Fractional CDO Engagement for Data Strategy and GDPR Compliance
A European financial services firm needed a Chief Data Officer to lead their enterprise data strategy, establish data governance, and ensure GDPR compliance across 14 data systems, without the cost of a full-time CDO hire during an uncertain market.
Client
Confidential, European Finance Client
Industry
Financial Services & FintechTeam Lead
Sophie Müller
Date
Q2 2023
Business Challenge
A European financial services firm needed a Chief Data Officer to lead their enterprise data strategy, establish data governance, and ensure GDPR compliance across 14 data systems, without the cost of a full-time CDO hire during an uncertain market.
Solution & Approach
Phronex™ provided a Fractional CDO working 2 days per week for 12 months. Key deliverables included a data strategy roadmap, data catalogue implementation in Collibra, GDPR Article 30 record of processing activities, and data product framework for internal self-service analytics.
Capabilities Delivered
- Enterprise data strategy and 3-year roadmap
- Data catalogue and metadata management in Collibra
- GDPR Article 30 RoPA and data subject rights workflows
- Data quality KPI framework and monitoring
- Internal data product framework for self-service analytics
Business Outcomes
The firm passed its first regulatory data audit with zero major findings. Internal data literacy scores improved by 40% following the data product framework rollout, and time-to-insight for business teams reduced from 2 weeks to 3 days.
0
Major regulatory findings in audit
40%
Improvement in data literacy scores
2w→3d
Time-to-insight for business teams
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