Data, AI & Analytics
Chief Data Officer Jobs & Careers
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HOK Consulting connects experienced Chief Data Officers with organisations requiring executive leadership across data strategy, governance, analytics, artificial intelligence and enterprise transformation.
Whether your experience covers enterprise data strategy, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning or modern cloud data platforms, explore current permanent, contract and interim opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
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What Does a Chief Data Officer Do?
A Chief Data Officer, commonly known as a CDO, is an executive leader responsible for how an organisation manages, governs and creates value from its data.
The role typically sets enterprise data strategy while providing leadership across data governance, architecture, engineering, analytics and increasingly artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Chief Data Officers work closely with executive leadership, technology teams, risk functions and business stakeholders to ensure data is trusted, accessible and used effectively while aligning data investment with wider organisational strategy.
Chief Data Officer Skills & Experience
Chief Data Officer roles require significant data leadership experience alongside strong strategic, governance and commercial understanding. Relevant areas commonly include:
- Enterprise Data Strategy
- Data Leadership
- Data Governance
- Data Architecture
- Data Engineering
- Data Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Generative AI
- Business Intelligence
- Data Analytics
- Data Quality
- Snowflake
- Databricks
- Azure Data Services
- AWS Data Services
- Data Transformation
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Board-Level Communication
- Organisational Change
Chief Data Officers may come from engineering, architecture, analytics, governance or senior data management backgrounds, but at executive level the role requires the ability to lead across the complete enterprise data landscape.
Strong communication, commercial judgement and organisational leadership are particularly important when translating data opportunities and risks into investment priorities and measurable business outcomes.
Typical Chief Data Officer Responsibilities
- Defining and delivering organisation-wide data strategy
- Providing executive leadership across data and analytics functions
- Establishing enterprise data governance and quality standards
- Providing oversight of data architecture and platform strategy
- Leading data engineering, analytics and specialist data capability
- Supporting artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy
- Ensuring data is managed as a trusted organisational asset
- Identifying opportunities to create business value from data
- Managing data-related risk, governance and regulatory requirements
- Leading major data transformation and modernisation programmes
- Reporting data priorities, risks and performance to executive and board-level stakeholders
- Aligning data investment with wider business and technology strategy
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation, sector and maturity of the data function, with some Chief Data Officers also taking responsibility for analytics, artificial intelligence, data science or wider digital transformation.
Chief Data Officer Salary Expectations
Chief Data Officer remuneration varies significantly according to organisation size, location, sector, regulatory environment and the scale of executive responsibility.
Permanent Chief Data Officer
Around £135,000 per year
UK average base salary
Contract Chief Data Officer
Around £1,100 per day
Current UK interim leadership benchmark
Chief Data Officers working within financial services, highly regulated organisations, major enterprises or large-scale data and AI transformation programmes may command substantially higher remuneration. Executive packages may also include bonuses, long-term incentives and other benefits beyond base salary.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and can vary significantly between individual roles. Interim CDO rates are particularly dependent on the scope, duration and level of executive responsibility.
Chief Data Officer Career Progression
Chief Data Officer is one of the most senior positions within data and analytics, with progression often centred on increasing organisational scope or moving into broader executive technology leadership.
Typical Chief Data Officer Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
Experienced Chief Data Officers may also move into executive positions such as:
- Group Chief Data Officer
- Global Chief Data Officer
- Chief Data and Analytics Officer
- Chief Data and AI Officer
- Chief Digital Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Executive Data Advisor
The right progression depends on whether you want to lead data across a larger or more complex organisation, broaden into artificial intelligence and digital strategy or take on wider executive technology responsibility.
Your Next Move
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If you’re considering your next permanent appointment, contract assignment or interim leadership opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about the data functions you’ve led, the transformations you’ve delivered and the type of executive data opportunity you’re looking for.
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Data, AI & Analytics Recruitment
Executive Data Leadership forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider Data, AI & Analytics recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists and leaders across data engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, business intelligence, analytics, architecture and governance.
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HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced Chief Data Officers across permanent, contract and interim leadership requirements.
Whether you’re appointing your first CDO, modernising enterprise data capability, strengthening governance, expanding AI and analytics or delivering a major data transformation programme, speak to HOK about your requirements.