Director of Data

Job Description

Schibsted is on a mission to become the most data-empowered company in the Nordics! We are a family of over 55 brands (and growing!), which consists of world-class media houses, leading Nordic marketplaces, and digital companies.

Schibsted News Media owns the leading newspapers Aftenposten and VG in Norway and Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet in Sweden. We also have a number of local newspapers in Norway. Our publications are renowned for their exceptional journalism, high editorial independence, and strong digital development.

We, Schibsted News Media, are looking for a leader to join us as Director of Data. In this role, you will be a key player in driving Schibsted News Media’s data strategy and road map, as well as Schibsted’s ambitious overarching data strategy. You will establish, lead and grow a business-critical team of data professionals ranging from project managers to data engineers. You will collaborate with key stakeholders in the News Media environment ranging from top management to hands-on data engineers, product managers, and designers. Not only will you have contact points towards all of News Media, but you will also be a key player in the larger Schibsted data network.

You will report to the CTO/CDO within the Schibsted News Media organisation.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Lead the work to define and execute Schibsted News Media’s data strategy

• Be tactically and operationally responsible for data in the Schibsted News Media landscape - driving and executing the News Media data roadmap and priorities

• Have manager responsibility for data engineers and professionals in the central News Media data organisation - a team that you will be a key part of defining and growing

• Lead cross-functional teams and forums with the purpose of assuring fit for purpose data- and data processes across News Media

• Align with key data stakeholders all over Schibsted to ensure tactical collaboration and strategic alignment cross teams and divisions

• Be part of the News Media-Tech Management team and partner with the tech organisation to clarify demand, build requirements for data and application development infrastructure necessary to facilitate efficient analytics development

• Help define critical commercial and operational data elements and focus the build-up of data capabilities centred around those elements

As part of your daily work, you will:

• Collaborate closely with product & engineering teams to achieve the goals set out in the data strategy and roadmap

• Lead strategic projects to ensure that News Media is forward-leaning and have fit for purpose capabilities in the data area

• Lead tactical projects to ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance, among many other things

• Help optimising activities of data analytics and data warehousing

• Help optimising data sciences activities in order to ensure alignment with business goals and strategies across News Media

What we are looking for:

Are you ready to make a broad impact in our organisation and on Schibsted News Media’s data strategy and road map? We believe that you’re the right person if you:

• Have a passion for data, and you have a strong understanding of how to create high impact data strategies

• Have solid experience in strategic roles where you both drive the strategic development as well as successful execution

• Have proven experience in tackling complex technical problems, balancing between business deliveries and technical improvements

• Have a track record of leading in change while creating engagement, cooperation, and well-being in your team

• Are perceived as trustworthy and have a genuine interest in developing people - coaching, involving, and enabling the potential of your team

• Have a positive mindset and a “can-do-attitude” - curious, confident, prestige and willing to deal with problems

• Are open to new ideas, see the bigger picture and dare to make decisions that challenge your team and yourself

Your skills & experiences:

• You are a leader who has experience in establishing and growing a team and managing its success in a fast-moving environment

• You have a detailed understanding of data governance, data management processes, and data visualisation tools

• You have a documented background and experience in data science or engineering

• You have solid experience in the project- and stakeholder management in data- and tech environments

• You are comfortable working in an agile environment, and more importantly, you are comfortable working in a cross-functional team environment

• You have strong analytical skills and a structured and process-oriented way of working