Role Summary
Turno is looking for a hands-on strategic leader to be our first Director of Data & AI. You’ll own the company’s data platform, analytics, and AI enablement — both setting strategy and rolling up your sleeves to deliver. You’ll lead a small but growing team and partner directly with executives on KPIs, board reporting, product analytics, marketing analytics, and the roadmap for AI/ML adoption.
Strong English communication skills are required for this position.
Responsibilities
Define and execute Turno’s data & AI strategy.
Own BigQuery/DBT pipelines, Segment/Mixpanel events, and Looker dashboards.
Deliver trusted metrics, executive reporting, and self-serve analytics.
Partner with Product on funnels/experiments and with Marketing/Growth on attribution and ROI.
Build AI/ML readiness: embeddings, vector stores, feature pipelines, evaluation frameworks.
Manage and grow the data team; mentor ICs as a player-coach.
Qualifications
8+ years in data engineering/BI/analytics; 3+ years leading teams.
Expert SQL (BigQuery or similar), strong DBT (tests, CI/CD, exposures), Python for ETL/automation.
Looker/LookML governance and dashboard design.
Segment/Mixpanel experience (tracking plans, QA, event parity).
Product analytics (funnels, experiments) and marketing analytics (attribution, ROI).
AI/ML enablement exposure: embeddings, vector/feature stores, evaluation frameworks.
Excellent English communication; crisp with execs and stakeholders.
Bonus Points: SaaS/marketplace/fintech background preferred.
About Turno
Turno connects short-term rental hosts with cleaners, automating the turnover workflow. As an Airbnb software partner, we support tens of thousands of hosts worldwide through advanced data-driven solutions.
LATAM Operations
This is a full-time contract role based in Brazil (fully remote) or Argentina (hybrid from our Buenos Aires office). We communicate primarily in English, so strong written and verbal skills are required. Work hours are flexible but require consistent availability from 10 AM–3 PM local time. The position offers up to 15 days of annual PTO plus paid local public holidays, subject to company discretion.
Skills Required
- 8+ years in data engineering/BI/analytics; 3+ years leading teams
- Expert SQL (BigQuery or similar)
- Strong DBT (tests, CI/CD, exposures)
- Python for ETL/automation
- Looker/LookML governance and dashboard design
- Segment/Mixpanel experience (tracking plans, QA, event parity)
- Product analytics (funnels, experiments) and marketing analytics (attribution, ROI)
- AI/ML enablement exposure: embeddings, vector/feature stores, evaluation frameworks
- Excellent English communication; crisp with execs and stakeholders
- SaaS/marketplace/fintech background
What We Do
Turno (Brand of Blubble pvt ltd) is an Electric Vehicle company, that helps operators of commercial vehicles to switch to EVs. Turno does this by providing a wide selection of vehicles from partner OEMs, affordable financing, and battery value guarantees to ensure the highest return on value for EV owners. Turno’s mission is to transition gasoline miles to electric miles in India. Turno is founded by Hemanth Aluru and Sudhindra Reddy Pidapa - experienced entrepreneurs in the mobility industry with a strong track record of value creation. Recently, they led Zoomcar, India's largest personal mobility platform.
