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Head of Data

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Build the first Head of Data function from scratch to establish a single source of truth for metrics, infrastructure, and culture across Finance, GTM, Product, and Engineering.

Role type

Founding Head of Data (Leadership)

Builds

Canonical data models, modern data stack (warehouse, ingestion, transformation, orchestration, BI), and self-serve analytics layers.

Domain

Voice AI / Developer Platform / Usage-based SaaS

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Data leadership, single source of truth establishment, modern data stack architecture, GTM funnel measurement, AI/LLM observability, data governance, team building, build-versus-buy judgment

Preferred skills

Experience at Series A-C companies, developer-facing platform background, usage-based billing expertise, HIPAA/GDPR compliance in analytics

Technologies

dbt, Databricks, Fivetran, PostHog, Hex, SQL, Python

Responsibilities

Define and own core metric set (ARR, NRR, churn, call volume, latency, reliability); Make GTM funnel measurable end-to-end; Run operating cadence for business reviews; Build and scale the data platform; Handle voice-API scale telemetry and billing signals; Build AI/LLM observability pipelines; Unlock self-serve analytics for functions; Own governance, quality, and access controls; Partner with Finance, GTM, and Product on strategy; Build the data team.

Seniority

Founding, hands-on leadership

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