Data Strategist

At Datashift we believe in the power of data, analytics and AI to solve the complex challenges in today's industries. As a Data Strategist you set the direction: where data and AI will create value, what has to be built first, and how the organisation must be set up to keep it running.

Are you ready to lead from first idea to adoption? Grasp business value, work with different teams to design the data & AI driven solutions and push true until it’s fully realized. In the role of Data Strategist you’ll have a chance to design & deliver data & AI solutions, and lead structural change by defining ownership and stewardship, workout target operating model and ensure adoption in the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with client stakeholders to identify the business challenges that could benefit from data, analytics and AI, and assess the data environment - sources, reporting landscape, governance, capabilities and maturity;
• 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 that fit the client's reality;
• Follow up the operating model implementation and competency assessment, advise on the set-up 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