Vice President of Data Engineering, Axios
$177.2-236.2k
News media company
Open for applications
News media company
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$177.2-236.2k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To get you smarter, faster on what matters.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience leading data-focused engineering teams, with some of that time managing managers
- 5+ years of data science & machine learning experience
- Experience working with stakeholders at an executive level
- An expert grasp of data engineering including skills in data architecture design, data pipeline development, data modeling, data quality, and governance
- Skilled in working hands-on with columnar data warehouses, business intelligence tools, and the Python ecosystem
- Understanding of modern ML infrastructure and tooling to support data initiatives
- Knowledge of applicable principles, methodologies, and tools in the data engineering & analytics field
- A track record of approaching management with a human-first mindset, while maintaining a healthy sense of urgency on deliverables
- Excellent listening and communication skills that translate well to a remote work environment
What the job involves
- We’re hiring a VP of Engineering, Data, to own the engineering function for Data within Axios
- Within this role, the individual is responsible for managing the leadership team that supports Data Engineering, Data Science, and Data Analytics
- They will also act as lead architect and take responsibility for the ownership of the data platform itself
- Directly manages data engineering leadership and some engineering directs through 1:1s, coaching, and feedback as well as takes ownership for all administrative functions
- This is an executive role and will have a seat at the table with executives across Axios
- Owns and is responsible for all aspects, including infrastructure and architecture of the data platform within the data ecosystem
- Sets the vision and strategy for the data platform, with input from Data and AppDev Engineering Leadership, with strong focus on company goals
- Supports Data Leadership to maintain and evolve engineering best practices
- Partners with Product and Data Leadership to develop team roadmaps and assure delivery of agreed to initiatives
- Partners with key stakeholders, most often in the realm of legal & compliance
- Defines and owns product health metrics with input from Data Leadership
- Provides technical guidance, staying informed on industry best practices, and emerging technologies in all relevant areas
- Partners across the engineering department to assure alignment with standards, vision, and engineering culture
- Supports cross-functional teams to work productively, with effective prioritization and resourcing
- Owns technical relationships with relevant key vendors and supports the contract review and vendor selection process
- Hires, onboards, manages, and supports a diverse team of individual contributors while actively fostering an inclusive environment
- Maintains a culture that balances healthy urgency with the need for downtime and recuperation
Our take
Axios is a digital news site covering business, tech, politics, and media trends, with a focus on smart and efficient coverage. Much like rival comparable sites The Economist and Politico, it’s also diversified its media to include podcasts, newsletters, and a mobile app. Whilst it remains a major national and international news outlet, it’s also pursuing a new avenue to help shore up its position: local news.
Local news outlets have been in sharp decline over recent years: it’s too costly, with too little revenue. Axios’ plan is to opt instead for local newsletters. They’re highly advertiser-friendly, and the model itself is exceptionally scalable. So Axios may succeed where traditional efforts by other outlets like The Huffington Post (and countless local outfits) have failed.
Axios was previously held up as an exception to the mergers and acquisitions other news outlets were having to undergo to weather the decline of print media. However, in order to fund the expansion into local news, Axios has been acquired by the global conglomerate (and previous investor in the company) Cox Enterprises. This is good news - Cox Enterprises owns and protects local newspapers in Ohio, and looks set to be a hands-off and values-aligned new Axios owner.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2019
$27m
SERIES C
Nov 2017
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $57m
Company benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
- Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
- Dental and vision coverage
- Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
- One mental health day per quarter
- Annual learning and development stipend
- $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
- Tele-mental health services through Headspace
- OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
- Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
- Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
- Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
- Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
- Virtual company-sponsored social events
- A strong and positive work environment
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
Company values
- Audience first: Deliver the cleanest, smartest, most efficient, and trust-worthy experience
- Excellence: Strive for excellence in everything you do and never sell BS to Axios' audience, customers, or each other
- Candor: Remain direct and candid in respectful but unambiguous ways with the audience and each other
Company HQ
Radnor - Fort Myer Heights, Arlington, VA
Articles
Leadership
Jim VandeHei
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, they then went on to found Politico and serve a decade as its CEO.
Mike Allen
(Co-Founder & Executive Editor)Spent nearly a decade as Politico's Chief White House correspondent before co-founding Axios in 2016.
Roy Schwartz
(Founder & President)CEO of Axios HQ. Spent time as a partner at The Gallup Organization, then as VP and ultimately CRO of Politico.
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