Air is the first Creative Ops platform: a system of record for creative teams. Our product automates the mindless tasks that creatives and marketers do every day to manage content, unlocking creativity through image recognition, automated versioning, and approval workflows. Air launched in March 2021 and is backed by world-class venture capital firms including Tiger Global, Headline Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, WndrCo, and Slack Ventures.

Location: NYC or Toronto

This is a role requiring in-office attendance at least 3 days/week.

The Role

We are hiring a Data Lead to oversee how we use data to make decisions. This person will build upon our existing technical foundations and will partner with our leadership team on company priorities. They will manage a data engineer on day one, will be empowered to grow the team as needed, and will report to the Head of Finance & BizOps.

Key responsibilities of the role day to day will include:

• Business Partnership:
• Build deep relationships with functional leaders to understand each team’s priorities.
• Establish operating cadence to consistently surface insights and recommendations.
• Insights & Reporting:
• Develop and maintain company-wide and functional-level (product, sales, marketing, customer) dashboards for key metrics.
• Drive actionable insights through data analysis and support key business decisions.
• Advanced Analytics:
• Drive exploratory data analysis to uncover hidden trends, anomalies and form perspectives on actionable opportunities.
• Build predictive analytics and other advanced insights to help improve growth, product usage and customer retention.
• Building Team:
• Build and scale the data team by ramping up key headcount, system, and/or processes
• Manage the data engineering team and continuously improve data models and data governance to support business scalability and growth.

Requirements

This is for you if you are

• A technically skilled analyst who is highly motivated by solving business problems.
• A SQL expert but also deeply curious about how our business works and willing to go deep with functional teams to help them succeed.
• Already leading a small team, or ready to take your first step as a manager.
• Excited to wear many hats, tackle what’s needed, and find scrappy solutions that drive results.
• Self-motivated, communicative, and bring a can-do attitude to your work, even if it’s gnarly.
• Ambitious, can adapt quickly and move with urgency when challenges arise.
• An open communicator and genuinely care about playing for the team.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in an analytical, data-driven, and/or consultative role
• Experience in an in-house data role at a technology company
• Strong proficiency in SQL, dbt, git, and at least one BI tool; ideally capable in Python or R
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to details.
• Already managed people or ready to manage immediately

Tech Stack:

• Databases: BigQuery, Postgres
• Tooling: FiveTran, dbt, Github
• Analytics & BI: Mode
• Langauge: SQL, Python, R

Benefits

Our company culture was built around a tireless pursuit to be the best at what we do. We're entrepreneurial and focused: tackling problems head-on without ego. We communicate with empathy. We speak directly, listen thoughtfully, and ask questions. We previously worked out of a cozy warehouse in Brooklyn, but we're now distributed between two offices in New York City and Toronto.

Air contributes to medical, dental, and vision insurance and dependent coverage. We offer a generous work-from-home stipend, professional development reimbursement, and unlimited vacation days. Although we are still early stage, we are always seeking ways to invest in the long-term health, wellness, and continued education of our employees.

At Air, we believe that it takes a diversity of thought, culture, race, sexual orientation, and outlook to build a world-class business. We value unique contributions and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join us at Air.

The compensation range for this role is CAD $155,000 to $270,000 + equity.

This is a role requiring in-office attendance at least 3 days/week!