Chief Data Officer

Core Responsibilities

Data Platform Technology Strategy and Operations:

• Develop and execute a strategic data technology roadmap that aligns with the organization's goals

• Oversee the selection, implementation, and management of enterprise-wide data platforms and infrastructure.

• Drive innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and recommending suitable adoption strategies.

Data Governance and Privacy Leadership:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive data governance framework to ensure data integrity, privacy, and security across the organization.

• Establish and enforce data governance policies, standards, and procedures to drive consistency and compliance.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data strategies and align data initiatives with business objectives.

Privacy Data Operations:

• Ensure end-to-end accountability and visibility of personal identifiable data and sensitive information.

• Establish processes to track and monitor the usage, access control, and lifecycle management of personal data.

• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to ensure adherence to privacy laws and regulations.

Data Warehouse, Data Lake, and Data Platform Engineering:

• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of data warehouse and data lake infrastructure.

• Lead the data platform engineering team in building scalable and reliable data platforms.

• Optimize data pipelines, ensure data quality, and implement effective data integration strategies.

Enterprise Data Architecture:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise data architecture to support AI and Business Intelligence needs.

• Ensure end-to-end accountability and visibility of data assets.

• Oversee the reuse of data across data warehouses and data lakes.

Integration with AI

• Leverage AI technologies to drive effectiveness and cost efficiencies across data governance, privacy operations and data operations.

• Architect data solutions that enable easy consumption of data by AI solutions 

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in a senior data management role, preferably as a Chief Data Officer or similar.

• Strong understanding of data governance, privacy regulations, and data security best practices.

• Experience with data platform technologies, data warehousing, and data lake infrastructure.

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• A natural change agent. Combines emotional intelligence with interpersonal skills to establish trust and lead change. 

• Values relationships to optimize change management and develop new organizational models. 

• Acts as thought leader when needed to shape new opportunities and able to let others take the lead without disengaging. 

• Leads with authenticity, openness and is not afraid of taking calculated risks.

• Passionate about creating high performing teams. 

• Is motivated by achievement in the face of obstacles and always aims to make the company better. 

• Displays decisiveness when needed with strong executive verbal and written communication. 

• Is result oriented, focusing on business value optimization and performance management.   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the telecommunications or technology industry.

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.