Director of BI & Data Engineering, Babylist
CA$268.5-334.1k
+ Equity + Bonus
Online universal baby registry
Job no longer available
Online universal baby registry
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$268.5-334.1k
+ Equity + Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help expecting parents get exactly what they need for the arrival of their new baby.
Role
Who you are
- You have a clear and thoughtful process for hiring and developing managers and engineers. You can speak to how you have elevated individual contributors and grown leaders. You understand that the best teams consist of talented people who volunteer to be in your org
- Inspirational for top-tier engineers seeking a fast-paced data role, able to design and change the organization over time
- Clear on what good engineering culture looks like. You can bring best practices from day one and evolve them to fit Babylist. You balance creativity and process
- Experience in articulating and implementing your vision for self-service that enables Babylist to self-serve most of their own questions. Obsessed with data maturity. You know what this looks like done well
- A strategic mindset and the ability to think critically, identify opportunities, and develop innovative solutions to enhance our data platform and self-service capabilities
- Willing to roll up your sleeves and go deep on project scoping and major architecture decisions
- Excellent with written and verbal communication. You can easily extend this beyond just Product and Engineering
- 10+ years of experience building data in roles of increasing responsibility and technical capability
- 3+ years of experience managing a team of engineers of 10 or more
What the job involves
- Babylist is looking for a highly experienced and strategic Director of BI & Data Engineering to lead our self-service (strategy) & data platform
- This team is responsible for smooth data operations and delivering data to our business teams, analysts, and scientists
- Our data platform is actively used by more than 60% of the Babylist team, and is used across our Registry, Shop, Health, Partnership, Marketing and Fulfillment business areas
- Working closely with embedded Data Specialists you make sure they have all the data to support their business areas
- Together with other data leaders you plan and execute key initiatives
- Long term you set the vision for how we evolve our technology stack to deliver a world-class data platform and self service experience
- You will report directly to the Head of Data and lead a team of 6 incredibly talented Analytics Engineers and Data Engineers
- Own the vision, strategy, and delivery of our self-service capabilities. Deliver a world-class experience through training, well-designed and documented data models, successful data operations, data quality, and platform stability
- Guide the technical direction for the entire data platform and work with the data leadership to influence major technical decisions that affect the entire company
- Anticipate strategic and scaling-related challenges via intentional long-term planning
- Work closely with the executive and data leadership to plan and deliver new data features/capabilities
- Help improve the data team's development process to optimize for innovation, speed of delivery, and data maturity
- Create a culture of inclusiveness, kindness, creativity, and impact
- Be a talent builder to attract, mentor, and retain best-in-class engineers and managers
Our take
Since its 2011 launch, Babylist has grown into one of the most highly rated baby registries in the US. The difference it offers is that it allows users to include products from any store in their registries. On top of this, the company’s model also focuses heavily on creating informational content, which allows it to generate ad revenue while building customer loyalty.
Originally scaled with fairly low venture funding, Babylist claims half of new parents in the US now use its services. This, given that the baby products industry is worth close to $90 billion, shows the company's immense growth and speaks to the impact it has made in the space.
Babylist has seen strong funding in the past, which has fuelled projects such as the launch of virtual showrooms and further expanded the company's presence. The company acquired Expectful, a health and wellness tool, in 2023 with the long-term vision of combining the two companies into a larger health and wellness media property that can help people navigate all aspects of parenthood from fertility to diapers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
67% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2021
$40m
SERIES C
Total funding: $40m
Company benefits
- HAPPIER WEEKENDS – We work to live, not live to work. That means we generally don’t work nights or weekends, and we offer 10 paid holidays throughout the year, in addition to your paid time off.
- PAID TIME OFF THAT WORKS FOR YOU – Life is unpredictable. Use your time off for what you need, whether that’s a vacation, family event or a day to unplug.
- PARENTAL LEAVE – We offer a flexible, 12-week paid parental leave policy.
- FLEXIBLE BENEFITS – Choose from benefits that support your working style, whether that's remote, in the office or something in between.
- HEALTH & WELLNESS – Wellness benefits include 100% paid coverage for medical, vision and dental for full-time employees.
- BABYLIST STORE DISCOUNT – All full-time employees receive a generous Babylist Store discount.
Company HQ
Emeryville, CA
Leadership
Natalie Gordon
(Founder & CEO)Former Software Engineer at Amazon. Initially founded Babylist as a side project and has since taken the company to a market leading status.
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