Skill needed: Team Management, Team Leadership.
Employer: Stuart
Stuart is a leading tech-enabled logistics platform that transforms on-demand delivery across sectors like food, grocery, and retail. Operating in over 130 cities across Europe, Stuart connects businesses with a network of independent couriers, providing access to fast, flexible, and efficient deliveries.Our Mission 🚀We are an impact-driven company that aims to build the future of logistics for a more sustainable world: shared, efficient and reliable. We are committed to creating a new standard for urban deliveries that meet today’s environmental and social challenges while offering a premium delivery experience blending speed, flexibility and convenience.Stuart is a highly diverse and inclusive company of 200+ employees from different nationalities and backgrounds working across France 🇫🇷, Poland 🇵🇱, Spain 🇪🇸 and the UK. 🇬🇧It’s the right moment and the right place for us to make an impact on millions of people, as home delivery services hit a record high. And guess what? You can help us fulfil our vision 🙌The Role ✨We’re looking for a Director of Data to lead Stuart’s data function and bring our data strategy to life. You’ll own and operationalise a vision where anyone at Stuart can access insights within minutes, teams can experiment and deploy models within days, and data products become a revenue driver. You’ll lead a data organisation comprising data platform engineering, analytics engineering, data science, ML engineering, and analytics.This is a high-impact high-visibility role. You’ll report to our VP of Product & Data, Alexis Fabre Ringborg, and work closely with leaders across Product, Engineering, Revenue, Operations and Finance.What will I be doing? 🤔Shape and deliver the data strategy:Translate Stuart’s data vision into a clear strategy and roadmapDrive executive alignment and company-wide buy-in for this roadmapLead delivery of the roadmapBuild a scalable, modern data organisation:Lead the transition to an organisation that enables autonomy, consistency, and speedAlign platform, enablement, and domain-specific teams under a unified structureOversee high-quality, impactful delivery:Supervise execution across data platform, analytics engineering, embedded analytics, ML, and data scienceEnsure delivery is aligned with company OKRs, accelerates experimentation, and improves the quality and speed of data productsPromote responsible data practices: scalable, secure, and compliantDrive Stuart’s data culture:Boost data literacy and business metric awareness across the organisationOperationalise self-serve capabilities and reduce reliance on central teamsImplement governance processes for data ownership, documentation, and qualityRepresent the data function in company leadership forumsLead and grow a high-performing team:Manage a cross-disciplinary team with direct reports across all data specialtiesDefine staffing plans and recruit key roles to support growthCoach, retain, and grow talent across levels and specialtiesEstablish rituals to enable cross-functional alignment, proactive opportunity identification, and data excellenceWhat do we need from you? 😎Experience leading multi-disciplinary data teams in fast-paced tech environmentsStrong track record of setting and operationalising data strategies in fast-paced tech environmentsProven ability to lead change at company levelOutstanding English communication skills with the ability to align executives, demystify complex topics, and inspire teamsExcellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to act as a unifying force across teamsA passion for scaling data capabilities and fostering data-driven decision-making across an organisationStrong leadership and people management capabilities, with a passion for coaching and team developmentA pragmatic mindset, capable of translating technical excellence into tangible business outcomes hands-on approach, ready to roll up your sleeves to make things happen when neededThe stuff you wanna know 😉Work in an international, dynamic and passionate environment with a company culture focused on learning and development 🎉Hybrid working model and flexible hours ✨Current benefits include:Ticket Restaurant by Edenred (€11 daily) 🥗Stuart Academy, offering a wide range of upskilling and development opportunities 🎓Wellness Allowance (€40 monthly) to use in any gym or sport class 🧘Private healthcare provided by Alan 🧑⚕️Free monthly Bicing card 🚲Parents-friendly environment - Monthly Childcare voucher Social activities and events (family day, regular community lunch, ceramic class, yoga, gardening class...) 🎈Work-from-Abroad policy (enjoy 30 days per year working from anywhere!) 🏞At Stuart, we believe that employees today want to evolve in collaborative, high-growth environments where they can demonstrate their abilities and thrive both professionally and personally. We are convinced that employees need to find alignment between their inner values and their company’s culture and mission to unlock their full potential. We work to create a culture of empowerment, continuous learning and growth where everyone can bring expertise, own projects and easily measure their impact 🙌Stuart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to promoting diversity. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status 💙Please note: Our Talent Acquisition Team is international coming from across the world 🌍 We kindly ask you to please submit your CV and application in English so that it can be reviewed correctly (unless the job posting is in a language other than English). Thank you 🤗