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Overview:

Are you a seasoned Data leader enthusiastic about joining a mission-driven organization? We're seeking an experienced Senior Vice President of Data to join our remote-based team at Mixbook. Reporting to the CTO, this role offers a unique opportunity to be part of our expanding team dedicated to building a thriving consumer technology business with a profound mission. As a Senior Vice President of Data, you'll collaborate closely with executives to address critical business needs, drive overall growth, and ensure effective governance, protection, and utilization of data to drive business value at Mixbook.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with the CTO and Head of Data Analytics to develop and implement a comprehensive data governance program.
• Establish data validity and cross-departmental standards for all internally consumed data products.
• Create the data platform, ecosystem, and policies to support our rapidly growing global consumer-facing company.
• Establish a data governance framework aligned with business objectives and the data landscape.
• Develop and communicate the strategy and success plan for the overarching data vision and its sub-components throughout the company.
• Influence data handling architecture and performance in production, collaborating with engineering and analytics to achieve measurable results.
• Guide the creation of customer service standards flow charts to map real-world data responsibilities and regulations.
• Strengthen data security at all levels, including access guidelines related to data sensitivity.
• Influence proactive security, resiliency, and production performance goals through collaboration and awareness of new features and technologies.
• Develop and implement a daily audit process to confirm data validity before publishing official central summary reports.
• Work with finance to secure information access while improving automation of financial reporting goals.
• Stay updated on data risks, regulations, and collaborate with the legal team to advance privacy and compliance policies.

Implement policies and procedures to:

• Identify and safeguard sensitive and personally identifiable information (PII).
• Define data lifecycle management processes and controls, including acquisition, storage, archival, and disposal.
• Collaborate with data owners, stewards, and other CDO functions to establish data ownership, accountability, and stewardship responsibilities.
• Develop and implement a plan for the professional and career development of data governance staff.
• Lead by example at the organizational level and cultivate an open, cooperative, and collaborative learning culture.

Data Lifecycle Management:

• Create a framework (including key performance metrics) for evaluating the maturity and measurable quality of data at Mixbook..
• Collaborate with privacy and compliance to ensure proper data retention, archiving, and purging.
• Ensure systems and data storage structures support data governance requirements.

Data Quality and Standards:

• Establish data quality standards and ensure data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and timeliness.
• Develop metrics for data accuracy, completeness, consistency, validity, timeliness, and uniqueness.

Data Quality Assurance:

• Determine the scope, frequency, and extent of data quality assessments.
• Implement a data issue management process to address data quality issues promptly.
• Report on the quality of data and data products to CDO leadership and senior management.

Data Strategy and Governance Framework:

• Assist in defining our data strategy and developing a governance framework aligned with business goals.
• Establish data management policies, standards, and guidelines to ensure data quality, privacy, and security.
• Assist in defining our data strategy and developing a governance framework aligned with business goals.
• Establish data management policies, standards, and guidelines to ensure data quality, privacy, and security.

What You’ll Need:

• 15+ years of data leadership experience with recent roles such as SVP/VP of Data in small to mid-size high-growth consumer driven (DTC and B2C) organizations. E Commerce experience is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Experience with data systems including redshift, greenplum, cloud-based data stores, in-memory data, and ETL processing.
• Strong understanding of databases, data lineage, and data management systems.
• Knowledge of data compliance and regulatory requirements (GDPR, PCI, CPRA, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud technologies and data-related laws and regulations.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate complex data governance and management strategies to various stakeholders.

What You’ll Enjoy

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including fully-covered premiums for you and your family
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Unlimited paid time off (plus vacation bonuses!) and flexible schedules
• $2,000 per year for external learning and development
• 401k+ match, monthly events, travel opportunities, and more

Company Mission

Our mission is to empower people to be creative and connect deeply with the ones they love.

Our Culture

Unlike many growth companies, we have invested deeply in culture. Organizational health is central to our long-term strategy – we believe that when we love our people, they will love our customers, and our customers will love our business. We’ve adopted Patrick Lencioni’s principles from his book, “The Advantage”, and work diligently to foster a healthy environment - characterized by high morale + productivity, low turnover, and minimal politics + confusion. Our team is built on a foundation of vulnerability-based trust, engaging in constructive conflict, focusing on results and the following core values:

• Scrappy (Act like an entrepreneur)
• Caring (Heart of empathy)
• Craftsmanship (Spirit of excellence)

If you’re a candidate who values a healthy, thriving organizational culture and understands the importance of actively contributing to it, we invite you to apply.