DATA & AI ANALYTICS BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

Donny Suryabuanaputra
Turning insight into transformation.

A senior business and technology leader specialising in Data & AI, analytics, customer strategy, and business transformation across life insurance, financial services, and consulting.

I translate business priorities into scalable data capabilities, intelligent solutions, and better decision-making—connecting strategy, technology, and operational execution.

JAKARTA, INDONESIA20+ YEARS’ EXPERIENCELIFE INSURANCE · FINANCIAL SERVICES · CONSULTING

Bridging strategy,
data, and execution.

I help organisations turn business priorities into analytical capabilities, better processes, and data-informed decisions.

My professional journey spans life insurance, financial services, and management consulting, with experience across enterprise analytics, customer intelligence, marketing effectiveness, business intelligence, and operational excellence.

I work at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and data—helping teams identify opportunities, develop analytical capabilities, improve processes, and embed data-driven decision-making into everyday operations.

My approach combines strategic leadership, analytical thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and a strong focus on customer and business needs.

This profile may also be found under the name spellings Donny Suryabuana Putra and Donny Surya Buana Putra.

01Data & AIStrategy, use cases, responsible adoption
02Customer intelligenceAnalytics, lifecycle strategy, experience
03Operational excellenceProcess transformation, automation, improvement
04Enterprise capabilitiesPlatforms, governance, BI, adoption

Building capabilities.
Making change work.

FEB 2026 — PRESENT

Head of Operations Excellence — Vice President

CURRENT

AIA Financial Indonesia · Jakarta

Leading operational excellence and transformation initiatives across insurance operations. Focus areas include process optimisation and digital transformation in New Business Underwriting, development of claims automation capabilities, process analytics, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional execution with Business, Operations, Technology, Digital, and Product teams.

Operational excellenceProcess transformationAI enablement

OCT 2023 — FEB 2026

Head of Data Analytics — Senior General Manager

MSIG Life Insurance Indonesia · Jakarta

Established and led the enterprise Data Analytics function and its strategy and roadmap. Built capabilities spanning customer, sales, claims, operations, risk, and management reporting; developed a cloud analytics foundation using Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery; and established governance foundations for data quality, lineage, glossary, and personal data protection.

Enterprise data strategyGCP · BigQueryAnalytics & BI

MAR 2019 — SEP 2023

Customer Office & Analytics Leadership

AIA Financial Indonesia · Jakarta

Progressed through customer analytics and customer office leadership roles: Head of Customer Analytics — AVP (Mar 2019–Nov 2020); Head of Customer Analytics and Campaigns — AVP (Dec 2020–Jun 2021); and Head of Customer Office — VP (Jul 2021–Sep 2023).

Led customer analytics, insights, campaign management, customer experience, and UX/UI. Developed segmentation, predictive modelling, churn prevention, and lifecycle engagement approaches in collaboration with Marketing, Distribution, Product, and regional stakeholders.

Customer intelligenceExperience & UX/UIMarketing analytics

JUL 2013 — FEB 2019

Head of Analytics and Data

Prudential Life Assurance · Jakarta

Led analytics and data capabilities supporting Marketing, Sales, Customer Management, and business leadership. Developed analytics roadmaps, customer intelligence, behavioural and persistency modelling, enterprise BI, and AI-enabled analytics; built the analytics team and strengthened collaboration between business and analytical functions.

Analytics leadershipCustomer intelligenceDecision support

SEPARATE PERIODS
2002–2013

Research, Statistics & Operations Roles

MarkPlus Indonesia · Jakarta

Held roles across separate employment periods: Statistician (2002–2004); Data Processing Manager (2005–Mar 2006 and Jun 2006–2010); and Operations Manager (2011–Jun 2013). Led statistical analysis, research operations, and programmes in customer insight, market sizing, loyalty, brand performance, and customer experience.

Market researchStatistical analysisResearch operations

From strategy
to execution.

Connecting business needs, analytical capability, technology, and adoption.

01Data & AI strategy

Enterprise strategy, AI enablement, predictive modelling, machine learning, recommendations, and responsible AI adoption.

02Advanced analytics & business intelligence

Customer analytics, forecasting, risk and fraud analytics, performance analytics, enterprise BI, and real-time BI.

03Customer intelligence & experience

Segmentation, churn and retention modelling, lifecycle management, personalisation, campaign analytics, and UX/UI.

04Operational excellence & automation

Process optimisation, claims automation, intelligent process automation, root-cause analysis, performance management, and continuous improvement.

05Enterprise data platforms

Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Tableau, data integration, pipelines, and enterprise data warehouse concepts.

06Data governance & leadership

Data quality, lineage, glossary, personal data protection, enterprise governance, cross-functional leadership, and executive stakeholder management.

Bachelor of Science in Statistics

Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia

1997–2001