Jez Clark, CEO & Jane Smith, Head of Executive SearchHelping businesses find the right leaders, who can foster a data culture that meets their current and future goals, is the Eden Smith Group. It is a specialist in data and analytics consulting, staffing, education, and training. Their executive search function concentrates on placing the individuals responsible for helping a company become data enabled.
Eden Smith Group has built a network of data professionals that clients can tap into for filling data leadership positions enabling those capabilities to be brought into their business as quickly as possible. Offering reliable and trusted data staffing systems, it builds teams of permanent and interim data specialists from entry level to C-suite professionals. Its bespoke executive search service aids in retained search, filling permanent and interim roles, and market mapping.
The company segments the talent pool across the areas of job families and skillsets including data architecture and engineering, data management and data quality, data science, BI, and analytics. Its specialist executive search team has a deep understanding of the data market and is expert at sourcing highly motivated personnel—with all the capabilities the role demands— whether it is a start-up, greenfield, or a more mature data enterprise.
“We bring a level of expertise in executive search and the knowledge of the data industry and community together, which is a unique and powerful value proposition in the market,” says Jez Clark, CEO, Eden Smith Group.
They also advise HR professionals on how to write relevant job descriptions, present their employer’s brand better, and articulate their data goals to the community to attract the right individuals. Eden Smith Group forges long-term partnerships with their clients that delve deeper into understanding a client’s business and culture to better build and drive data functions. Along with discussing workforce engineering and helping clients with potential internal mobility, training, and succession, it delivers market mapping consultation. This includes providing information and market intelligence on a number of data experts relevant to a business and their location, current organization, career expectations, and salary benchmarking. Given all this intelligence in hand, companies have the knowledge and confidence to secure the right people required at the senior level.
Unlike a traditional recruitment business, Eden Smith Group is a consulting company that provides clients with thought leadership while ensuring they move in the right direction. The company enables data leaders to make sustainability a part of data strategy and stay aware of economic, social, and governance mandates coming their way.
We bring a level of expertise in executive search and the knowledge of the data industry and community together, which is a unique and powerful value proposition in the market
The company is working with the chief data officer of a global broadcasting company to scale their data function. Eden Smith Group was asked to pull in talent at the director level. By mapping the market and searching for individuals handling similar roles across different industries, they delivered a diverse pool of suitable candidates. The client selected the right fit from the shortlisted candidates. So impressed by the search, the client has continued to work with the Eden Smith Group across many different roles to build their data team.
Eden Smith Group continues to support businesses and the data community with great products, services, insights, and opportunities through true collaboration and harnessing the power of data and analytics. Through its network, it allows clients to collaborate with other data people and understand the market and trends. Eden Smith Group actively promotes an environment free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination, ensuring equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
