Job Application for Director of Data Analytics at Factored

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Factored was conceived in Palo Alto, California by Andrew Ng and a team of highly experienced AI researchers, educators, and engineers to help address the significant shortage of qualified AI & Machine-Learning engineers globally. We know that exceptional technical aptitude, intelligence, communication skills, and passion are equally distributed around the world, and we are very committed to testing, vetting, and nurturing the most talented engineers for our program and on behalf of our clients.

We are searching for an experienced Director of Data Analytics (DA) to lead, develop, and scale our growing DA Center of Excellence (CoE) made up of an elite group of data analysts and analytics engineers working on a diverse range of client applications as well as innovative in-house product development initiatives.

Functional Responsibilities:

Own the end-to-end strategic planning for the CoE, such as growth strategy, defining key areas of focus, career paths, and setting up leadership roles and responsibilities within the whole team.
Manage and successfully execute company and team objectives in a dynamic, start-up-oriented, fast-paced engineering environment.
Serve as a strategic counselor for clients in their most pressing needs, ranging from helping them sort out situations with Factored Talent to driving conversations about what is happening in the market as thought leaders.
Balance engineers' interests and Factored goals in conversations with multiple stakeholders across the company (e.g.: Sales, Marketing, Finance, recruiting, Talent Operations, etc.).
Keep and enhance streamlined processes that boost efficiency and empower the DA team.
Establish best practices in data governance, compliance, and security.
Embody Factored values and serve as a respected leader for the Center of Excellence, driving confidence on the team.
Work in tandem with the People & Culture team to drive high levels of engagement across the entire DA team.
Foster a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging professional growth and continuous learning within the team by partnering closely with Factored’s training team.
Maintain strong communications with peers and executive leadership to ensure all teams remain in sync on plans and execution status.

Qualifications:

- Extensive experience (5+ years) as a Manager / Director leading and building engineering/analyst teams in a fast-paced dynamic startup environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field, Master’s degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience working with leading-edge data-related technologies.
- Experience managing teams in dynamic, high-growth, innovative technology environments with demonstrated leadership skills spanning project planning/execution, people management, best practices processes, and technical excellence.
- Experience in a professional services company is preferred.
- Proven ability to build, optimize and scale high-performing data analytics teams in distributed/remote work settings.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely.
- Proven ability to manage/lead and inspire teams to meet business objectives.
- Strong hands-on technical experience working with a wide range of data analytics frameworks and tools.
- Familiarity with the complete data lifecycle including Data Science / Machine Learning, Analytics, and Data Engineering.
- Ability to visually represent complex data patterns to business stakeholders and managers is preferred.
- Ability to interpret data and analyze results using statistical techniques.
- Experience in acquiring data from diverse sources and maintaining databases.
- Ability to identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
- Proven working experience as a Data Analyst or Business Data Analyst.
- Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting platforms, databases, and programming languages.
- Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets.
- Adept at SQL queries, report writing, and presentation of insights.
- Excited about sharing your passion for staying abreast of technology trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, and participating in internal/external technology-focused communities.
- Must be able to think outside the box in implementing creative solutions to challenging business problems.

At Factored, we believe that passionate, smart people expect honesty and transparency, as well as the freedom to do the best work of their lives while learning and growing as much as possible. Great people enjoy working with other passionate, smart people, so we believe in hiring right, and are very selective about who joins our team. Once we hire you, we will invest in you and support your career and professional growth in many meaningful ways. We hire people who are supremely intelligent and talented, but we recognize that intelligence is not enough. Perhaps more importantly, we look for those who are also passionate about our mission and are honest, diligent, collaborative, kind to others, and fun to be around. Life is too short to work with people who don’t inspire you.

We are a transparent workplace, where EVERYBODY has a voice in building OUR company, and where learning and growth are available to everyone based on their merits, not just on stamps on their resume. As impressive as some of the stamps on our resumes are, we recognize that human talent and passion exist everywhere, and come from many backgrounds, so stamps matter much less than results. All of us are dedicated doers and are highly energetic, focusing vehemently on execution because we know that the best learning happens by doing. We recognize that we are creating OUR COMPANY TOGETHER, which is not only a high-performing fast-growing business but is changing the way the world perceives the quality of technical talent in Latin America. We are fueled by the great positive impact we are making in the places where we do business and are committed to accelerating careers and investing in hundreds (and hopefully thousands) of highly talented data science engineers and data analysts.

In short, our business is about people, so we hire the best people and invest as much as possible in making them fall in love with their work, their learning, and their mission. When not nerding out on data science, we love to make music together, play sports, play games, dance salsa, cook delicious food, brew the best coffee, throw the best parties, and generally have a great time with each other.

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