Chief data officers (CDOs) have worked tirelessly to carve out a place in the C-suite. Now that they've arrived, the role is already starting to evolve.
Data became the lynchpin of business strategy when digital transformation took hold. That raised the bar — and gave CDOs ownership over much more than compliance, governance and stewardship. Improving data availability, quality and compliance are still baseline responsibilities. Today, boards want CDOs to be business strategists as well, collaborating across the organization to capitalize on data more effectively.
Making the case for data engineers and modelers, technology architects, software developers and other individuals with "hard" data skills hasn’t gone away. Every insight team needs people who bring sophisticated statistical, data management, and technology skills to the table. What’s changed is that CDOs increasingly need soft skills too.
