Dinesh Kumar Chinnasamy — Mentor profile, Title: Senior Manager, Company: Rocket Mortgage, Industry: Marketing Analytics | Financial Services | FinTech | Mortgage Lending, Mentor Type: Albers

Background

Job Description

I lead data-driven marketing and growth initiatives, combining performance marketing, analytics, technology, and AI to improve customer acquisition and business outcomes. My role involves developing growth strategies, working across product and engineering teams, and using data and automation to make marketing more effective and scalable.

Company Description

Rocket Mortgage is a leading U.S. mortgage lender and financial technology company that helps consumers purchase and refinance homes through digital-first mortgage products and services.

Employment History

I have held leadership roles across marketing, growth, analytics, and technology at companies including Rocket Mortgage, Redfin, Neighborhoods.com/55places, Blue Nile, Pro.com, and A Place for Mom. Earlier in my career, I worked as a software engineer before transitioning into analytics and marketing leadership.

Senior Manager @ Rocket Mortgage
Senior Marketing Manager @ Redfin
Vice President of Analytics and Paid Marketing @ Neighborhoods.com 
President of Analytics and Paid Marketing @ 55places.com,
Director of Marketing @ Blue Nile
Leading Analytics @ Pro.com
Analytics Manager @ A Place for Mom
Software Engineer @ Infosys

Education

PMBA @ Seattle University
B.Tech Computer Science @ Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Mentoring Objectives & Scope

I hope students gain practical guidance, confidence, and a broader perspective on career and professional growth. My goal is to help them connect what they learn in the classroom with real-world experiences, explore different career paths, think through important decisions, and develop skills in leadership, problem-solving, networking, and communication. I also hope to be a sounding board for their ideas and help them identify opportunities that align with their interests and long-term goals.

As a mentor, I can support students in the following: 

- Career exploration, matching interests and talents with professions and industries
- Student transition from college to first professional role
- Building technical or subject matter expertise (hard skills)
- Development of leadership skills, confidence, and executive presence
- Helping entrepreneurial students define a business or product and business plan
- Ideation and validation of business ideas
- Building lean startup strategies and MVPs
- Market research, customer discovery, and go-to-market execution
- Branding, digital marketing, and growth hacking using AI Scaling operations and establishing brand presence

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

Hybrid (mix of in-person and virtual). Bellevue, Seattle University.

Additional Information

Author of Artificial Intelligence M.A.G.I.C. For Business and AI Marketing Guide.
Board of Director @ AI Marketing Engineers and Marketing Advisory Board @ Seattle University