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M4
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Data Science Director
Data Science Management

Data Science Director

DSM.GEN.M4

M4M4 — Directormedium0.70draftglobalv1

Leads a major functional area or a group of data science teams often spanning regions or product lines.

Level
M4 · M4 — Director · 10–15 yrs
Function · Focus
Data Science Management · General
Market pay (median)
Pay basis
model pending

Leads a major functional area or a group of data science teams often spanning regions or product lines.

Summary

Leads a major functional area or a group of data science teams often spanning regions or product lines.

Level — M4 — Director

Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.

Scope
A function or department
Autonomy
Owns area strategy and budget
Complexity
Strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment
Impact
Function-level results
Decision rights
Owns strategy, budget, and org design for the area
Leadership
Leads managers; sets direction for the function
Typical experience
10–15 yrs

Core outputs

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Responsibilities10

  • Translating corporate strategy into functional execution.commonlevel
  • Establishing frameworks for model development, deployment, and talent development.commonlevel
  • Leading large-scale data science initiatives.commonlevel
  • Ensuring alignment of data science activities with organizational goals.commonlevel
  • Driving innovation and research in data science.commonlevel
  • Managing relationships with senior stakeholders.commonlevel
  • Overseeing the development of data science talent.commonlevel
  • Setting standards and policies for data science practices.commonlevel
  • Representing the data science function at executive meetings.commonlevel
  • Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning.commonlevel

Tasks3

  • Translate corporate strategy into actionable plans.commonlevel
  • Establish frameworks for data science practices.commonlevel
  • Represent data science at executive levels.commonlevel

Skills8

  • Strategic executioncommonlevel
  • Innovation leadershipcommonlevel
  • Stakeholder managementcommonlevel
  • Talent developmentcommonlevel
  • Policy settingcommonlevel
  • Continuous improvementcommonlevel
  • Executive communicationcommonlevel
  • Research and developmentcommonlevel

Knowledge8

  • Corporate strategycommonlevel
  • Innovation frameworkscommonlevel
  • Talent managementcommonlevel
  • Policy developmentcommonlevel
  • Stakeholder engagementcommonlevel
  • Data science standardscommonlevel
  • Executive communicationcommonlevel
  • Continuous improvement practicescommonlevel

competency8

  • Strategic alignmentcommonlevel
  • Innovation & R&D Orientationcommonlevel
  • Leadershipcommonlevel
  • Stakeholder managementcommonlevel
  • Talent Developmentcommonlevel
  • Policy Settingcommonlevel
  • Continuous Improvementcommonlevel
  • Executive Representationcommonlevel

qualification4

  • 12+ years of industry experiencecommonlevel
  • Experience leading large, strategically important segmentscommonlevel
  • Experience with policy and standards setting for data science preferredcommonlevel
  • Proven track record in executive leadershipcommonlevel
Title aliasesshow ▾
AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Director, Data Science Managementcommonmedium0.66
Data Science Management Directorcommonmedium0.60
Director, Data Science Managercommonmedium0.66
Data Science Manager Directorcommonmedium0.60
Data Science Directorcommonmedium0.50
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O*NET / SOC

  • code=15-2051.00title=Data Scientistssource=corpusreviewStatus=approved