Head of Data
Core
Lead the development of HappyCo's data strategy and infrastructure, unifying fragmented operational data into a canonical entity model and property graph to power analytics, benchmarking, and AI-enabled product features.
Role type
Head of Data (Strategic & Hands-on IC)
Builds
Unified data platform, canonical entity models, property graphs, and AI/ML workflows for property management software
Domain
PropTech / Real Estate Management / Data Engineering & AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Data strategy design, canonical entity modeling, property graph construction, entity resolution (deterministic/fuzzy/geospatial/ML), data warehouse architecture, distributed data processing, predictive modeling, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Knowledge graph concepts, agentic workflows, LLM-powered application support
Technologies
BigQuery, Databricks, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, SQL, Python
Responsibilities
Define and execute overall data strategy aligned with product goals; Design and implement a canonical entity model connecting data across operational systems; Oversee architecture of data platform including warehouse, pipelines, and transformation layers; Prototype and implement predictive models leveraging unified datasets; Mentor a small data team including engineers and analysts
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership