What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Data Officer position at New College of Florida?
Description
The Chief Data Officer (CDO) is a leadership position responsible for overseeing the college's overall data strategy, ensuring data quality, and driving business value by managing data governance, analytics, and security, allowing the company to make informed data-driven decisions across all levels of the organization.
Examples of Duties
- Data Governance:
- Establishing and enforcing data governance policies to maintain data quality, consistency, and compliance with regulations.
- Data Strategy Development:
- Defines a comprehensive data strategy aligned with business objectives, identifying data needs, and prioritizing data initiatives.
- Data Management:
- Oversees the entire data lifecycle, including data collection, integration, storage, cleansing, and archiving.
- Data Analytics:
- Leads the development and implementation of data analytics capabilities to extract valuable insights from data for informed decision-making.
- Data Security and Privacy:
- Ensures data protection by implementing appropriate security measures and adhering to data privacy regulations.
- Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Works with various departments across the organization to identify data requirements, promote data literacy, and foster a data-driven culture.
- Technology Selection:
- Evaluates and selects data management tools and technologies to support data operations and analytics.
- Performance Monitoring:
- Tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) related to data quality, usage, and business impact.
- Establishes and enforces data governance policies to maintain data quality, consistency, and compliance with regulations.
Supervises staff and data collection team to drive college initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and/or years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Data Analysis and Modeling:
- Expertise in data analysis techniques, statistical methods, and data visualization tools.
- Business Acumen:
- Understanding of business operations and strategic goals to align data initiatives with business needs.
- Leadership and Communication:
- Ability to effectively communicate complex data insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Data Governance Framework:
- Knowledge of data governance principles and best practices to ensure data quality and compliance.
- Technology Proficiency:
- Understanding of data management technologies, cloud computing, and data warehousing solutions.
- Expertise in data analysis techniques, statistical methods, and data visualization tools.
New College of Florida (NCF) is an equal opportunity employer and educational provider committed to a policy of non-discrimination for any member of the NCF community on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veterans' status, marital status, or any other legally protected group status. This policy applies to faculty, staff, students, volunteers, visitors, applicants, and contractors in a manner consistent with applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, orders, and University policies, procedures, and processes.
