<div><b><span>About BlaBlaCar</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span>BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Your mission</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span>As Head of Data, you will be responsible for defining and executing the BlaBlaCar’s Data strategy, ensuring it aligns with our overall business objectives. You will lead a team of 40 data professionals organized into business-oriented squads, overseeing everything from data warehousing and analytics to data science and AI model development.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>You’re leading the adoption of AI throughout the company as part of BlaBlaCar’s AI strategy. This covers three key areas: improving our product with AI-powered features, streamlining / transforming our ways of working in Software development or Customer Service, and driving organic adoption for all employees. This will require a blend of deep technical understanding, leadership skills, and a strategic mindset.</span></div><h3>Your responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of managers and individual contributors. Foster a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and collaboration within the data department. Drive professional growth and career development for all team members.</li><li>Define and articulate the long-term vision and strategy for our data organization, ensuring alignment with company goals and anticipating future needs, particularly in the AI space.</li><li>Spearhead the exploration and adoption of new data technologies and methodologies, especially those related to AI. Guide the companys transition to leverage AI effectively in its products and operations.</li><li>Identify and resolve trade-offs and misalignments within or outside the Data department (including Product and Business).</li><li>Partner closely with business leaders, product teams, engineering, and other stakeholders to understand their data needs, deliver impactful solutions, and drive data-driven decision-making across the organization.</li><li>Ensure teams define and meet industry-standard feature and service SLOs.</li><li>Embody and promote BlaBlaCar values across the teams.</li><li>Take ownership of engineering policy, guidelines, and associated ways of working.</li></ul><h3>Your qualifications</h3><ul><li>Strong managerial track record.</li><li>Strong leadership and communication skills (written and oral).</li><li>Experience in building Data and AI-driven products.</li><li>Strong business acumen and ability to be a creative and reliable product and business partner.</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of achieving results.</li><li>Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.</li><li>Aligned with our company culture.</li><li>Fluent in English.</li><li>Nice to have: Experience managing managers.</li><div>If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, tell us why you’d still be a great fit for this role in your application!</div></ul><h3>Interested in joining the ride?</h3><ul><li>a 45-min video-call with your Talent Acquisition Manager <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elodie-negoti/">Elodie</a>, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions.</li><li>you’ll receive a case study as a basis for questions during the interviews.</li><li>a 60-min video-call with our CTO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-s-24a08197/">Nicolas Salvy</a> to test your leadership and growth mindset.</li><li>a 60-min video-call with 2 or 3 engineering and product team members to evaluate your business prioritization and team work.</li><li>a 45-min video-call with a Data Manager and one Business stakeholder to explore team management and technical expertise.</li><li>a 30-min video-call with our CTO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-s-24a08197/">Nicolas Salvy</a> for vision fit and rounding off the process.</li></ul><div><i>BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</i></div>

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