About Us What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process. Your role & Mission As Data Director here at Forto, you will be responsible for creating a unified data organisation consisting of Data Science, Data Analytics and Data Engineering. You will dramatically raise the profile of data across the business, partnering with stakeholders in a number of domains to assess and support their data needs. You will own and implement a company wide data strategy, prioritizing competing demands into one cohesive and well understood approach. What you will do Be responsible for the teams (each with their own manager/technical lead) that own the 3 “pillars” of data at Forto: Data Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Science, bringing them into a unified org whilst also encouraging and respecting their specialised skills Ensure that the Data org operates a Centre of Excellence, supporting and educating the “customers” of data across the business. Break down siloes and form strong working relationships with stakeholders. Define and shape a data strategy fit for purpose across our analytical and agentic business needs. Own data governance and quality. Establish the policies, standards, ownership model, and forums that make data trustworthy. Manage day-to-day compliance with GDPR and emerging AI regulation, and set practical guardrails for data and AI use. Sponsor the data platform. Work with engineering and architecture to maintain a reliable, performant, cost-aware platform across ingestion, storage, transformation, BI, and ML. Make build/buy/partner recommendations and manage key vendor relationsh
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A BOUT TIDE At Tide, we help SMEs save time and money in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions, from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market and now supports over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save time and money so they can get back to doing what they love. Tide facts: Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs Over 2 million members globally and rapidly growing Over $300 million raised in funding 3,000 Tideans globally Recognised with Great Place
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All your business finance needs in one app, from banking to credit. Join over 1.5 million SMEs worldwide, and get back to doing what you love.
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