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Hire an Interim CDO for full-time temporary data leadership. Fill leadership gaps, drive transformations, and deliver critical data initiatives in 3-12 months.
An Interim CDO (Chief Data Officer) is a senior data executive who joins your organisation full-time for 3-12 months to provide temporary leadership during critical periods. They fill CDO vacancies, lead data transformations, implement data platforms, or remediate compliance issues—delivering immediate impact without permanent commitment.
Unlike fractional CDOs who work part-time, Interim CDOs are fully embedded in your organisation. They run daily operations, lead teams, drive urgent initiatives, and deliver measurable outcomes within defined timeframes. You get complete executive-level data leadership when you need it most.
"Interim CDOs excel at the impossible: delivering transformation-level impact in months, not years."
Some situations demand full-time executive attention. Your CDO has left suddenly. You are facing a GDPR audit in 6 months. Your data transformation cannot wait. Your board demands AI strategy now.
An Interim CDO provides hands-on leadership during these critical windows. They do not just advise—they execute. They run teams, make decisions, drive delivery, and solve crises. When the engagement ends, your organisation has measurable results and sustainable systems in place.
Core deliverables your Interim CDO will execute during their engagement
Step into vacant CDO role immediately. Run daily operations, lead teams, maintain momentum during transitions, maternity cover, or recruitment delays.
Build and deploy data platforms—data warehouses, lakes, pipelines, and analytics infrastructure. Deliver production-ready systems in 6-12 months.
Audit current compliance, implement governance frameworks, establish data privacy controls, and prepare for regulatory audits within tight deadlines.
Lead organisation-wide data transformations. Modernise legacy systems, migrate to cloud, consolidate data sources, and establish new operating models.
Assess AI readiness, build data foundations for ML, implement first AI use cases, and establish MLOps practices. Deliver working AI capability.
Resolve data quality crises, fix broken analytics, recover from data breaches, or stabilise failing data initiatives. Deliver urgent remediation.
Design and deploy governance frameworks—data quality standards, master data management, metadata catalogues, and data ownership models.
Restructure data teams, hire critical roles, define new operating models, establish career frameworks, and build sustainable data organisations.
Develop data monetisation strategies, create business cases for data investment, and design data products that generate revenue.
Your CDO has left suddenly, is on extended leave, or you are recruiting for a permanent hire. Need immediate leadership to maintain momentum and prevent data initiatives stalling.
Typical Duration: 3-12 monthsLeading a major data transformation—cloud migration, platform modernisation, or operating model change. Need dedicated executive leadership to drive delivery.
Typical Duration: 6-12 monthsFacing regulatory audit, GDPR non-compliance, or industry-specific data requirements. Need urgent expertise to implement governance and pass audits.
Typical Duration: 3-6 monthsBuilding new data infrastructure—data warehouse, data lake, analytics platform, or ML infrastructure. Need hands-on leadership from design through implementation.
Typical Duration: 6-12 monthsBoard demands AI capability but your data foundations are not ready. Need to assess readiness, build infrastructure, and deliver first AI use cases.
Typical Duration: 6-9 monthsCritical data quality issues affecting business operations, reporting failures, or loss of trust in data. Need immediate intervention to diagnose and remediate.
Typical Duration: 3-6 monthsAcquired a company and need to integrate data systems, consolidate analytics, establish unified governance, and migrate to common platforms.
Typical Duration: 6-12 monthsData team is underperforming, lacks structure, or needs new capabilities. Require leadership to restructure, hire key roles, and establish new operating model.
Typical Duration: 6-9 months| Feature | Interim CDO | Fractional CDO | Full-Time CDO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment | Full-time (temporary) | 1-3 days/week | Full-time (permanent) |
| Duration | 3-12 months | Ongoing (6+ months typical) | Permanent |
| Cost | £8,000-£12,000/week | £3,000-£6,000/week | £150,000-£250,000/year + benefits |
| Focus | Gap-fill or transformation | Strategic + operational | All responsibilities |
| Flexibility | Fixed term contract | Scale up/down as needed | Limited flexibility |
| Best For | Leadership gaps, major transitions | Growing companies, specific expertise needs | Large orgs with full-time need |
Tell us about your needs, timeline, and what you're looking for in an interim executive for your 3-12 month assignment.
We curate a shortlist of pre-vetted interim executives available for full-time temporary assignments.
Interview your top candidates. We handle scheduling and ensure they can start within your timeframe.
Your interim executive begins full-time within days. We support onboarding and contract management throughout.
Tell us about your needs, timeline, and what you're looking for in an interim executive for your 3-12 month assignment.
We curate a shortlist of pre-vetted interim executives available for full-time temporary assignments.
Interview your top candidates. We handle scheduling and ensure they can start within your timeframe.
Your interim executive begins full-time within days. We support onboarding and contract management throughout.
Tell us about your data transformation, leadership gap, or compliance challenge. We'll match you with pre-vetted Interim CDOs who can start within days.