Updater

Updater

VP, Data

Remote, US · Vp · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$275k-$310kDetected 62 days ago
PythonSQLPostgreSQLSnowflakeMachine LearningData EngineeringData VisualizationLLMsAgentic AIA/B TestingAffiliate MarketingLeadership

About the role

  • We're seeking a VP of Data to materially elevate how we make data-driven decisions across the company.
  • Reporting to the SVP of Engineering, this leader will architect the systems, standards, and team that transform fragmented signals into trusted, decision-enabling intelligence.
  • This business-critical leadership role will directly impact growth, margin, risk mitigation, and executive velocity.

Responsibilities

  • Data Strategy & Architecture - Own the long-term data strategy in partnership with Engineering, Finance, Product, and Executive Leadership.
  • Design scalable, auditable systems that accurately model complex, multi-role KPIs while balancing speed, accuracy, and cost.
  • Revenue & Risk Intelligence - Build data systems that accurately models affiliate revenue-share agreements, confirmations, cancellations, and adjustments.
  • Partner with Finance and cross-functional leaders to establish canonical revenue metrics and shared KPI definitions.
  • Enable faster experimentation, channel optimization, and partner performance analysis through reliable pipelines and tooling that support both real-time visibility and deep historical analysis.
  • Leadership & Team Management - Build and scale a high-performing data engineering organization grounded in technical excellence, data quality, and operational rigor.
  • Foster a collaborative, high-ownership culture that empowers teams to do their best work, operate effectively in ambiguity, and deliver durable systems that accelerate business impact.
  • Serve as a trusted partner to Product, Engineering, Finance, and Executive Leadership in driving high-impact decisions.
  • Updater has raised over $450 million from leading investors, including SoftBank Capital, Vista Credit Partners, IA Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Second Century Ventures (the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®), and more.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering or data platform leadership, including prior VP / Head of Data Engineering scope (or equivalent)
  • Proven ownership of data systems directly tied to revenue, billing, or financial outcomes
  • Deep expertise in modern data architectures (batch + streaming, warehouses, orchestration, modeling)
  • Experience designing systems that accommodate ambiguity, delayed signals, and evolving business rules
  • Strong understanding of attribution, leading vs. lagging indicators, and decision-enabling data principles

Nice to have

  • Experience in affiliate marketing, marketplaces, fintech, adtech, or other revenue-complex environments strongly preferred

Skills

  • Stakeholders trust the numbers-even when they're uncomfortable
  • Revenue questions that once took weeks now take hours or minutes
  • Leading indicators surface risk before it hits the P&L
  • KPIs are clearly defined, role-aware, and consistently interpreted
  • Data enables faster, smarter decision-making across the company
  • External data anomalies get identified immediately, rather than weeks later
  • Clearly defined schema, data usage rules, and organizational understanding both in a financial and product landscape.
  • Data can be consumed by humans and AI models with the correct semantic boundaries.
  • Data Strategy & Architecture
  • Current stack includes Snowflake, Looker, Python, Postgres, and SQL Server.
  • Revenue & Risk Intelligence
  • Time-to-Insight

Compensation

  • The new hire salary range for this position is $275,000 - $310,000 annually.
  • Factors which may affect the starting pay within this range include skills, experience, and other qualifications aligned with Updater's internal leveling guidelines.
  • 13 paid company holidays annually

Benefits

  • The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Updater Stock Options
  • Wellbeing Subsidy
  • One Medical membership
  • Virtual on-demand healthcare through Teladoc and Talkspace
  • Flexible spending account (FSA)
  • Health savings account (HSA)
  • Supplemental Short & Long Term Disability Insurance

Visa & Work Authorization

  • nsider all qualified applicants regardless of color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, ac
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