Head of Data

Role overview Lead the data function for a portfolio of consumer apps, shaping how teams use analytics to make product and growth decisions. The role combines hands-on analysis and experimentation with ownership of data infrastructure, privacy, and compliance, and includes building a team and advising senior leaders.

Responsibilities - Set the data strategy and roadmap across analytics, platform, and privacy. - Define core product and subscription metrics, and build dashboards, forecasts, and reporting for business teams. - Analyze user journeys, onboarding, pricing, and payment flows; turn findings into prioritized product recommendations and support new app launches with early analysis. - Design and improve data pipelines, warehouse, transformation, orchestration, and BI systems, with attention to reliability, scale, and cost. - Establish data quality practices, including monitoring, testing, documentation, lineage, and dataset ownership. - Lead privacy and security practices, including consent, data requests and deletion, retention, vendor reviews, access controls, and preparation for audits. - Hire and develop the data team, and encourage responsible use of AI tools for analysis and reporting.

Requirements - Degree in a quantitative or technical discipline, or a comparable background. - At least seven years in data roles, including two or more years leading teams; experience building or scaling a data function. - Strong SQL, statistics, experimentation, and understanding of metrics such as retention, conversion, ARPU, LTV, and CAC. - Practical experience with analytics and BI tools, modern data stacks, cloud platforms, event pipelines, and data modeling. - Hands-on knowledge of GDPR, ePrivacy, consent management, data subject rights, retention, privacy assessments, and mobile tracking governance. - Strong communication skills, good written and spoken English, and ability to work with senior leaders, product, engineering, and legal stakeholders.

Nice to have - Background in mobile apps, subscriptions, growth, attribution tools, or early-stage product launches. - Experience with ISO 27001, SOC 2, responsible AI, EU AI Act requirements, or privacy certifications.

Benefits and work setup - Remote work from anywhere in Spain; those based in Barcelona are asked to work from the office at least two days a week. - Flexible hours, permanent employment, competitive compensation, and equipment provided.