Senior Director of Data, Strava
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
Open for applications
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create the most committed, close, and engaged athlete community on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- M.S. in applied computer science, statistics, mathematics or similar technical degree
- 7-10+ years of experience in data analysis, data science, or other quantitative domains
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience in leading and managing high-performing teams
- Consistent record of supporting data competencies within organizations
- Solid understanding of data science and ML applications within consumer products
- Ability to code in R, python or other languages applicable to data science
- Experience working with SQL, Tableau (or other related BI and data exploration tools), event tracking, and experimentation tools
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; polished presenter to executive audiences
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced leader to help us unlock the practical applications of our data.
- You will be responsible for leading a team of analysts, data scientists and machine learning engineers to help set and inform strategies across the company, improve our athlete experience and strengthen Strava’s business.
- This role reports to Strava’s Chief Technology Officer and tightly partners with several others on our leadership team, including the CEO.
- You will be a member of the groups where key strategic decisions are made including the extended leadership team and the revenue strategy group
- Contribute to Strava’s long-term data strategy as well as short-term priorities at the level of product, engineering, and marketing teams to deliver immediate business value
- Motivate and develop a team of top-notch analysts, data scientists, and ML engineers who are engaged by and excited about solving Strava’s biggest data challenges and understanding our athlete community better each day
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure that we’re building the infrastructure we need to capture and make our data actionable as the business evolves
- Collaborate with the product and revenue strategy teams to connect athlete needs to product development and business value through analytics and data science
- Have a strong business mindset, recognizing the the value of efficiency over exotic, complex solutions
- Improve and champion the use of all the tools and processes necessary to enable data-informed decision-making across the organization
- Help unlock the full potential of Strava's data for athletes and our business by encouraging a positive relationship with our qualitative research program
- Uncover measurable insights about our global community of athletes, both for internal and external consumption; turn volumes of data into product features, partnership opportunities, and other strategic interests
Our take
Strava has created an online network where runners, swimmers and cyclists can record fitness activities, and compare and compete with their community. It offers both a free and premium subscription service with added features. The company also partners with local councils and urban planners who purchase valuable journey data from Strava which can be used to map out cities and develop safer cycle paths.
The platform helps members discover and plan workouts, as well as offering a leaderboard which is updated using GPS as users compete for the top spot on particular fitness segments.
With over 125 million athletes and growing, Strava released several new product rollouts in 2024, including an AI-enabled leaderboard. A partnership with the wearable fitness tracker Oura will mean Strava software is available on wearables, taking Strava into fresh competition with the likes of Peloton and Apple.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2020
$110m
SERIES F
Oct 2014
$18m
LATE VC
Total funding: $151.4m
Company benefits
- Competitive base salary & stock options
- 100% company paid benefits for employees and families
- Flexible paid time off
- $2,000 annual professional development stipend
- Paid time off for volunteering
- 401(k) plan - with company matching
- $1000 annual gear stipend
- $500 annual gym or coaching reimbursement
- On-site fitness rooms with showers, lockers, and towel service
- Weekly team workouts – including remote employees
- Safe and secure bike storage on-site
- Weekly all hands meetings
- Employee resource groups
- Anti-racism nonprofit company matching program
- Free lunch on Wednesdays on-site
- Regular team happy hours
- Team offsites and company retreats
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Generous industry discounts on gear and activities
- Race entries to events we sponsor
- Snacks and stocked kitchens on-site
- Strava gear
Company values
- Antiracism
- Authenticity
- Balance
- Craftsmanship
- Camaraderie
- Commitment
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Mark Gainey
(Chairman)Having studied at Harvard, Mark started their career as a TA Associates Associate before co-founding Kana Communications and several Board Membership roles. They co-founded Strava in 2007, serving since as Chairman.
Michael Horvath
(CEO & Board Member)Michael co-founded Kana with Mark before working as an Economics Professor at Stanford and Dartmouth. They worked for 4 years as CFO of GlycoFi before co-founding Strava, serving initially as CEO and since 2017 as a Board Member.
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