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Raghavan Balakrishnan

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Vice President - Engineering & Technology at Walmart Global Tech India
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Raghavan Balakrishnan is the Vice President of Engineering at Walmart Global Tech, where he serves as the India Site Leader. He spearheads digital transformation, service excellence, and innovation, with a strong focus on leveraging AI to reshape retail. His career includes senior technology leadership roles at Tesco and Tata Consultancy Services.

He is a passionate advocate for accessibility and inclusion, actively participating in Walmarts Accessibility Leadership Council. Raghavan is involved in employee resource groups and leads discussions on creating more inclusive environments, both for customers and associates, through technology and awareness.

Unique fact: Raghavan is at the forefront of implementing "agentic commerce" through Walmarts partnership with OpenAI, enabling customers to shop via conversation within ChatGPT.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Vice President - Engineering & Technology
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Raghavan shows up

Confident & Optimistic
Generous
Charming & Persuasive

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Priorities

Topics Raghavan cares about

AI in Retail
He is a frequent speaker on leveraging AI for context-aware, personalized shopping experiences and leads initiatives like Walmart's integration with ChatGPT for conversational commerce.
Workplace Inclusivity
Actively involved in Walmart's Accessibility Leadership Council and hosts events focused on inclusion, demonstrating a strong commitment to supporting associates and customers with disabilities.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Vice President - Engineering & Technology
Walmart Global Tech India
7-2020 - 1-2025
Vice President - Engineering & Technology, Walmart Global Tech & Sam's Club
Walmart Global Tech India
7-2016 - 10-2017
Global Client Partner
Tata Consultancy Services
7-2006 - 6-2020
Head - Engineering & Technology, STPM
Tesco
8-2000 - 7-2006
Head of Software Delivery/GM
Planetasia
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