[Hiring] Head of Data @Rocket Lawyer

Role Description

Data is the core engine powering our AI platform, attorney marketplace, and internal intelligent tools, and we are expanding the scope and impact of our data organization. As Head of Data, you will own the vision, architecture, and execution for our entire data ecosystem—building a unified, trusted foundation that powers decision-making and next-generation product features across the enterprise.

With a modern cloud footprint on GCP, a sophisticated customer context graph, critical data pipelines, personalization and messaging tools, and a suite of self-service analysis, experimentation, and reporting tools; you will establish the technical standards, data governance, and scalable pipelines needed to fuel AI innovation at scale.

Partnering directly with the CTO and executive leadership, you will have deep strategic influence and complete ownership of our platform, tools, and team from day one. Every dataset, metric, and pipeline directly accelerates our mission of making legal protection accessible to millions worldwide.

What you will own:

• The data platform and its modernization.
• Data the business can trust.
• The instrumentation standard.
• The tools the business runs on.
• Self-service across the company.
• Customer data that personalizes the product.

What you will do:

• Lead the strategy and architecture.
• Own platform and vendor decisions.
• Run the platform.
• Make data useful.
• Govern it well.
• Build the team.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics, with 5+ years leading data teams.
• A hands-on player-coach who sets strategy and delivers it.
• Leadership of data engineering and analytics as one organization.
• Demonstrate understanding of what an online business needs from its data.
• Hands-on experience with product analytics tools such as Amplitude.
• A platform migration you led end to end.
• Deep, current knowledge of modern data platforms.
• A record of understanding of the instrumentation needed for online businesses.
• Practical experience preparing data for AI and machine learning.
• Communication skills and judgment to actively manage priorities.
• A leader people want to work for.

Strongly preferred

• Experience in a PE-backed or similarly performance-driven software company.
• Customer data platforms, identity resolution, or graph-based customer models.
• Regulated or sensitive data domains, such as legal, financial services, or healthcare.
• Marketplace or two-sided business models.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans (including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for full-time employees).
• Unlimited PTO.
• Competitive salary packages.
• Life insurance.
• Disability benefits.
• Supplemental Optional Life Insurance Benefits.
• FSA Options Optional.
• HSA with Company Match.
• 401k program with Company Match.
• Fertility Assistance and Planning options.
• Wellhub & ClassPass fitness platforms.
• Comprehensive Pet Insurance options.
• Financial Wellbeing & Student Loan Program access.
• Access to additional Mental Health & Wellbeing resources.
• Pre-tax Commuter/Transit Benefits.
• Free Rocket Lawyer account with online access to an extensive legal documents library and brilliant licensed attorneys at discounted rates.

Interview Process

• Recruiter Phone Screen.
• Role Assessment(s).
• Hiring Manager Interview.
• Panel Interviews.
• Final Interview.

Base Pay Range

Base Pay Range dependent on experience, job level, and geographic location: $204,867 - $361,018.