Team Lead, Analytics Engineer

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place to join our team.

As a Team Lead, Analytics Engineer, you will be leading your team of analytics engineers  driving operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. This role is responsible for enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization by transforming raw data into well-structured, accessible, and trustworthy datasets. You will ensure best practices in data modeling, data transformation methodologies, and performance optimization, while also collaborating closely with data analysts, analytics engineers from other data teams, and other business stakeholders. In addition to hands-on technical leadership, this role involves mentoring team members, participating in shaping the analytics engineering strategy, and driving continuous improvements in data quality and accessibility.

Note: As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

What you'll be responsible for?

• Project Execution: Lead and guide the team in executing complex data initiatives, ensuring alignment with team goals and contributing to broader organizational objectives in collaboration with Product.
• Team Performance & Optimization: Drive efficient delivery by promoting best practices in system design, operational processes, and team workflows. Encourage a continuous improvement mindset within the team.
• Roadmap Contribution & Monitoring: Collaborate with Product and other teams to contribute to roadmap definition and validation. Monitor the team's progress against timelines.
• Blocker Resolution: Identify and resolve blockers impacting the team's ability to deliver. Step in to provide hands-on support when necessary. Manage incidents within the team's scope.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Participate in meetings, reviews, and design sessions involving other teams. Share best practices and contribute to larger data initiatives. Advocate for data quality within the team and with collaborating partners.
• Personnel Support & Growth: Mentor and coach individual contributors on the team (up to senior analytics engineers). Support their professional development and contribute to performance feedback. Participate in hiring activities.

What you'll be bringing to the team?

• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in analytics Engineering or a closely related data engineering role.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing principles, data modeling techniques, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining data transformations and data models using tools like dataform (or dbt), with specific experience in GCP preferred (BigQuery, Dataform, Dataflow, Vertex AI).
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Scala).
• Experience working in an agile development environment.
• Familiarity with data governance and data quality principles.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring junior team members or projects is highly desirable.

What's in it for you?

• Join a fast-paced, high-growth company.
• Work on systems that handle billions of dollars in transactions for our merchants globally.
• Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth.
• Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Development of very high traffic products, used at global scale.
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family.

 … and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Health Insurance
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services
• Volunteer day

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.