Director of BI & Data Operations, Later
CA$160-175k
Plus stock options
Influencer marketing and social media management
Job no longer available
Influencer marketing and social media management
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$160-175k
Plus stock options
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help the world's top brands create high-performing social content and collaborate with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re a player and a coach, who has the ability to lead up, and is passionate about data that drives a company forward, we want to hear from you
- 8+ years of experience in data management, analytics, or related roles
- 3+ years of leadership experience building, managing, and leading high-performing, diverse, collaborative, and geographically distributed data teams
- Bachelors or Master's in Statistics, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Econometrics, or other technical fields
- Strong understanding of data pipeline and automation tools, data governance, and enterprise-level systems
- Experience with segment.io, Mode, Stitch, and Google Big Query
- Experience with AWS/GCP cloud services such as GCS/S3, Lambda/Cloud Function, Athena, and DynamoDB
- Strong understanding of data modeling concepts and best practices
- Experience with agile development frameworks, systems integrator models, and cloud-based platforms for software, analytics, and data management following the SLC process and procedure
- Passionate about data and the technology industry -- you care deeply about data integrity
What the job involves
- Later is seeking a strategic-minded professional to take on the Director, Business Intelligence & Data Operations role responsible for managing and driving the Company's Business Intelligence Function which includes Data architecture, engineering, Analytics and Governance
- This individual will play a key leader in our organization and will also be hands-on in implementing and refining our processes and data
- Reporting to the Vice President of Revenue Operations, you will play a critical role in advancing Later’s data-driven initiatives, Refining and driving our internal repointing and analytics strategy, and owning the centralized warehouse for the Whole of Company's Internal reporting
- Leadership
- Oversee the hiring and training of new and existing staff, conduct performance reviews, and provide leadership, technical guidance, and coaching to staff
- Build organizational talent by creating a learning environment that ensures employees realize their highest potential
- Collaborate with the product, sales and marketing, operations, finance, and IT teams on prioritized technical solutions
- Provide technical leadership in data architecture, ensuring the best data modeling, storage, and retrieval practices
- Facilitate the best practices in Master Data Management across the company
- Manage your team’s sprint goals, stories, and deliverables
- Effectively convey the company’s strategy and vision to the data team and enable the team through organized meetings, coordinated initiatives, and cross-team coordination
- Ensure Process and Procedural documentation is accurate and updated
- Data Strategy & Infrastructure
- Oversee the integration of data sources to create a unified and comprehensive view of company performance
- Champion utilization of business intelligence technology across business functions. Lead and develop an enterprise approach to operational analytics, data visualization, analysis, and modeling
- Ensure GCP architecture is appropriately set up to enable ease of data flow from disparate applications across the enterprise
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive tag management strategy, ensuring accurate data collection and adherence to best practices
- Drive the design and optimize data visualization tools to provide actionable insights that enhance business decision-making
- Develop and communicate a comprehensive data management and automation strategy aligned with organizational goals; stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to enhance the data ecosystem roadmap continually
- Problem Solving & Collaboration
- Develop strategies to leverage data for operational metrics, sophisticated data analysis, and advanced data modeling to solve business problems
- Ensure the Data Science team's solutions clearly reflect and effectively solve the business problem in question. Perform code reviews as required
- Manage a portfolio of business intelligence projects to ensure on-time delivery
- Troubleshoot data-related issues, identify root causes, and direct solutions to prevent recurrence
- Comfortable with ambiguity and flexible to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment where formal requirements or guidelines may not always be readily available
- Collaborate with multiple departments to track requirements and performance, generate insights, and help create a Data roadmap to Impact Overall Company outcomes
Our take
Platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok have become indispensable for businesses of all sizes, shaping their marketing strategies and driving success. Later specializes in assisting customers in navigating these channels. Offering a visually oriented suite of tools, the marketing platform enables marketing managers to schedule, analyze, and track sales from their content effectively.
Focusing on small businesses, Later is doubling down on its strategy, aiming to provide additional products tailored for marketers at these enterprises while expanding its geographic reach. This expansion of product capabilities not only caters to the evolving needs of small businesses but also helps Later mitigate platform risk from social media companies mimicking its services. Partnerships with platforms like TikTok and Instagram, featuring post scheduling, analytics, and conversation tools, showcase Later's commitment to innovation and staying ahead in the competitive landscape.
Now, the company is entering an exciting new chapter with updates designed to help marketers and creators stay ahead of what's next in social. The platform now offers enhanced analytics, improved collaboration tools, expanded support for platforms like Threads and Snapchat, and smarter insights through innovations such as Future Trends. These developments show Later's commitment to making social media management more intuitive, data-driven, and impactful so brands and creators can build stronger connections and lead the next era in social storytelling.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2015
$1.2m
SEED
Dec 2014
$1.3m
SEED
Total funding: $3.8m
Company benefits
- Learning & development opportunities
- Market competitive compensation
- Hybrid work environment
- Flexible paid time off
- Competitive healthcare benefits
Company HQ
Government Center, Boston, MA
Leadership
Scott Sutton
(CEO)Scott joined lAter in 2023 as COO, becoming CEO in 2024. Previously, he spent 4 years at ZoomInfo, joining as VP of Revenue Operations before becoming Senior VP of Operations and then CBO.
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