Day 1: Starting My Journey as Head of Data and Cloud

Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in my career. After months of preparation and anticipation, I officially stepped into my role as Head of Data and Cloud at NOW GmbH.

What I'm Most Excited About

The opportunity to lead a team and shape the data strategy of our organization is both thrilling and humbling. I'm particularly excited about:

Building a data-driven culture across the organization
Mentoring and developing my team members
Driving innovation in our cloud infrastructure
Creating impact through strategic data initiatives

First Day Highlights

Kicked off and greet my team and expressed my appreciation and vision
Conducted 1:1s for better understanding each other
Introduced DWH Roll in CEO & COO board

Challenges I'm Anticipating

While I'm excited about the opportunities, I'm also realistic about the challenges ahead:

Balancing technical work with leadership responsibilities I am very clear that I don't want to give up hands-on. Especially at the early stage of a leading position it's more important to stay curious and block time for technical work.
Managing stakeholder expectations while building new capabilities
Ensuring team alignment during this transition period

My Commitment

Over the next 100 days, I'm committed to:

Learning - Understanding every aspect of our current data operations
Leading - Providing clear direction and support to my team
Delivering - Achieving measurable improvements in our data capabilities
Growing - Continuously developing my leadership skills

What's Next

Tomorrow, I'll meet other team leaders from our department. I'm also looking forward to my first tech & code meeting and pair programming session.

This is the first post in my "100 Days as Head of Data and Cloud" series. Follow along as I share insights, challenges, and learnings from this new leadership role.