Ben Bausili
Portrait of Ben Bausili, AI and Product leader at InterWorks

Work History

Technology Executive & Product Leader

Summary

Technology executive with over 20 years leading product organizations and driving digital transformation initiatives. With an MBA from Oklahoma State and a math degree foundation, my career has been a dynamic journey—from developer and data architect to executive leadership with full P&L responsibility.

As Global Director of Product and AI at InterWorks, I serve as executive leader with full P&L ownership for our product business lines including Curator and Assist by InterWorks. I drive end-to-end product strategy, development, and commercial success across global markets (AMER, EMEA, APAC), collaborating as peer with theater heads and leading cross-functional initiatives with marketing, sales, and services teams. As the internal owner for our software and service products, I balance technical innovation with commercial viability to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Expertise

Executive Leadership & Strategy

  • 12+ years of management experience leading global teams and organizational transformation
  • Full P&L responsibility for multiple product lines across AMER, EMEA, and APAC markets
  • MBA-driven strategic planning combining technical depth with business acumen

Product & AI Innovation

  • Leading AI Center of Excellence and implementing generative AI strategies at enterprise scale
  • Expert in Claude Code and modern AI toolchains, driving adoption across global product lines
  • End-to-end product portfolio management from strategy through go-to-market execution
  • Product development methodologies including Shape Up and Google Design Sprint

Technical Architecture & Engineering

  • Industry authority on Tableau performance—authored definitive whitepaper “Designing Efficient Workbooks”
  • Deep expertise in software engineering, data architecture, and enterprise-scale solution design
  • Modern data stack: Snowflake, DuckDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4J
  • Full-stack development: Laravel, PHP, analytics platforms (Tableau, ThoughtSpot, Sigma)

Business Development & Consulting

  • 17+ years strategic consulting across diverse industries
  • Cross-functional collaboration with marketing, sales, and services teams to drive revenue growth
  • Mentoring next-generation leadership while maintaining hands-on technical engagement

Writing

Designing Efficient Dashboards, Tableau Whitepaper

InterWorks Blog (interworks.com/blog)
A small selection of my blog posts on InterWorks’ blog

Professional Experience

InterWorks, Inc.

Total Tenure: 17 years (2008-Present)
Leading global data consulting firm

Global Director of Product
January 2023 - Present

Executive leader with full P&L responsibility for InterWorks’ product business lines including Curator and Assist by InterWorks. Drive end-to-end commercial success from product strategy through go-to-market execution across global markets. Lead product organization and AI Center of Excellence while collaborating as peer with global theater heads on strategic initiatives.

Business Leadership:

  • Full P&L ownership and revenue responsibility for multiple product lines
  • Cross-functional leadership coordinating marketing, sales, and services across AMER, EMEA, APAC
  • Strategic partnership with theater heads and C-suite on product portfolio decisions
  • Team leadership including direct manager reports (Support, Engineering, and Architecture)

Key Skills: P&L Management, Product Strategy, Business Development, Generative AI, Strategic Consulting, Executive Leadership, Cross-functional Collaboration

Global Director of the Experience Practice
January 2021 - January 2023

Directed the design and development team that provided consulting services and built the Curator by InterWorks product. Responsibilities included product management, go to market strategy, mentoring the next generation of leadership, and providing high-level technical and strategic consulting to a global client base.

Key Skills: Product Management, Strategic Consulting, Laravel, User Experience (UX), Communication

Global Experience Practice Lead
January 2019 - December 2021

Led the Experience Design team and Experience Engineering team while fostering collaboration with design, development, marketing, and sales. Developed go to market strategy and long-term roadmap for Curator by InterWorks. Collaborated with other Practices and executive leadership to create new offerings. Improved the experience/design of all InterWorks’ deliverables inside and outside of organization

Key Skills: Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, User Experience (UX), Communication, Product Management

Earlier Roles at InterWorks

Principal | Analytics Practice Lead ~ January 2017 - December 2018
Principal consultant who led the analytics practice and helped deliver the best solutions to our global clients. On a daily basis I solved BI problems for clients in a variety of industries using a wide range of tools.

Principal Business Intelligence Consultant ~ August 2013 - December 2016
Principal consultant who managed Analytic and Data Consultants responsible for delivering Tableau, Database, and ETL deliverables to clients.

Business Intelligence Consultant ~ January 2011 - July 2013
Was responsible for delivering business intelligence projects for clients around the world.

Software Consultant ~ January 2009 - December 2010
Helped launch InterWork’s Tableau practice and partnership. Developed custom software solutions for clients in languages such as C#, Coldfusion, HTML/Javascript, and Python.

Early Analytics and Developer Career

Building foundational experience in data analytics and development

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

Research Analyst ~ June 2008 - October 2008

CommunityCare HMO

Data Analyst II ~ November 2006 - October 2008

Oklahoma State University

Application Developer ~ February 2006 - November 2006

Education

Oklahoma State University

Masters, Business Administration
2008 - 2011

BS, Mathematics
2004 - 2005

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