Senior Director, Data (Hybrid)

WeedmapsAustin, TX
312d$220,000 - $275,000Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director of Data will be a key leader responsible for building and leading a high-performing data organization and monetizing our data products. This role will drive data-driven decision making across all aspects of the business, from product development and marketing to operations and strategy. The ideal candidate is a passionate data leader with a proven track record of success in building and scaling data teams and delivering impactful data-driven solutions. You will lead and grow the data organization that is responsible for orchestrating and defining the organization-wide data strategy in line with the support of Weedmaps' product and analytics strategies for our internal and external stakeholders. The explosive growth of the cannabis industry, as well as the differentiated legal requirements in each legal jurisdiction, require that our platform solve increasingly complex problems and enable client customers to comply with a complex array of compliance, reporting, and operating requirements. You will provide thought leadership and direction to unlock the true potential of what we believe is one of our most valuable assets. You will be responsible for shaping how we acquire, collect and leverage data such as the vast amount of consumer, cannabis brand/product, transactional and operational data across all sides of the marketplace and supply chain that provides the underlying foundation and intelligence to power the Weedmaps product portfolio. Our products range across the industry verticals from our flagship consumer platform to delivery fleet management. Additionally, as we expand our platform which will provide SaaS solutions for the cannabis supply chain, it will be increasingly necessary to unify the framework and architecture on which the platform operates with a holistic data approach to ensure that each product integrates seamlessly with one another. You'll be responsible for ensuring that we are building a scalable, reliable, compliant, secure, and highly performant data platform using best practices for delivering our products to market. You will ensure our data architecture is flexible to allow for our growth into new while supporting our existing business lines. You'll be responsible for consistently integrating and aligning data analytics roadmaps into an organization-wide data roadmap to deliver on the overall data strategy across our suite of products. This is a strategic role that requires a strong partnership with other functions across the company. You'll partner with other senior leaders across the company to translate technology capabilities into strategic business decisions. You'll drive accountability and metrics ownership to translate strategy into results. And you'll align and inspire your organization by effectively communicating the strategy and driving the team to build a world-class marketplace in the cannabis space.

Requirements

  • Proven track record of success in building and scaling data teams.
  • Experience in leading high-growth data organizations.
  • Strong understanding of data architecture and analytics frameworks.
  • Experience with technologies such as Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, Python, and SQL.
  • Experience in a high-growth technology space, preferably in e-commerce.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience leading machine learning teams or cross-functional software engineering teams.
  • Familiarity with frontend and backend technologies.
  • Deep understanding of analytics, ML, AI solutions for customers and clients.

Responsibilities

  • Centralize and Standardize Data & Metrics: Architect and champion a unified data analytics framework that serves as the single source of truth for key metrics, dashboards, and reporting.
  • Break Down Silos & Enhance Collaboration: Reshape the way data, engineering, and product teams collaborate by instituting clear cross-functional workflows.
  • Drive Strategic Roadmapping & Measurable Impact: Implement rigorous quarterly planning and roadmapping processes that align with product and engineering priorities.
  • Provide Technical Direction on Data: Provide oversight, direction, and technical partnership for the overarching Weedmaps' data stack including technologies such as Snowflake, DBT, and Airflow.
  • Build Data Powered Products: Through analytics, ML and AI, build the world's most comprehensive cannabis data platform to power the Weedmaps ecosystem.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision: Employee - employer paid premium 100%
  • Company contribution to a HSA when electing the High Deductible Health Plan
  • Free access to CALM app for employees and dependents
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan (with employer match contribution)
  • Generous PTO, Paid Sick Leave, and Company Holidays
  • Student Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings - including a company contribution
  • FSA (Medical, Dependent, Transit and Parking)
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Family planning/fertility
  • Identity theft protection
  • Legal access to a network of attorneys
  • Paid parental leave
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