Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Jackpot.com is a high-growth consumer startup seeking a Director of Data & Analytics. This role involves shaping the vision and strategy for Data Analytics and Data Science, building a data organization that powers product development and business intelligence, and leveraging AI to enhance operations.
Responsibilities
- Set the vision and strategy for Data Analytics and Data Science
- Partner with Data Engineering to modernize our data infrastructure
- Own the data platform, including pipelines, warehousing, modeling, governance, observability, and reliability
- Be the AI thought leader, finding new and innovative ways to leverage AI to improve the business
- Develop predictive and machine learning models that power personalization, fraud detection, forecasting, and user behavior prediction
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Compliance to drive strategy and decision-making
- Create dashboards and analytical tools to empower self-service and automate insights
- Create a world-class experimentation program, including statistical rigor, tools, design, and rollout frameworks
- Champion data-driven decision-making and raise the data IQ across the company
Skills
- 10+ years of experience across Data Analytics, Data Science, and Data Engineering, with at least 3+ years leading multi-disciplinary data teams
- Proven experience owning and scaling a modern data stack (Snowflake/BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, Databricks, Fivetran, etc.)
- Strong technical proficiency in SQL and Python
- Proficiency in leveraging AI across data verticals and an eagerness to continue to learn more
- Experience building and maintaining production-level data pipelines and ML models
- Experience with A/B testing frameworks, causal inference, and experimentation platforms
- Demonstrated ability to translate sophisticated data concepts into clear, actionable insights
- Excellent communication, prioritization, and stakeholder-management skills
- Background in gaming, lottery, fintech, or other regulated industries
- Experience with real-time data architectures (Kafka, Kinesis)
- Experience with consumer personalization systems, recommendation models, or lifecycle optimization
- Familiarity with MarTech and CDPs (Optimove, Braze, etc)
- Expertise in LTV modeling, and fraud/risk models
- Experience in high-growth consumer or tech startups
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- The opportunity to have a voice, say, and “leave your fingerprints” on our product and business
- A commitment to provide you with the benefits of a start-up career without the start-up pains
- Benefits on par with leading, progressive tech companies (think 100% employee-only coverage, monthly HSA contribution, mental health offerings, etc.)
- 401(k)
- Paid parental leave
- PTO/Sick Time
- Dedication to Lifelong Learning through our Monthly Speaker Series
- A culture of trust and accountability
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