Head of Data

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the execution of a team's analytics strategy. Guiding their team on the usage of tools, methodologies and ensuring their team is tracking towards goals and project deadlines.
• Implement best practices in support of data & analytics projects to drive consistency and standardization of data usage and analytics practices.
• Oversee the construction of predictive models, data pipelines and analytics workflows in the support of operational and analytics objectives.
• Work with partners to translate business needs into technical plans, identify available data, communicate findings and results, and develop implementation tactics.
• Identify internal and external data sources, construct analytical databases and develop data pipelines that enhance business performance.
• Discuss data transformation, integration, and reporting requirements with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Mathematics, or Statistics preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years hands-on experience acting as a Data Engineer, BI Analyst or Data Scientist. Based on specific team composition and goals one discipline may carry more weight than the others.
• Prior leadership and/or management experience preferred.
• Proficient in using operations research tools and software, such as Python
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with expertise in data analysis, modeling, and simulation
• In-depth understanding of data profiling, statistical analysis and data modeling concepts
• Adept in extracting, loading and leveraging data in data warehouse, transactional databases, object stores & API based environments
• Data Architecture and Infrastructure: Good understanding of data architecture principles and related infrastructure requirements, covering on-prem and Cloud platforms.
• Strong problem solving, programming and project management skills.
• Excellent ability to interpret or correlate an extensive variety of information and decompose complex analytical and technical problems and translate them into simple business solutions to be presented to key stakeholders.
• Ability to think conceptually, handle ambiguity, solve complex problems and make thoughtful recommendations.
• Excellent communications skills and abilities working with all corporate levels and external contacts.

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401k with Company matching
• Competitive PTO and Company Holidays
• Team lunches to facilitate bonding and connection
• Emphasis on Wellness: Group activities, mindfulness exercises, physical exercise
• Frequent office hangouts and meetups outside of work

This role will be onsite 5 days a week in our San Francisco office. 

Salary : $140,000 - $180,000