Going From Data Engineer To Head Of Data - How To Run A Data Team Successfully

You join a 1000 person company as the head of data. What should you do? I would invest a a lot of time up front to understand the business(especially if you haven't worked in the industry). I was just talking to someone at the Snowflake Summit who told me they made the mistake of recently being put in charge of a data team and their first response was "Great, what tools can I use". If you can't answer the following questions within the first month or two, you're probably going in the wrong direction. - What are the main drivers of the business? - What are the main pain points of the customers? - What does the business flow look like? - Who is our customer? - (What other questions would you add) More than likely, if you're a Head Of Data, you've hopefully got the technical chops to excel in the role. But if you don't have a strong understanding of the business, you'll either end up becoming a task taker who struggles to get out of ad-hoc requests or you'll build a bunch of fancy infrastructure that delivers nothing for the business. If you're looking for help setting up your data team and strategy, then feel free to set-up a free consultation here - https://calendly.com/ben-rogojan/consultation If you enjoyed this video, check out some of my other top videos. Top Courses To Become A Data Engineer In 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW8_l57w74g What Is The Modern Data Stack - Intro To Data Infrastructure Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ClWgwC0Sbw If you would like to learn more about data engineering, then check out Googles GCP certificate https://bit.ly/3NQVn7V If you'd like to read up on my updates about the data field, then you can sign up for our newsletter here. https://seattledataguy.substack.com/​​ Or check out my blog https://www.theseattledataguy.com/ And if you want to support the channel, then you can become a paid member of my newsletter https://seattledataguy.substack.com/subscribe Tags: Data engineering projects, Data engineer project ideas, data project sources, data analytics project sources, data project portfolio _____________________________________________________________ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmLGJ3VYBcfRaWbP6JLJcpA?sub_confirmation=1 _____________________________________________________________ About me: I have spent my career focused on all forms of data. I have focused on developing algorithms to detect fraud, reduce patient readmission and redesign insurance provider policy to help reduce the overall cost of healthcare. I have also helped develop analytics for marketing and IT operations in order to optimize limited resources such as employees and budget. I privately consult on data science and engineering problems both solo as well as with a company called Acheron Analytics. I have experience both working hands-on with technical problems as well as helping leadership teams develop strategies to maximize their data. *I do participate in affiliate programs, if a link has an "*" by it, then I may receive a small portion of the proceeds at no extra cost to you.