Chief Data Officer - Lead Personalisation & Data Strategy

Wyatt Partners; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good LTIPs

Comprehensive healthcare

Meals subsidised

Travel to work subsidised

Free gym

Job summary

A leading tech company in France is seeking a Chief Data Officer to lead and grow its Data Division of 35 professionals. The role involves developing data features for a product with over 40 million users and positioning the division as a top employer for data talent. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in data analytics with a B2C focus and strong leadership skills. The successful candidate will enjoy competitive benefits in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial experience in leading Data divisions with a B2C focus.
• Experience delivering customer personalisation solutions ideally in a Digital environment.
• Ability to interact seamlessly in C-Suite & Board level environments.

Responsibilities

• Grow the team headcount and develop current team members.
• Collaborate closely with product teams on core product offerings.
• Develop long term data vision and key relationships with C-Suite.

Skills

Leading Data Analytics divisions

Customer personalisation/recommendation

C-Suite interaction

Leadership and team ethos

Understanding business metrics

Experience in Media Ecosystem

Job description

The Chief Data officer reports into the CEO of one of Europe’s fastest growing Tech companies. You will lead a large multifaceted team of 35 staff (growing), consisting of 3 separate pillars – Data Science, Data Engineering and BI & Analytics.

You will be tasked with improving and/or developing a whole range of Data Features crucial to this pureplay digital company’s product and it’s currently 40 million + users. Ultimately driving towards a goal of delivering 80% personalised and programmatically driven content on screen for each user.

The Chief Data Officer will have an external responsibility to develop strong and influential relationships with the companies partners & wider investors.

You will also be responsible for leading, growing & structuring the Data Division, positioning it as a top employer for exceptional Data Professionals. The data team will grow by at least 100% in the next 2 years.

What the first 12 months will look like:

• Growing the team headcount
• Development of current team members and hiring managers for different segments
• Collaborating closely with the product team in building out the core product offering
• Developing and challenging current Data Architecture & Data Quality
• Building key relationships with C-Suite
• Develop long term data vision

In the short term your team will work on crucial projects involved in recommendation & personalisation, and on Customer Segmentation.

What’s In It For You:

• Role leading and developing a fast growing division of 35 people with rapid further growth over next 2 years
• Very strong benefits (good LTIP’s, Comprehensive healthcare, meals subsidised, travel to work subsidised, free gym)
• A multifaceted and strategic Data Leadership role at C-Level within one of Europe’s fastest growing Tech & Media companies

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• 10 + years commercial experience of leading Data Analytics, Data Science divisions with a B2C focus
• Experience of delivering customer personalisation/recommendation solutions ideally within a Digital environment
• Ability to interact seamlessly in C-Suite & Board level environment.
• Quick to understand key business metrics and strategies & align Data with these
• An inspirational leader, able to foster a strong team ethos & character + drive data agenda throughout the organisation
• A leader who has worked within the Media Ecosystem is preferred, and any experience of OTT services/Video/Broadcasting will be given very strong consideration

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