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Head of Data

Permanent contract
Paris
Salary: Not specified
Starting date: May 08, 2022
A few days at home
Experience: > 5 years

Animaj
Animaj

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Job description

As Head of Data, you will lead the establishment of Animaj’s Data Science, Analytics, and Data Engineering organizations. You will collaborate closely with our co-founders to instigate a data-first culture, upgrading Animaj’s approach to data analytics, modeling, and data engineering.

Animaj is looking for a senior data leader to build and lead a team of data scientists and engineers that will collaborate with operations, M&A, digital marketing, and other cross-functional teams to address critical questions on the identification of business opportunities, the understanding of audiences, and entertainment content trends, and the identification of high-potential IPs.

You will be responsible for developing and managing a function that will provide critical insights to our acquisition and content development teams.

You will report directly to the co-founders, and will be responsible for executing the company’s data culture and strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Establish a data function, to build and adapt statistical, machine learning, and optimization models. The data function will be at the core of the data-driven M&A process and content improvement strategies.
  • Manage, hire, and coach a top-class data science, machine learning, and data engineering team.
  • Collaborate with Operations, M&A, Digital Marketing, and other departments to define challenges mathematically.
  • Establish cross-functional collaboration and enable data-driven decision making at Animaj.
  • Collaborate with our co-founders to develop and implement data-driven business strategies, as well as to create Data roadmaps.
  • Provide Animaj with a competitive advantage from intelligence and data, to build the leading Kids entertainment company (think of what Believe did for the music Industry!).

Preferred experience

Requirements

  • Excellent educational background in qualitative disciplines such as Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or a related quantitative field
  • 10+ years of expertise solving tough business issues using quantitative research, machine learning approaches, or other theoretical frameworks
  • 4+ years of experience managing teams of 10+ persons in data science, analytics, or engineering
  • Expertise of leading and inspiring a team that turns intricate datasets into actionable business and product insights
  • Significant experience architecting data infrastructures from bottom up
  • Great at explaining complex mathematical concepts and issues to non-experts
  • Ability to influence the prioritization and execution of high-impact initiatives that have a direct effect on the customer experience and revenue
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • English proficiency and experience working in a multinational environment

Our Process

  • First Interview with our CEO
  • Case Study
  • Interview with our three co-founders

Benefits

  • Stock Options - We want all of our early employees to participate fully in Animaj’s success.
  • Health Care - We provide totally subsidized/covered health care.
  • Remote Policy - Dedicated to your work-life balance, we offer 2 days remote and 3 days per week at the office. Why ? Because we think that magic occurs when people work together, but we also believe that there are times when you need to be able to work uninterrupted.
  • Work environment - A stimulating workplace that fosters creativity, autonomy and leadership.

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