Kard is hiring a
Director of Data Platform

Summary

The job is for a Data Team Lead at Kard, a customer loyalty transformation company backed by $30M in investments. The role involves leading data initiatives, managing a team, aligning with business goals, and contributing to strategic discussions across the organization.

Requirements

• Strong experience in platform engineering, with secondary expertise in data science and engineering
• Proven track record of managing and mentoring teams, with a focus on fostering growth, collaboration, and alignment with business goals
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, AWS services, and distributed systems; competence in Databricks, dbt, Go, TypeScript, Datadog, and Terraform is highly desirable
• Experience in coaching, championing, and implementing Lean and DevOps practices and tools
• Familiarity with navigating data privacy regulations, including PII protection and clean room operations
• Strong strategic mindset, capable of balancing innovation, risk management, business alignment, and technical possibilities
• Excellent communication skills, adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product management and engineering, and facilitating effective meetings
• Ability to work 8 hours during core U.S. business hours between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m
• Ability to be on camera, distraction-free, and actively participating during meetings

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of data initiatives with Kard's broader technical vision, aligning them with business goals and operational reliability
• Collaborate closely with the product team to shape and execute a compelling data strategy
• Oversee data engineering efforts, ensuring robust integration with application architecture, continuous improvement of our data infrastructure, and seamless third-party connections
• Guide the development and operationalization of ML models for customer segmentation, transaction enrichment, lift-optimized personalization, automated experiments, and more, ensuring alignment with product goals and engineering architecture
• Drive alignment between data initiatives and business objectives, incorporating financial understanding into decision-making and contributing to strategic discussions across the organization
• Foster a supportive and inclusive environment, managing and mentoring the team to achieve high performance, growth, and effective collaboration
• Ensure efficient project execution by guiding your team to experiment intelligently, deliver incremental value, and uphold high standards of quality, including security, data privacy, and operational excellence
• Travel to attend annual and semi-annual company meetings, and as needed by your job responsibilities

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO, with a minimum requirement to take one day off a quarter, ten days a year, promoting mental well-being
• Observance of 11 Federal Holidays, plus an additional day each for Black Friday and Christmas Eve
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Coworking space and WFH setup reimbursement
• Company Offsites three times per year for planning, team-building, and networking