Data Management Career Paths

What are the most common roles in the data profession and how can our careers evolve from one role to another, or one level to another within the same role. This is a common question posed by many professionals in the role of Data Steward, Data Analyst, Data Modeler, or Architect.

This session provides an overview of how different professions lead to one and other and level-specific expectations for three of the most common job families: Data Analyst, Data Steward, and Data Modeler/Architect.

The material was compiled through management experience of up to 60 people at one time, collaboration with colleagues and HR departments across more than 10 companies.

A passionate data and technology professional, Mehmet Orun? has been combining proven best practices with emerging techniques to help organizations unpack the power of their data for over 20 years. As an experienced data strategist, Mehmet has worked across industries and companies big and small, to help them better engage customers, employees, and partners through understanding of relationships, product use, and operations. His favorite quotes include "A roadmap with only one road is not much of a map." and "If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects" Mehmet's previous roles include Director, Data Quality at Salesforce, MDM Solution Owner and Enterprise Architect for Data at Genentech, DAMA-I and SFDAMA Board Member, and CDMP Data Quality Exam Committee Member. He is a contributor to DAMA DMBOK, holds a Mastery level CDMP, and is passionate about learning and sharing.