Head of Business Data

Zip

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$250,000–$300,000 / yr
Posted
54 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $189k
This role $275k
$124k most similar roles pay here $319k

This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $142,700–$235,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $275k versus about $189k for comparable roles.

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About Zip

Zip Co is a global buy-now, pay-later company offering flexible installment payment solutions to consumers and merchants, enabling interest-free purchases across retail, travel, and healthcare. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

Zip currently has 19 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,000–$210,000 across 18 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Head of Business Data

As the Head of Business Data, you will lead the Business Intelligence and GTM Data Science functions to define the company's internal data strategy. You will act as a bridge between Go-To-Market engines, finance, and product engineering teams to establish a single source of truth for critical SaaS metrics like ARR and Gross Retention. Your daily responsibilities include building a comprehensive dashboarding ecosystem, architecting data foundations to power AI initiatives, and managing a team of analytics engineers and BI developers. You will utilize the Modern Data Stack, including dbt, Looker, Tableau, or Sigma, while integrating systems like Salesforce, Marketo, NetSuite, and Stripe. This role solves the challenge of scaling business data infrastructure to support hyper-growth and automated, intelligent outputs within a complex enterprise procurement platform environment.

What you'll do

  • Define the overarching business data strategy to support hyper-growth, new product lines, and global scaling.
  • Own the end-to-end dashboarding and reporting ecosystem for executive leadership and GTM teams.
  • Architect the data infrastructure required to power automated AI capabilities and intelligent outputs.
  • Establish a "single source of truth" by standardizing critical SaaS metrics across Finance and Revenue operations.
  • Collaborate with Product Data Engineering to ensure the business data layer is integrated and reliable.
  • Hire, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of analytics engineers, BI developers, and data analysts.
  • Deliver automated financial and operational reporting for the executive team and Board of Directors.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or analytics engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in a senior leadership role managing managers.
  • Proven expertise in B2B SaaS business models, unit economics, and standard metrics like ARR and LTV.
  • Experience navigating enterprise SaaS billing, Salesforce CRM data, and financial data systems.
  • Proficiency with the Modern Data Stack, specifically dbt, Looker, Tableau, or Sigma.
  • Strong foundations in data modeling, dimensional modeling, and establishing a governed semantic layer.
  • Strategic understanding of structuring and modeling data to power Large Language Models and AI features.
  • Ability to translate complex data concepts into clear narratives for C-level executives and investors.

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