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Kard · 2 days ago

Director of Data Platform

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director

$220K/yr - $245K/yr

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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. Coach both technical and interpersonal skills to build a cohesive team that elevates every part of the business they touch.

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

Additional duties as assigned

Qualification

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Platform EngineeringData ScienceTeam ManagementSQLPythonAWSDistributed SystemsDatabricksDbtGoTypeScriptDatadogTerraformLean PracticesDevOpsData Privacy RegulationsPII ProtectionClean Room OperationsStrategic ThinkingRisk ManagementTechnical PossibilitiesProduct ManagementEffective MeetingsOn-Camera PresenceProblem-SolvingHard WorkingCommunicationCollaboration

Required

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

Benefits

Flexible 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 two times per year for planning, team-building, and networking

Company

Kard

Making loyalty more rewarding

Founded in 2016

New York, New York, USA

51-200 employees

http://www.getkard.com

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