
Field Chief Data and AI Officer
On site
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
24-04-2025
Job Specifications
What's The Role?
The field Chief Data and AI Officer acts as an industry thought leader and trusted advisor and partner for ThoughtSpot customers. The analytics and AI center of excellence (AiCE) works collaboratively across marketing, sales, and product to drive brand awareness, share best practices in leveraging data and AI for business impact, and accelerate customer journeys. This team collaborates on podcasts, blogs, and events as part of thedatachief.com community of CDAOS, CAOS, and line of business analytics leaders.
What You’ll Do
Create original presentations and keynotes for Beyond, Data Chief events, and flagship industry conferences such as MIT CDO Forum and Big Data London
Author blogs, articles, e-books, and support press interviews and guest on third party podcasts
Inspire and build trusted relationships with CIOs, CDAOs, VPs of Business analytics for our top 20 customers
Develop relationships with strategic partners
Participate in executive briefing centers and quarterly business reviews with top customers
Host and facilitate CxO round tables to strategize on challenges and best practices
Participate on-site or virtually with key customers on Innovation, Analytics, and Digital Transformation Days
Drive thought leadership and awareness on social media
What You Bring
Effective writing and speaking skills with a portfolio of thought leadership work
Excellent presentation skills
Customer obsession
Solid social media following
Excellent collaboration skills
Domain expertise in cloud data platforms, AI and analytics landscape and trends, culture change, data and AI fluency, generative AI
10 years experience in the data and analytics industry in a leadership position, having served as a data leader, consultant or industry analyst
In person in London.
What makes ThoughtSpot a great place to work?
ThoughtSpot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-powered analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.
ThoughtSpot for All
Building a diverse and inclusive team isn't just the right thing to do for our people, it's the right thing to do for our business. We know we can’t solve complex data problems with a single perspective. It takes many voices, experiences, and areas of expertise to deliver the innovative solutions our customers need. At ThoughtSpot, we continually celebrate the diverse communities that individuals cultivate to empower every Spotter to bring their whole authentic self to work. We’re committed to being real and continuously learning when it comes to equality, equity, and creating space for underrepresented groups to thrive. Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.
About the Company
ThoughtSpot is the AI-native Intelligence Platform for every enterprise. Our mission is to create a more fact-driven world by empowering everyone to explore any data, ask any question, and uncover actionable insights faster—leading to growth, better business outcomes, and efficiency in their organizations: www.thoughtspot.com With ThoughtSpot’s intuitive natural language search, every user can confidently generate answers from their business data at every point of decisioning. The platform’s unified capabilities, along wit... Know more
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