Teamlead, Gorilla
Data
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office
Data-driven solutions for utility pricing, forecasting and reporting
Job no longer available
Data-driven solutions for utility pricing, forecasting and reporting
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
Gorilla's mission is to accelerate the transformation of the energy & utility industry with energy data applications.
Role
Who you are
- A demonstrated ability to lead a data team strategically, aligning its work with business objectives
- The ability to build high-performing teams and promote a culture of continuous improvement
- Skills in teaching and promoting best data practices across the organization
- Expertise in enterprise data strategies and scalable big data architectures
- Proficiency in data processing technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Strong skills in data analytics and business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker)
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and practices to ensure data integrity, privacy, and security
- Experience in integrating AI solutions to optimize business processes
- Strong communication skills to articulate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- The ability to evangelize data standards and innovations within and outside the company
- You want to inspire and teach team members, the company and customers on the benefits of a strong data strategy
- You love talking to customers and stakeholders about data and data ecosystems both high level and more low level
- You get excited from pushing and organising the team to create incredible steps forward and realise our vision and want to motivate and guide them each step of the way
What the job involves
- Reporting to Joris Van Genechten, you will strategically lead the Data team, ensuring alignment with company objectives, product vision, and customer satisfaction.
- This role focuses on evangelizing modern data processes, driving innovation, and achieving excellence in data architecture and big data processing across the entire company.
- The responsibilities will include:
- Development and management of the team roadmap, ensuring alignment with company goals and product milestones
- Effective communication of the roadmap to team members and stakeholders, adjusting as necessary based on feedback and changing priorities
- Setting business aligned objectives for the team, with regular performance reviews to provide feedback and guidance to promote continuous improvement and professional development
- Ensuring the team’s work consistently meets or exceeds customer expectations by monitoring feedback and implementing necessary improvements
- Enablement of cross-functional data collaboration to inspire and teach best data practices
- Release of thought leadership content around modern enterprise data strategies internally and externally
- Evangelism of modern data standards in the company
Salary benchmarks
Our take
If an energy provider is to scale over time, it is essential for it to take great care in conducting forecasts, reports and pricing that reflect the current state of the market. The most recent market data is used to achieve this, but such data is often not recent enough, and this can lead to great financial risk for energy providers.
Gorilla provides a data-driven analytics platform for energy providers, including tools for dynamic pricing, forecasting, and reporting that reflect real-time energy market data. The company claims that its technology can help energy providers increase their margins and mitigate risk, ultimately empowering them to streamline and scale their operations.
Whilst data-driven energy solutions are becoming increasingly common, these often concern areas such as sustainability or certificate trading, as opposed to Gorilla’s unique focus on forecasting, reporting and pricing. Through its tools, the company aims to help energy providers futureproof their operations, optimise revenue, and facilitate growth through accurate and rapid quoting.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2024
$27.2m
SERIES B
Dec 2022
$7.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $34.3m
Company benefits
- 🍏 Health insurance
- đź’» MacBook Pro (and iPhone for customer-facing roles)
- 🎓 Coaching for Growth Our coaching program supports every Data Ranger’s personal and professional development. Each team member receives 5 hours of one-on-one coaching annually with ICF-certified professional coaches through the Sharpist platform. We’ve carefully chosen Sharpist to ensure that our coaches bring experience in start-up and scale-up environments and reflect diverse backgrounds and perspectives, providing you with tailored guidance for your unique journey.
- 📱 Phone Subscription for all Data Rangers
- đź’» WFH Flexibility for Data Rangers We work flexibly. For most roles that's a mix of days in the office and days spent working from home. (See the specific job description for role-specific needs.)
- 🪩 Team Gatherings and Rituals We love coming together to celebrate our journey as Data Rangers! Twice a year, our Workplace team organizes Gorilla-wide gatherings where the entire team connects to celebrate our successes 💚. - In July 2024, we enjoyed a vibrant get-together in Amsterdam 🇳🇱. - In January 2025, we’re heading to Spain, for a grand celebration 🎪. Throughout the year, we also hold local meet-ups, after-work gatherings, and community-specific events to keep the Gorilla spirit alive!
- 📚 Gorilla University: Learning and Certification At Gorilla, we’re dedicated to empowering our Data Rangers with the skills to excel. Gorilla University is our in-house course that provides a deep dive into how our platform works. Through hands-on learning and comprehensive modules, you’ll gain insights into our tools, features, and processes—and, upon completion, receive a certification to recognize your expertise. This program equips you to make the most of our technology and drive impact with confidence.
- 🇬🇧 28 working days + public holidays
- đź‘› Pension plan that includes a 4% employee contribution matched by a 4% employer contribution, providing you with a solid foundation for your retirement.
- 🏡 Work-from-Home (WFH) Allowance Enjoy the comfort and convenience of remote work. To support your at-home workspace setup, we offer a WFH allowance of £6 per worked week to help cover expenses and ensure you have everything you need to stay productive.
Company HQ
Antwerp, Belgium
Leadership
Experience as Co-founder of tablebooker from 2012 to 2015. Cloud Architect, Director of Product Operations, and COO of November Five from 2014 to 2019.
Tom Vroemans
(Chairman)Experience as Co-founder of Appmiral from 2011 to 2021. Co-founder and CEO of November Five since 2008..
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