Chief Data Officer

Brown & Brown, Inc.

$250K — $350K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in data/analytics/engineering, 5+ years in a senior executive role.
  • Strong background in building and scaling data platforms and architectures.
  • Deep expertise in data governance and analytics enablement, familiar with AI/ML concepts.
  • Track record of measurable business value delivery through data initiatives.
  • Exceptional communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and promote an enterprise-wide data strategy that aligns with business goals.
  • Establish data perspectives to support AI advancements across the organization.
  • Foster a culture valuing data quality, accessibility, and ethical use.
  • Identify high-impact data initiatives enhancing operations and customer experience.
  • Lead the enterprise data governance framework ensuring quality, compliance, and security.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Financial perks like employee stock purchase plans, 401k, student loan assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
  • Mental health support including free services and enhanced advocacy.
  • Generous paid time off, holiday schedules, and preferred partner discounts.
Full Job Description
The Chief Data Officer (CDO) is a senior executive responsible for defining, building, and scaling the enterprise-wide data strategy. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO), this leader will develop the vision, strategy, and execution plan for a modern data platform, establish the analytics workbench, and ensure the organization's data foundation is robust, trusted, and ready to support AI-enabled capabilities.

The CDO must bring a strong AI-first mentality, anticipating how data will fuel emerging AI use cases and ensuring the enterprise is prepared for rapid advancements in automation, intelligence, and decisioning.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with a business enablement mindset, ensuring data capabilities translate into measurable value, operational efficiency, and improved customer outcomes.

How You Will Contribute:

  • Develop and champion an enterprise-wide data strategy aligned with business objectives.
  • Establish a forward-looking perspective on how data will enable and scale AI across the organization.
  • Promote a culture that values data quality, accessibility, and responsible use.
  • Develop and champion an enterprise-wide data strategy aligned with business objectives.
  • Establish a forward-looking perspective on how data will enable and scale AI across the organization.
  • Promote a culture that values data quality, accessibility, and responsible use.
  • Partner with business leaders to translate data capabilities into tangible value.
  • Identify and prioritize high-impact data initiatives across operations, product and customer experience.
  • Ensure the data strategy aligns with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and market dynamics.
  • Own and mature the enterprise data governance framework, ensuring data quality, compliance, security, and ethical use.
  • Establish policies, standards, and operating models that support trusted, well-managed data across the organization.
  • Lead high-performing teams across data architecture, data engineering, and platform engineering.
  • Define architectural standards that ensure scalability, interoperability, and resilience.
  • Collaborate with technology and business leaders to ensure data capabilities meet evolving needs.
  • Ensure the data ecosystem is optimized to support AI and machine learning initiatives led by other teams.
  • Anticipate future AI requirements and proactively evolve data structures, pipelines, and governance.
  • Evaluate emerging data and AI technologies to keep the organization ahead of the curve.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to the CITO and executive leadership on data-driven opportunities.
  • Build strong cross-functional relationships to ensure alignment, adoption, and measurable outcomes.
  • Inspire and mentor teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.


Skills & Experience to be Successful:

  • 15+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, engineering, or related fields, including 5+ years in a senior executive or CDO-level role.
  • Proven success building and scaling enterprise data platforms and modern data architectures.
  • Deep expertise in data governance, data engineering, analytics enablement, and strong familiarity with AI/ML concepts.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast-paced, outcomes-driven environment with a strong bias for action.
  • Strong business acumen with a track record of enabling measurable business value through data.
  • Preferred: Experience in the insurance industry, including risk, and regulatory considerations.
  • Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Experience driving organizational change and building data-driven cultures.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory, ethical, and security considerations related to data and AI.


Pay Range
$250k - $350k Annual

The pay range provided above is made in good faith and based on our lowest and highest annual salary or hourly rate paid for the role and takes into account years of experience required, geography, and/or budget for the role.

Teammate Benefits & Total Well-Being

We go beyond standard benefits, focusing on the total well-being of our teammates, including:
  • Health Benefits: Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
  • Financial Benefits: ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement
  • Mental Health & Wellness: Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
  • Beyond Benefits: Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.


Not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Benefit details and offerings may vary for subsidiary entities or in specific geographic locations.

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