Data Strategy & AI Transformation Lead

Netherlands; Belgique; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 105 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Datashift, a data, analytics and AI strategy partner, seeks a Data Strategist to shape the direction of data initiatives from concept to adoption. You will define value, collaborate with teams to design data and AI driven solutions and establish operating models that endure.

You will lead workshops, translate strategy into a prioritised roadmap with measurable indicators, and drive governance, ownership and stewardship across client organisations.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of experience in data strategy, data governance, transformation or strategy consulting.
• Master's degree in Business Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, ...
• Understanding of the impact of data and AI in organizations, ability to fully grasp business value and clear judgement.
• A strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem structuring skills, excellent communication at all levels, and a healthy dose of creativity.
• Experience translating a strategy into a roadmap that actually got executed, including in an evolving data and reporting landscape, data operating model design, roles and responsibilities, data ownership and stewardship, and governance frameworks.
• Strong affinity with data & AI in practice (e.g. SQL/Python, BI tooling such as Power BI, Copilot/Claude), credibility with technical teams.
• Fluent in English and Dutch, French is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Identify business challenges that could benefit from data, analytics and AI, and assess the data environment.
• Develop an actionable data and AI strategy aligned with business goals, and translate it into a prioritised roadmap with value cases, phasing and measurable indicators.
• Advise on the evolution of the reporting and data landscape, enabled by AI: what to strengthen, simplify or build next, and in which order.
• Design the target data operating model with client leadership: roles, competencies, decision rights, governance bodies, data ownership and stewardship, and governance and quality standards.
• Follow up the operating model implementation and competency assessment, advise on the setup of data teams, and support the adoption of the demand management process.
• Shape the change approach that carries the strategy into the organisation, host workshops, demos and leadership syncs, report to the steering committee, and adjust the roadmap based on adoption and value indicators

Connaissances

Data strategy

Data governance

Strategy consulting

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project ownership

English and Dutch

Formation

Master's degree

Outils

SQL

Python

Power BI

Copilot

Claude

Description du poste

Datashift, a data, analytics and AI strategy partner, seeks a Data Strategist to shape the direction of data initiatives from concept to adoption. You will define value, collaborate with teams to design data and AI driven solutions and establish operating models that endure.

You will lead workshops, translate strategy into a prioritised roadmap with measurable indicators, and drive governance, ownership and stewardship across client organisations.