurable business outcomes. Currently heading Product & Data Operations at Koltiva. Seeking Head of Department roles (Head of Data, Head of Product, Head of Technology) and open to international relocation.
Leadership Highlights
30+
Direct & indirect reports managed (QA, Engineering, DataOps, Product Ops)
85%+
Sprint delivery predictability improved from ~40% (OKR delivery system)
60%
Cross-team integration failures at release reduced (structured release mgmt)
7 Industries
IT Consulting, Agri-tech, Fintech, Telco, Oil & Gas, Mining, Healthcare
Work Experience
Koltiva
Head of Product & Data Operations
Jun 2025 – Present- Led a cross-functional team of 13+ members across Global Helpdesk, Customer Support, Product Operations, and Data Operations, enhancing overall service delivery and operational efficiency
- Acted as Tier 1 and Tier 2 guardian, ensuring effective issue resolution, maintaining clear internal communication, and driving cross-department collaboration
- Conducted AI clustering analysis to generate data-driven insights, supporting continuous improvement initiatives across Product, Development, and Operations teams
Head of IT Governance & Quality Assurance
Aug 2024 – May 2025- Led a team of 20–30 QA engineers, enhancing quality assurance across B2B and B2C product lines
- Standardized QA workflows with an execution-time-based testing framework, integrating automation for faster regression testing
- Supervised master data integrity initiatives and developed SOPs for database user access, improving compliance
Data Integrity & System Audit Manager (Project Lead)
Mar 2024 – Jul 2024- Led strategic ERP alignment project as the CEO-appointed project lead across Product, Technology, and Operations
- Delivered comprehensive GAP analysis covering 10+ integrated systems; defined remediation roadmap
EdenFarm
Head of Technology
Oct 2023 – Feb 2024- Led cross-functional teams across Product, DevOps, Engineering, IT Operations, and Data Engineering
- Developed quarterly technology roadmaps aligned with business growth targets; managed vendor relationships
- Reduced infrastructure costs through team restructuring and cloud optimization initiatives
Data Engineer Manager
Jan 2023 – Oct 2023- Built and scaled the data engineering function from 2 → 5 engineers; established team rituals, OKRs, and delivery standards
- Transformed 5 System Analysts into productive Data Engineers in 3 months while keeping operations continuity
- Architected cost-efficient BigQuery-based data platform; achieved ~60% cloud cost reduction via pipeline and query optimization
- Drove data governance policies and established data access SLAs for downstream BI teams
XQ Informatics (IT Consulting)
Team Lead & Tech Lead – Data Engineering & Data Science
Late 2019 – Jan 2023- Led multi-client data engineering and analytics projects across telco, oil & gas, mining, and fintech simultaneously
- Managed cross-functional teams (voyager team) as third-party embedded in telco client environment
- Delivered end-to-end data platform for mining industry and migrated Lab DW to Hadoop ecosystem
Data Engineer & Data Visualization Specialist
Jul 2019 – Late 2019- Joined as individual contributor building data pipelines and BI dashboards; promoted to Team Lead after demonstrating cross-client delivery capability
Head of System Development
Sep 2018 – Jun 2019PT. Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta)
- Led software development teams and managed third-party project evaluation, contracts, and regular executive reporting
Skills & Competencies
Education
Universitas Gunadarma
Bachelor of Industrial Technology, Information & Technology
2010 – 2014
Certifications
✓ Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
✓ Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)
✓ Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
✓ Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) · 2021–2025
Portfolio
Full case studies covering leadership, governance, and delivery frameworks: debycandrakirana.com