Necessary skills for Director of Data: skills and requirements
General requirements of a Director of Data
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in data management and analysis
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing a team of data professionals
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and data privacy regulations
• Proficiency in data visualization tools and techniques
Skills and Behaviours for a Director of Data
Big data
Hadoop
Hive
Spark
Data scrapping
Requests
Scrapy
lxml
Database
Database maintenance
Database queries
MySQL
SQL
Networks administration
Firewalls
Next-Generation Firewalls, NGFW, NGFWs
WANs
Operating systems
Linux
Windows
Policy & Compliance Management
Data Compliance
Project management
Project Coordination
Analytical thinking
Gathering information and data
Identifying cause and effect relationships
Think analytically
Collaboration & Teamwork
Placing team needs above individual needs
Working with others towards common goals
Planning and organizing
Clarifying expectations of self and others
Goal setting, planning and priorization
Problem solving
Identifying and anticipating problems
Implementing solutions
Making fact based decisions to solve problems