401GO · 14 hours ago
Principal of Data and AI
Sandy, UT
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
10+ years exp401GO is a fast-growing fintech start-up focused on innovating retirement solutions. The Principal of Data and AI will lead the data science program, develop AI tools, and build a high-performing data team, while collaborating across various functions to drive data-driven decision-making.
Financial ServicesProfessional ServicesSmall and Medium BusinessesSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the Data Science Program: Architect the long-term data science roadmap, including infrastructure, hiring, processes, and best practices
AI and Machine Learning Development: Develop and curate high-quality datasets for internal AI tools, ensuring privacy, security, and consistency
Build and mentor a high-performing data science, analytics, and AI team as the company grows
Establish data governance, documentation standards, and model lifecycle management
Hands-On Data Science and Analytics: Analyze complex datasets to uncover trends, behaviors, operational bottlenecks, and strategic insights
Build dashboards, predictive models, and custom analytics to support executive decision-making
Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with executives, engineering, operations, customer success, finance, and product to identify data opportunities and drive measurable impact
Qualification
Required
10+ years of professional data science and AI experience, including senior or lead-level responsibilities
A willingness to be a 'jack of all trades' and ability to switch between high-level strategy and deep hands-on execution
Experience creating and managing datasets for AI applications, or a willingness and eagerness to learn
Experience with data engineering, building scalable high-quality data usable by the data team and AI
Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP preferred; BigQuery experience is a plus)
Experience with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase, etc.)
Proven ability to build and scale data programs, processes, and teams
Experience supporting business functions like Finance, Operations, Product, or Growth with analytics and reporting
Strong communication skills, able to present complex insights to executive leaders and non-technical teams
Benefits
A standout 401(k) plan (naturally!).
Generous stock options—share in our growth and success.
Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
Flexible hours—because great work doesn’t always happen 9–5.
Plenty of PTO—we value work-life balance.
A fully stocked kitchen when you’re in the office.
Company
401GO
401GO administers 401(k) plans for business of all sizes and helps them to run their business smoothly.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$47MKey Investors
Centana Growth PartnersNEXT Frontier CapitalImpression Ventures
2025-12-09Series B· $33M
2024-04-23Series A· $12M
2021-08-17Seed· $2M
Leadership Team
Daniel Beck
Co-Founder | CEO
Nathan Beck
Co-Founder and CTO
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