Fi is looking for a Head of Data!
Fi is looking for a Head of Data to own our data platform end to end. You'll model our device, membership, and operational data into the pipelines and warehouse layers the company runs on, lead a team of four analysts, and be the numbers person Finance and Product turn to for board reporting, forecasting, and experiment reads. This is a hands-on role for someone who's built a data function before and wants to do it again, this time with real leverage.
What You'll Do:
- Own Fi's data platform and analytics roadmap: model our device, membership, and operational data into pipelines and warehouse layers the whole company can build on
- Design and maintain event-driven, incremental pipelines over raw device telemetry — turning millions of collar signals into usable product and fleet data models
- Manage, coach, and grow a team of four analysts; run their pipeline of work, unblock them technically, and raise the bar on rigor and documentation
- Partner with Finance on subscription and unit economics: membership forecasting, retention and LTV modeling, hardware margin, and the reporting our board and investors see
- Partner with Product and Hardware on activation, engagement, and device performance analytics — including the sensor and firmware data behind features customers actually feel
- Build self-serve BI that stakeholders genuinely use, rather than a dashboard graveyard
- Design and read experiments on pricing, onboarding, and retention, and hold the org to honest interpretation of results
- Shift the data team from a ticket-taking service function into a strategic partner embedded in the business
What You'll Bring:
- 7+ years in analytics, business intelligence, data engineering, or analytics engineering, including time as the person who built or substantially rebuilt a data function
- Experience leading analysts — formally or as a player-coach — with a real point of view on how to develop them
- Deep SQL, plus hands-on work in a modern warehouse and orchestration stack (Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Airflow, dbt or similar)
- Fluency in dimensional and event-driven modeling, and clear opinions on ELT tradeoffs, incremental builds, and cost control
- Strong BI craft in Looker, Tableau, Mode, or equivalent — you build for the stakeholder, not the demo
- Comfort partnering with Finance on models that carry real consequences: forecasts, diligence materials, margin analysis
- Ability to work in ambiguity at Series B scale, where you'll sometimes be the entire data team for a given problem
Why You'll Love Us:
- Time to Recharge: Enjoy flexible PTO to take the breaks you need.
- Top-Notch Health Coverage: We’ve got your back (and teeth and eyes) with full medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Wellness Perks: Free access to One Medical, Kindbody, and Talkspace to keep you feeling your best.
- Dog-Friendly Office: Bring your pup to work — they’re part of the team, too.
- Give Back to the Pups: Make tails wag with a $500 annual donation to a dog charity of your choice through our BarkBack Program.
- Free Fi Membership: Your furry best friend(s) get all the benefits of a Fi collar, on us!
- Love for Friends + Family: Share the Fi magic with loved ones through our gifting program.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, data engineering, or analytics engineering
- Experience building or substantially rebuilding a data function
- Experience leading analysts, formally or as a player-coach
- Deep SQL expertise
- Hands-on experience with a modern data warehouse and orchestration stack, such as Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Airflow, or dbt
- Fluency in dimensional and event-driven data modeling
- Knowledge of ELT tradeoffs, incremental builds, and cost control
- Strong business intelligence skills using Looker, Tableau, Mode, or equivalent
- Experience partnering with Finance on forecasts, diligence materials, and margin analysis
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguity at Series B startup scale
What We Do
Fi is rethinking the relationship between dogs and humans. We build products for your dog to live their best life. We are full of experienced, passionate people that have built and shipped outstanding products for Nest, Square, Google and Uber who all care about their dogs. Together, we're bringing a digital revolution to the dog space. Today's collars and leashes are relics from the past; nothing has changed since the 80's. We're using technology to improve the dog space and affect the lives of the 100 million dogs living in the US for the better. The hardest part about being a dog owner is they can't tell you when something is wrong. Fi aims to change that; even by knowing what their 'normal' day of activity is, we're already learning so much more about our dogs than we ever could before. And we're not stopping there. We're looking for people to join us who love a good challenge—and of course, dogs. We set the bar high at Fi. In our world, "impossible" means "let me find a way".
