Wallapop is a Barcelona based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and human way of consumption. We believe in a world where collaborative economy is mainstream. This is what drives us. Wallapop operates in Spain, Italy and Portugal, offering a catalogue of several hundreds of millions of products and services. Powered by technical innovation and continuous improvement, we bring together the scale & trust of classifieds with the marketplace's convenience & reach. Our mission is to enable a connected trade ecosystem, making 2nd-hand the norm through smart use of technology. Backed by top investors such as Accel, Insight Partners & Naver Corp, we bring our total valuation to 806 million EUR and are embarking on our international journey with the aim to become the world's best unique goods trading platform.
The Challenge
As the VP of data, you'll lead our talented team and data strategy, and help us delve deeply into understanding our users' behaviors, establishing reliable metrics, and tracking product enhancements to improve user experiences. At Wallapop we process daily over 4TB of data, consisting of around 1B data points. We leverage a modern data stack, including mParticle, Optimizely, Fivetran, DBT, DataHub, MonteCarlo, Airflow, Looker, Amplitude, all within the AWS Cloud (Redshift, SageMaker) to serve over 200 data users across the organization (from product, business, and tech), powering over 1k analytical dashboards and tens of data and ML product features.
Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will develop people, cultivate strong partnerships with Product, Business, and Technology leaders, and help infuse every decision with the right blend of relevant evidence, metrics, insights, and data. Your team will employ a variety of methods to gain insights into user behavior, evaluate potential product initiatives, and generate innovative ideas alongside the Product team.
What You Will Do Strategic Vision and Leadership: Architect and reinforce a strategic vision for directing multiple data cohorts, comprising approximately 30 professionals, spanning various sectors including Insights (User Research, Product Analytics), Machine Learning (Data Scientists and ML Engineers), and Data Platform (Data Engineers). Prioritize scalability, reliability, and effectiveness in formulating and executing a comprehensive data strategy harmonized with Wallapop's business objectives.Cutting-Edge Data Solutions: Lead the development and execution of a resilient data infrastructure for distilling meaningful insights driving strategic decision-making. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of data processes. Champion the adoption of state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies in user research, product analytics, data architecture, machine learning, experimentation, AI technologies, data platform, and data modeling concepts.
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