Senior Director, Data

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-dos, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and more.

At Taskrabbit, we transform lives one task at a time. We celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!

This role operates on a hybrid schedule requiring two days of in-office collaboration per week. The position can be based in either our San Francisco office or our new New York City office (opening January 2026).

About The Role :

Taskrabbit is at a pivotal moment in our journey, transforming our data capabilities from a supporting function into a strategic driver of growth and innovation. We're seeking a visionary and highly accomplished

Senior Director of Data

to lead this critical transformation. This is a unique opportunity to build a best-in-class data organization, embed a data-driven culture, and unlock significant business value by leveraging our most valuable asset : data.

Reporting directly to CPO, you will be responsible for defining and executing Taskrabbit's overarching data strategy. You will lead and scale a diverse and talented team encompassing the current teams

Data Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, and Product Analytics , ensuring a cohesive, high-performing, and impactful data ecosystem.

What You'll Work On :

Define and Execute Data Strategy :

Own, champion, and evolve Taskrabbit's data strategy, aligning it with the overall business strategy, our OKRs, and our long-term Product Vision. This includes advancing foundational projects like implementing our semantic layer and modernizing financial data architecture.

Drive Business Outcomes :

Partner closely with

EDDP (Engineering, Design, Data, Product) leaders and key business stakeholders

to identify high-impact opportunities where data can drive tangible business results. You'll be accountable for measuring and delivering on the commercial impact of data initiatives, ensuring our efforts directly contribute to revenue growth, operational efficiency, and enhanced customer experience.

Lead and Grow a Diverse Team :

Provide exceptional leadership and mentorship to managers and individual contributors across Data Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Analytics Engineering, and Product Analytics. Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Attract, hire, and retain top talent.

Drive Organizational Design & Optimization :

Assess current team structures, roles, and responsibilities within the data organization. Strategically restructure team composition, reallocate resources, and redefine roles as necessary to optimize for efficiency, accelerate delivery on strategic data objectives, and better align with the evolving needs of the business.

Establish Data Governance and Quality :

Implement robust data governance frameworks, including data ownership, quality management processes, standards, and policies (e.g., data standards, classification, access, retention). Drive proactive data quality management, ensuring accuracy and trustworthiness of data across the organization, from source to consumption.

Modernize Data Infrastructure :

Oversee the strategic development and ongoing enhancement of our data platform and infrastructure (Snowflake, Airflow, dbt, etc.). This includes establishing production data model monitoring, and simplifying / consolidating redundant systems.

Drive Advanced Analytics & ML Capabilities :

Lead the development and deployment of cutting-edge data science and machine learning solutions that directly impact product features, marketplace dynamics (e.g., pricing, matching), and operational efficiency. Establish standardized MLOps practices and a robust experimentation culture.

Empower Self-Service & Data Literacy :

Develop a comprehensive semantic layer and enhance self-service analytics capabilities, democratizing data access and insights across the organization. Reduce reliance on central data teams for ad-hoc requests by empowering business users with tools and training.

Champion Data Privacy and Security :

Embed data privacy and compliance (GDPR, CCPA) into all data initiatives from inception, ensuring legal adherence, ethical data use, and building user and partner trust. Partner closely with Information Security and Legal teams.

Foster Cross-Functional Partnership :

Collaborate deeply with

Product, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Operations leaders, and other business stakeholders

to embed data into product development cycles from the outset, ensure data requirements are proactively met, and drive data-informed decision-making across all functions. You'll ensure seamless communication and alignment with

EDDP roadmaps

to maximize data's impact.

Optimize Processes and Velocity :

Streamline data delivery, model development, and experimentation processes. Address bottlenecks related to unreliable eventing, slow dashboard performance, and inefficient workflows to increase agility and accelerate insights.

Who You Are :

15+ years of experience in machine learning, data science, or data engineering roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.

Ability to translate complex data and technical concepts into business insights and actionable recommendations

Exceptional Business Acumen, MBA or Consulting experienced preferred

Expert at operating cross functionally to drive business results and outcomes with technical and non technical teams

Proven track record of leading large data teams to deliver complex data solutions.

Strong understanding of statistical analysis, machine learning algorithms, and data manipulation.

Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and inspire teams, and to lead leaders.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Previous experience in a marketplace or e-commerce company.

Experience in leading teams in a hybrid or remote environment.

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable. Total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks. The base pay range for this position is $245,000 - $300,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

You’ll love working here because :

Taskrabbit is a Hybrid Company.

We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.

The People.

You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams people you can be proud to work with!

The Diverse Culture.

We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.

The Perks.

Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees. We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more.

Benefits vary by country of employment.

Taskrabbit’s commitment to Diversity and Inclusion :

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our anti-racist culture actively strengthens the knowledge, understanding, and awareness of underrepresented experiences and our ongoing allyship commitment. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military / veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

Taskrabbit will never use text or chat applications to conduct interviews. We have a thoughtful and interactive interview process that includes an initial recruiter phone screen and several video-based interviews with our hiring teams. Communications will always be conducted by taskrabbit.com domain names.

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