How to Be the Voice of the Data Team in a Data Interview

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It was hard to find someone who could be the voice of the data team in an executive conversation. People are so good at being like, "Oh, we're trying to enhance maybe what their data literacy or the data practice is" It's actually really hard to figure out where they're really at versus where they think they're at. You have to feel comfortable and the people you're talking to have to also be comfortable with this.

You've got some solid experience under your belt, and you're starting to feel like you're ready to move into a data leadership role. What does that even mean? Shifting your keystrokes from SQL to slide decks? Maybe (but maybe not). Katie Bauer, Head of Data at GlossGenius, has held multiple data leadership roles over the course of her career, and she penned a thoughtful post on the various tactics she employed to find a role that is a good fit. She wrote the post so that she wouldn't have to keep repeating herself when data folks in her network reached out for advice. But that didn't stop this podcast from reaching out to record a lively discussion on the topic! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.