Arielle Rolland

Arielle Rolland is a leading Data Strategist, specializing in data products and data mesh, with a passion for technological innovation and the power of data to both enable individuals and connect us as a collective. 

Currently Data & AI Strategy Manager at Accenture Nordics she has extensive experience in end-to-end analytics delivery programs across multi-cloud environments, and is dedicated to developing and delivering data solutions as products, and helping leaders adopt product thinking with data and AI.

Her expertise includes developing and driving a holistic vision for organizations, mapping that vision to reality via detailed maturity-based evolution cycles, and leading collaboratively to achieve sustained and tangible returns on data products through scale, resiliency, and re-usability. Alongside this, she is the founder of the “Women in Intelligence” community in Accenture, organizing events to bring together individuals from both Accenture and its clients.

How does your data conviction translate into your day-to-day activity?

In my work, this translates to continuously educating clients (and friends, much to their dismay) on being mindful of their data, the importance of cultivating a shared understanding, while encouraging them to explore and embrace those new tools.

In your view, what is the key role of today’s data leaders in turning data into a lever for sustainable impact?

Data is becoming the heartbeat of organizations, creating AI agents that act on our behalf to augment, not replace, us as humans. I highly recommend any data leader prepare for this AI wave by ensuring their data is accurate and their workforce is data ready, because if you let it slip, correcting the course will be challenging.