Head of Data, Analytics & Data Science

Head of Data, Analytics and Data Science

We’re seeking a Head of Data, Analytics & Data Science to lead our data strategy end-to-end: analytics, BI, and applied data science. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic ownership of our Google Cloud data platform, Tableau-based analytics, and predictive and optimization use cases.

You’ll be responsible for turning operational and event-level data into trusted reporting, predictive insights, and decision support across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Data And Analytics

  • Define and own the company’s data, analytics, and data science strategy

  • Lead and evolve our data platform on Google Cloud Platform, with BigQuery at the core

  • Design and maintain scalable data pipelines, models, and semantic layers

  • Own and govern analytics delivered via Tableau, including executive and operational dashboards

  • Partner with product and engineering on data instrumentation and event design

  • Establish best practices for data quality, governance, privacy, and cost controls

  • Build, mentor, and lead data analytics and data science team members

Platform Engineering

  • Lead applied data science initiatives including:
    • Parcel volume forecasting
    • Network and route optimization support
    • Service-level performance analysis
    • Experimentation and measurement
  • Enable and support ML workflows, including feature engineering and model deployment patterns

Leadership

  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Data, Analytics and Data Science team

  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations leaders to enable a data driven business

  • Report program health, risks, and improvements to the CTO and executive team.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years experience across data analytics, BI, and data science

  • Proven success leading data teams in a production environment

  • Deep hands-on experience with Tableau (design, performance, and governance)

  • Strong expertise in Google BigQuery

  • Experience with GCP data services, including:

    • BigQuery
    • Cloud Storage
    • Pub/Sub
    • Dataflow and/or Dataproc

  • Advanced SQL skills and strong data modeling background

  • Experience with Python for analytics and data science

  • Experience building and operationalizing predictive or optimization models

  • Ability to communicate insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders

Why Join Better Trucks?

  • Shape the Data, Analytics and Data Science strategy at a fast-growing logistics tech company.

  • Work with a modern stack in Google Cloud across APIs, data platforms, and mobile ecosystems.

  • Lead a talented team that values innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.

  • Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package.

How to Apply:

If you are excited about building secure, resilient, and scalable platforms at the intersection of technology and logistics, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply by emailing us at tech-recruiting@bettertrucks.com with your resume and a short note about why you’re the right fit.