Remote Deputy CDO: Lead Data, ML & Analytics

Jobgether; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work: fully remote

Competitive compensation

Annual leave: 28 days

Job summary

Jobgether is listing a Deputy Chief Data Officer position for a partner company in South Africa. The role leads data, analytics, ML, and related product initiatives at scale, reporting to the CDO and working with executives across the business.

The successful candidate will drive strategic implementation, governance, and performance reviews across data platforms, ML lifecycles, experimentation, and analytics, while preparing to assume broader executive responsibility over time.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data, analytics, or ML within product-focused technology companies.
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing specialists, managers and team leads.
• Experience as a Chief Data Officer, Deputy CDO, Head of Data, or Head of Analytics is highly desirable.
• Ambition to grow into a CDO role with strategic vision and hands-on execution.
• Broad understanding of data and research functions including analytics, ML, data platforms, SLAs, BI and self-service analytics.
• Deep practical expertise in at least one major data domain with ability to coordinate across the wider data ecosystem.
• Proven track record delivering cross-functional data and ML initiatives with measurable business outcomes.
• Strong operational management skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic initiatives from business case development to measurable impact.
• Collaborate with C-level executives to align priorities and resources.
• Oversee cross-functional data and analytics projects including ML, data platforms and UX research.
• Identify delivery bottlenecks, clarify scope, assign owners and determine next steps.
• Manage capacity and backlogs across multiple teams, prioritizing by business value.
• Establish the operating framework and governance for the Research Center with regular reviews.
• Translate initiatives into measurable business outcomes with ROI and impact tracking.
• Support and develop team leads across Product Analytics, Data Engineering, ML, and UX Research.

Skills

Data leadership

Product analytics

ML lifecycles

Executive communication

C-level influence

Resource management

Strategic thinking

Operational excellence

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Jobgether is listing a Deputy Chief Data Officer position for a partner company in South Africa. The role leads data, analytics, ML, and related product initiatives at scale, reporting to the CDO and working with executives across the business.

The successful candidate will drive strategic implementation, governance, and performance reviews across data platforms, ML lifecycles, experimentation, and analytics, while preparing to assume broader executive responsibility over time.