Chief Digital Officer Job Description - CDO

The Chief Digital Officer a digital expert and a seasoned general manager - critical to the digital enterprise and IT Infrastructure

The Chief Digital (CDO) helps a company drive growth by converting traditional "analog" businesses to digital ones, and over sees operations in the rapidly changing digital sectors like mobile applications, social media and related applications, virtual goods, as well as web-based information management and marketing.

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The CDO is not only a digital expert, but also a seasoned general manager. As the role is transformational, the individual is responsible for the adoption of digital technologies across the entire business. As with most senior executive titles, the responsibilities are set by the organization's board of directors or other authority, depending on the organization's legal structure. The CDO is responsible for digital consumer experiences across the entire enterprise and its operations.

Challenges faced by the Chief Digital Officer

• Earning company-wide commitment - Getting everyone on board with the digital vision is a major endeavor task with internal politics and an ever-changing digital landscape.
• Developing a digital strategy mission statement – CDO is responsible for end-to-end strategy, design, and implementation of the company’s digital roadmap.
• Creating the bridge between data and the business operations - the CDO focus is the relationship between the data and the customer.
• Maintaining links with experts.
• Maintaining a balance between business and technology.

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A Chief Digital Officer is needed to direct the development and revisions to policies and procedures for the general operation of the enterprise digital strategy and its related activities. Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

• Earning company-wide commitment - Getting everyone on board with the digital vision is a major endeavor task with internal politics and an ever-changing digital landscape.
• Developing a digital strategy mission statement - CDO is responsible for end-to-end strategy, design and implementation of the company's digital roadmap.
• Creating the bridge between data and the business operations - the CDO focus is the relationship between the data and the customer.
• Maintaining links with experts.
• Maintaining a balance between business and technology.
• Connecting digital investments to enterprise KPIs in order to achieve positive digital transformation.

Janco's job description defines the the position purpose, problem and challenges, the essential functions, principle accountabilities, contacts, and position requirements in five fact filled pages. The position description comes in MS WORD format and is easily modifiable.