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Executive Search for #Data & #Analytics Leadership - Chief Data Officer / Heads of Data & Analytics, C-Suite, Data Science Recruitment, #Datascience #Leadership

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We were fortunate enough to sit down with @Benjamin_Dias, Data Science Chief @easyJet to discuss his 10 rules when growing a Data Science team. Check it out below.

https://t.co/20ifUB6q82

#10rulesfordatascience #datascience #datascienceleadership #growing #bendias #easyjet

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Within the C-Suite it's normally down to either the CIO, Chief Digital Officer or Chief Strategy Officer to take the initial steps in developing a Data team and culture within the company.

This is what often happens:

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 1:  They reach out to a Con…https://t.co/8wZAdqoQFS

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There is a lot of talk about how the tenure of the Chief Data Officer is a lot less than that of it’s peer level roles (CEO, CIO, CFO etc)

1. Perhaps if organisations put the same amount of rigour into their hiring processes for Chief Data Officers as…https://t.co/1krVU9ianT

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If you think Data Leadership is a technical role then think again.

Most data leaders by definition need to be transformational & disruptive as they face challenges like:

- Siloed Data
- Business Users over attached to Legacy Technology
- Delivering new…https://t.co/4OIVOZlAaT

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Many organisations need a fundamental change of mindset when it comes to hiring Data Analytics Executive roles.

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘹𝘹/𝘹𝘹/𝘹𝘹𝘹x, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘰…https://t.co/1BrBM424EQ

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What’s that old phrase about the definition of Insanity ?

The Chief Data Officer survey from Gartner sights Talent Acquisition as the biggest barrier to success of Data Analytics initiatives.

Thought about changing up the way you hire yet?

#dataanalyt…https://t.co/w53B4rnLJ5

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

The uncomfortable truth with some Data Leadership roles is that if you do a great job, you might be working yourself out of a Job.

From the c-suite perspective the person who has built the Data Org from 25 persons to 150 persons, might not be the person…https://t.co/78WE02AfaI

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

At 10.30am I'm talking about the "War for Talent in Data Analytics" live online

It's part of the Fortunate Events Creating a Data Driven Organisation event.

If you are at a loose end why not come and join me. Link below:

https://t.co/7NZeYFvZeu

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

If you want to become a Data Driven organisation your ability to hire the right talent is of critical importance.

I'll be talking about this topic on Thursday at 10am - LIVE. You can join online for FREE!

I'll be covering:

👉 Data Analytics Talent M…https://t.co/vDENxOXanm

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

When hiring Data Analytics Leaders & Data Analytics Talent most companies rely on luck.

Because they have no strategy in place to guide their candidate search process they only get access to a small portion of the Talent Universe.

So they need luck th…https://t.co/JwYWobKgGq

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Yesterday I posted about how a Data Analytics Leader we hired for a large retailer had been wildly successful with demonstrable multi-million revenue directly attributable to their work.

But they left, just shy of 2 years. Because there were no further…https://t.co/jPfRn87WYT

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

Data Analytics leaders don’t always need to have a long tenure to be incredibly successful.

We hired a Head of Data Science a few years ago for a large retail company.

They were with the business for just under 2 years.

They rapidly built a world class…https://t.co/MdAxPD9ywo

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How do you win the hearts & minds of a Talent pool who upon hearing your company’s name will at best react with scepticism, at worst an instant ‘No’ ?

Attracting candidates from Talent Pools they are not familiar with is one of the biggest challenges for…https://t.co/J2LUWGDXPf

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

How do you win the hearts & minds of a Talent pool who upon hearing your company’s name will at best react with scepticism, at worst an instant ‘No’.

Attracting candidates from Talent Pools they are not familiar with is one of the biggest challenges for…https://t.co/yoV6JAZQBg

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

One of the biggest roles in Data is up for grabs at the moment.

Dunnhumby are looking for a new CEO.

The current incumbent Dan Olley, who has only been in post a year, has announced he is leaving at some point in 2023 to take over as CEO at Hargreaves…https://t.co/WyO4CkR2Xb

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Do we need to set in stone the role & responsibilities of the Chief Data Officer?

I don’t think so.

Take the CEO role. There isn’t a desperate need to define beyond all doubt what the responsibilities & experience of a CEO should be.

Yes there are som…https://t.co/1k5eAKwuX2

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

In a world where Chat GPT, large langue models, Deep learning, Neural Networks & Data Mesh take the headlines,

It’s easy to forget what is really going on in the wider Data Analytics landscape.

The vast majority of Mid Market companies (+ many corporate…https://t.co/oBJf7wJSn4

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

They say AI is King in the next decade. If so then Data Quality must be the Kingmaker.

Or maybe Data Quality is just King.

#data #ai #datastrategy

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The Data Analytics Director's work led directly to $75 million incremental revenue and a complete change of business strategy in Sales, Marketing & Pricing for the company.

The company's prospects flourished.

You can’t solely attribute this revenue to t…https://t.co/YwLcWltK5z

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

The Data Analytics Director's work led directly to $75 million incremental revenue and a complete change of business strategy in Sales, Marketing & Pricing for the company.

The companies prospects flourished.

You can’t solely attribute this revenue to…https://t.co/AosPMEVx4N

[Wyatt Partners @JWAnalytics]

So apparently if you post twice a week or more on LinkedIn you are 7x more likely get approached about opportunities from recruiters.

However, Linked In's own data tells us that 92% on the platform are passive. So you could make a case that the top 8% in…https://t.co/kzpQuOMI58