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Job Details
Chief Data Officer (Permanent)
Location: London Country: UK Rate: £120k - £150k per annum + Bonus + Package
Reporting to the Board, the Chief Data Officer will be responsible for establishing and governing the company's master data on key physical assets. This role involves creating a robust and compliant data infrastructure, maintaining data integrity, and promoting a culture that values data accuracy and accessibility. This forms part of a major ongoing digital transformation in the business, which is rapidly moving away from Legacy technology and manual processes.
Main Responsibilities:
- Engage with senior management to understand their business needs and establish a strong data-driven approach to decision-making across the organisation.
- Advise leadership on all data issues across the portfolio, ensuring data is managed as a strategic asset and acting as the Subject Matter Expert on data across the business.
- Formulate and implement a data governance strategy and framework to manage data throughout its life cycle, aligned with the company's business objectives.
- Oversee the establishment and maintenance of master data, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across all systems.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy laws and standards, and implement data governance principles.
- Work with IT and data teams to design and implement data architecture, and systems and tools that enhance data collection, storage, and retrieval.
- Foster a data-focused culture within the organisation, training and supporting teams in utilising master data effectively.
- Implement data analytics effectively, identifying and building the Business Intelligence tools and capabilities that create insights from data which improve commercial return.
Skills, qualifications and experience:
- You will be an experienced data leader used to transforming all data aspects of a successful business transitioning away from Legacy technologies.
- Proven experience as a Chief Data Officer, Data Director, or similar role with strong credentials in master data management.
- Deep understanding of data management best practices, including data governance, quality, and privacy.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
- Experience with relevant data management and visualization tools.
- Ability to translate complex data-related issues into understandable terms for non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience building and managing teams.
- Candidates with experience in Supply Chain, Logistics and asset-rich environments will be prioritised.
Posted Date: 08 May 2024
Reference: JS-BBBH97500
Employment Agency: Harvey Nash
Contact: Peter Birch