Head of Data
Overview
Application Kit is an email-first operating system for creators who mean business. We help creators grow and monetize their audience with ease. For coaches, YouTubers, authors, podcasters, and other creatives, there isn't a better marketing hub to rely on to grow audiences, automate email marketing, and sell digital products — all within one platform. More importantly, there isn't a team more committed to helping creators earn a living. We're on a mission to help creators earn $1 billion using our creator marketing platform.
Job Description
As data becomes increasingly central to how we scale, we need a senior data leader to transform our data capabilities into a strategic advantage. We're looking for a Head of Data to build and lead a centralized data team that will define how we collect, analyze, and leverage data across Kit to accelerate creator success. This is a player-coach role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical excellence and strategic leadership, enjoys building and scaling teams, and is energized by the opportunity to shape data culture at a scaling company.
Responsibilities
- - Dive into our data infrastructure, tooling (Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, Tableau), and current reporting workflows
- - Conduct a comprehensive assessment of our data maturity, gaps, and opportunities
- - Establish foundational data practices including governance standards, documentation protocols, and collaboration frameworks
- - Deliver meaningful improvements to our core KPI reporting and analytics infrastructure
- - Lead a high-performing data team with clear roles and career paths
Required Skills
- - Deep technical expertise across the modern data stack (data warehousing, ELT/ETL, BI tools)
- - Advanced SQL mastery and proficiency in Python or R for data science applications
- - Strategic thinking and roadmap development for data initiatives
- - Executive communication and data storytelling
- - Team building, mentorship, and performance management
- - Cross-functional stakeholder management and influence without authority
Benefits
- - Profit Sharing
- - Kit equity
- - 401k with a 5% match
- - Up to $1,950 per month toward medical premiums, with dental and vision premiums fully covered
- - $4,000 equipment allowance for your first two years, $3,000 budget every following two years
- - Individual learning + development budget ($3,500/year)
- - Gender affirming benefits
- - Childcare benefit up to $3,000 annually
- - Twenty (20) days of paid time off during each year of employment
- - Paid paid vacation: An after-tax bonus of $1,000 for taking five consecutive days of vacation where you’re fully unplugged from work
- - Ten (10) paid holidays a year
- - Two weeks of paid sick time each year, including mental health + well being days
- - Twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave and flexible scheduling in your child’s first year
- - Up to six weeks of paid bereavement leave, medical leave, and disaster after six months of employment, two weeks of each paid leave in your first six months
- - Winter Break Closure: Kit closes for a week at the end of December
- - Four-week, paid sabbatical after five years with the team
- - Fantastic in-person or virtual retreats with the team twice a year
About the company
Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is the email-first operating system for creators building a valuable business. Connect your favorite tools through the Kit App Store—from Squarespace to Patreon—and manage your entire creator business all in one place. Our growing ecosystem of apps lets you seamlessly integrate the platforms you already use while discovering powerful new tools to help your business thrive.
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