ALX - Head - Data

As the Head of Data, you will :

- Own and guide the overall data strategy (instrumentation, collection, processing, storage, privacy, security and responsible use)

- Attract, grow, and retain a team of world-class Data Scientists and Data Engineers

- Provide thought leadership in the areas of advanced data engineering and data science including integration, storage, governance, modelling, consumption, and visualization

- Develop and deploy a robust, distributed, scalable, realtime, state-of-the-art data and intelligence platform that will serve as the foundation of The Room's ability to solve data-driven problems and innovate novel product use-cases

- Quantify data initiatives and their results with a focus on ROIs to report back to the business

- Set standards for data security and trustworthiness across the organization and drive a culture of responsible use of data

- Work with leaders across Technology, Learning, Product, Design, Marketing and other teams to deliver data-driven solutions to address a growing range of problems including continuous user persona building, real time opportunity matching, and user cohort identification

You should have

- 15+ years of industry experience with R&D skills

- Masters degree or higher in Computer Science/Applied Mathematics/Statistics OR Bachelors in Computer Science with a Masters in Management degree

- Strong understanding of statistics, algebra, probability and mathematical optimization

- Strong record on technical publications in top tier conferences and journals and experience drafting and applying for patents in various jurisdictions

You should be experienced in;

- Building and managing large teams of data engineers & data scientists

- Driving and productizing data-driven solutions for product offerings

- Deploying machine learning at scale to solve real-world problems in real-time

- Developing and deploying solutions, and optimizing costs, on distributed computing frameworks such as AWS, Azure and/or GCP

- Data security protocols, access control, and security and privacy compliance frameworks like GDPR and its equivalents in other jurisdictions

- Managing teams distributed across geographies and time zones