Tackling the challenges of big data requires the right mix of technology and talent. Businesses across industries struggle to find the talent they need as the requisite skills are rare in the job market, and competition for qualified talent is extremely fierce. Beyond just data scientists, what other skills does your organization currently need?
Marketing
Big data has the potential to change the way companies handle marketing to create a seamless approach across channels and be informed by real metrics. Marketers can measure a number of areas to show the resources being invested are getting a return for the company. The impact for real-time marketing metrics has shown great potential and successfully achieving this depends on a visionary chief marketing officer.
Integration Experts
Information professionals, and especially CIOs, are leading the charge of big data, but in many cases encountering more obstacles than achievements. Trying to integrate legacy systems with emerging technologies while creating a big data governance program that works enterprise-wide are essential for businesses that hope to use big data to their advantage.
Data Warehouse Architects
Big data is useless unless it is stored and managed properly. And in many ways this is the single biggest challenge. Companies need and want to rely on data warehouse architects that can give these growing data repositories form and function, while ensuring that they’re not vulnerable to sophisticated security risks.
Analysis Skills
Data that does not produce insights is useless to business. Thus far we have largely discussed the kinds of skills necessary to manage a big data project. Equally important is the ability to turn that data into a strategic asset and develop an actionable plan. Luckily, emerging technologies are improving the potential for self-service analytics, meaning that companies don’t have to seek out MBAs with complex tech backgrounds.
Big data initiatives involve and affect many teams across your enterprise. Do you have the internal resources in place to allow big data to be a competitive advantage? If not, it may be easier than you think to bring qualified talent on board. Work with the specialized recruiters at Resolute Technologies to begin developing your future recruiting plan.