Remote Senior Director Data Platform

Summary

GoFundMe is hiring a Data Engineering Lead. The role involves leading the team that provides data engineering and analytics functionality for the entire GoFundMe/Classy organization, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, translating product requirements into engineering work, overseeing the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines and data warehousing solutions, developing key product metrics, implementing best practices for data management, mentoring team members, and driving continuous improvement in data engineering practices and processes.

Requirements

• 7+ years industry experience designing and building distributed data systems
• 5+ years of experience supporting or managing a business intelligence or analytics team, including employee development and performance management
• A track record of recruiting, leading, and growing high performing technical teams in a demanding talent market
• Strong proficiency in SQL and ETL processes
• Modern data architectures including Data Lake, Data Mesh
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, Quicksight, or similar
• Proficiency in statistical/machine learning software such as R, Python, SAS, or Matlab
• Completed bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to understand their data needs and deliver actionable insights
• Translate product requirements into engineering work for your team, partnering closely with peers in Product and other disciplines - to make our vision a reality
• Have direct ownership to grow a strategic and emerging part of GoFundMe business to address new and expanding data and AI product opportunities
• Lead and manage a team of data engineers and analysts to deliver high-quality data solutions
• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines and data warehousing solutions
• Develop and maintain key product metrics to support business objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with very large data warehousing environments, ideally within a large technology company
• 10+ years of experience in data warehouse technical architectures, data modeling, infrastructure components, ETL/ELT processes, and reporting/analytic tools

Benefits

• Market competitive pay
• Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee-only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
• A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
• Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
• Learning & development and recognition programs
• Gives Back' Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization
• Employee resource groups
• Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale
• You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together
• We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose