Babylist
Oakland, CA
51-200 employees
Babylist baby registry - put anything on your registry from any store.
Other Open Roles
Prior Listings
- Director, Data & Analytics
- Data Engineer
- Director, Data and Analytics
- Senior Data Engineer
- Vice President of Analytics
- Vice President of Analytics
- Lead Data Scientist
- Senior Data Engineer
- Lead Data Strategist
- Lead Analytics Engineer
- Lead Analytics Engineer
- Lead Data Strategist
- Staff Data Scientist - Product Analytics
- Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Finance
- Senior Data Engineer
- VP, Data
- Senior Product Analyst
- E-commerce Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Senior Manager, Product Analytics
Director, Data & Analytics
Director, Data & Analytics
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The Babylist Engineering team is involved in growing and scaling all aspects of our business. Data is at the core of what we do and a key area of investment in the future. Data is used to power our decision making all the way from user acquisition, content, to optimizing our supply chain. We will invest heavily in the coming years in making data more accessible to our internal teams and to leverage it to provide users with a more personalized registry, gifting, and shopping experience.
What You'll Do
- The Director of Data and Analytics will report to the VP of Engineering and manage a team of 3-6 data-focused resources -- data scientists, data strategists, data analysts, and data engineers
- The team will in many ways be their own product manager(s) when working across the organization to make data more accessible and actionable
- The team will pair with Product and Engineering when working on feature work that powers our web and mobile apps
- The team will be responsible for their own infrastructure and pair up with application DevOps when there is overlap
- Manage the existing team of three engineers, helping them execute on your vision for analytics and data science
What You've Done
- 8+ years of relevant engineering work experience and 3+ years of hands-on technical management experience
- Exceptional coding abilities and experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale applications
- Deep understanding of data and analytics as it relates to business and strategy operations
- Hired, mentored and retained senior engineers and leaders with a track record of building productive, world-class engineering teams
- Experience independently starting self-sustaining teams is a plus
- Effectively worked with senior leadership in setting strategic 6+ month direction
- Operated well in the unknown - experienced with rapid growth and constantly shifting challenges and priorities. We’re looking for someone who is able to adapt and shift strategy quickly, and is able to manage the team well in the process
- Consistently made culture choices that positively impact all of engineering
- Worked well in cross-functional teams (eng, product, design, operations)
About Babylist
At Babylist, we help expecting parents get exactly what they need for the arrival of their new baby. Founded in 2011, Babylist is a popular baby gift registry in the US. We serve millions of families every year to help them make the journey to parenthood less overwhelming and more fun. Families can add any item from any store to their registry, including products Babylist directly sells, alongside meaningful gifts like babysitting and meals, which they can’t buy in stores. The baby retail market is underserved and Babylist is well positioned to be the trusted brand that helps new families through this monumental life stage. In the US alone, 4 million babies are born every year and we have over 1.5 million new families signing up to create a baby registry with us annually. This year, 10M loved ones will give the perfect gift using Babylist.
Why You Will Love Working at Babylist:
• We get stuff done
• We have a real impact on people’s lives
• We're passionate about our users and we genuinely appreciate them
• We work at a sustainable pace for long-term success (yes, we’re profitable)
• We are growing and have meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We’re a technological and results-driven business
• We believe in autonomy and reward taking initiative
• We have experienced leadership that is always open to new ideas
Benefits:
• Competitive pay
• Competitive health benefits including company-funded medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k), FSA plans, and disability insurance
• Flexible, paid parental leave policy
• MacBook Pro, tools that you'll need to be successful, and remote working stipend for office set-up
• Company-wide events and meetings to connect with the broader Babylist team
• We work at a sustainable pace; in general we don't work late or on weekends
If your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage everyone to apply.
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