Data Lead

Fathom

114d

About The Position

We’re hiring a Data Lead to help Fathom level up how we use data to make decisions across the company. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll work directly with data, mentor our data scientists, and partner with stakeholders in Marketing, Sales, and Product to shape a smart, scalable data org. You’ll split your time between critical IC work (building dashboards, doing data analysis, fixing broken data pipelines, etc), a managing and mentoring the data team, and aligning with business leaders to drive the right priorities. This is a perfect fit for someone who can alternate between deep technical work and collaboration—with strong business intuition and a pragmatic mindset. This role is fully remote and open to candidates willing to work on US time zones.

Requirements

• Strong SQL and analytical modeling skills.
• Strong product sense and ability to translate business and product problems into data solutions without being given specific instructions.
• Experience working with modern data stacks (we use BigQuery, DBT, Census, Fivetran, Hex, and Amplitude).
• Experience working with ETL tools (we use DataFlow/DataStream) and debugging and fixing them when issues arise.
• Comfortable doing hands-on work: writing queries, reviewing dashboards, fixing data infrastructure, etc.
• Comfortable reading code in order to understand how data is being generated from production systems.
• Prior experience building or leading data teams at a SaaS company.

Nice To Haves

• A 'nose for value'. You instinctively focus the team’s energy on the most impactful work.
• Strong business intuition. You understand how go-to-market teams work and what they need.
• Clear and proactive communicator, able to set expectations with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative and open-minded, but not afraid to say no.
• High sense of ownership. You make the machine run and flag what needs to be fixed before it breaks.

Responsibilities

• Get up to speed on our key data models, pipelines, reporting, and infrastructure within the first 30 days.
• Set up structured, ongoing collaboration with Marketing, Sales, and Product leaders to understand their priorities.
• Build a strong working relationship with the existing data team.
• Uplevel our internal dashboards that each department relies on to pursue their goals within 90 days.
• Spearhead project to refresh our understanding of product signals that correlate with customer conversion, expansion and churn.
• Coach and mentor existing data team members; identify gaps or resourcing needs.
• Create a clear 6-month plan for major data infrastructure and analytics projects.
• Hire 1-2 new additions to the data team to fill whatever gaps you see fit by 6 months.
• Have bandwidth for self-directed projects where the data team is proactively providing insights to other departments, especially Product.
• Find data efficiencies and invest in opportunities to democratize access to data through self-serve tools for folks outside the data team.

Benefits

• The opportunity to define and lead the data strategy at a fast-growing company.
• A role that blends IC work, leadership, and cross-functional influence.
• A seat at the table during major company decisions.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• A collaborative and pragmatic team that values results over ceremony.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees