Head of Data

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Establish the data function for an expanding multi-product HealthTech platform

• Develop the organization's data strategy and enhance the measurement of success across product teams and the entire business

• Evaluate the existing framework, collaborate directly with current analysts, and shape the next phase of the function

• Assist Recare in forming a clearer understanding of customer acquisition, product performance, and market expansion

• Link product usage data to business outcomes

• Convert data into actionable insights for business and product reviews

• Lead a team of analysts, assess the current organizational structure, and nurture the function over time

• Influence how data supports various teams including product, finance, RevOps, and marketing

• Determine the appropriate tools and infrastructure to meet the company's data requirements

• Collaborate with the AI engineering team to assess and measure the quality of AI outputs

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–10 years of experience in data roles, with a minimum of 3 years in leadership positions

• Progression in your career from analyst or data scientist to data leadership

• Strong experience in product analytics

• Proven track record in instrumenting products, defining significant metrics, conducting experiments, and correlating usage patterns with outcomes

• Experience working across multiple products rather than focusing on a single one

• Understanding of commercial metrics such as ARR, NRR, churn, and expansion, and how product data correlates with business growth

• Experience in building and scaling a data team from a small base into a comprehensive data organization

• Sound judgment regarding hiring priorities, structuring analysts across teams, and determining when to centralize versus embed

• Strong mentorship, coaching, and development capabilities for junior and mid-level analysts

• Clear viewpoints on tooling, including the pros and cons of tools like Looker, Amplitude, Mixpanel, and Metabase

• Experience in startups or scale-ups, particularly in companies transitioning through the $10–50M ARR phase

• Ability to act swiftly and make practical decisions without excessive complexity

• Comfort in regulated industries such as healthcare, fintech, insurance, or similar is an advantage

• AI literacy, including the use of AI tools in daily operations and familiarity with LLM evaluation, quality scoring, and the generation and transformation of data by AI products

• Capability to be a credible partner to the AI engineering team without being responsible for model development

• Proficiency in English as a working language; German is a plus but not mandatory

🏝️ Benefits

• Purposeful work – your contributions have a direct impact on patients, hospital teams, and the digital healthcare landscape

• Remote-first and flexible work environment – Recare promotes a remote-first approach, with adaptable working hours and access to a Berlin office

• Workations and flexibility – depending on setup and agreement, Recare supports flexible arrangements and time working from abroad

• Learning & development – regular feedback, development support, and a dedicated learning budget

• Tools and hardware – a modern setup with AI integrated into daily tasks

• Additional benefits – including an Edenred card and an extra day off on your birthday