AngelList
Financial Services
HeadofData
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“Head of Data at AngelList. Skills: Data science, Decision science, Growth analytics, Marketplace measurement. Own attribution. Own incrementality”
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years in data science, 2+ years leading teams, Python and SQL, Track record of changing executive decisions, Maturity with the platform layer
Nice to Have
Marketplace background, Fintech background, Financial services background, GCP Professional Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics, Databricks Certified, dbt Certified
What You'll Do.
Own customer segmentation
Improve methodologies
Build analytical view of businesses
Make running good experiments the default
Decide which gaps to fill
Decide which gaps to accept
Keep investing in platform foundation
Grow the team deliberately
Be a thought partner to CFO
Be a thought partner to CEO
Be a thought partner to GMs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Executive partnership
Communication Scope
Written communication; Executive presentations
Full Job Description
## Description Why Join AngelList We’re solving some of the hardest problems in venture capital and private markets. You’ll work with a team that values precision, urgency, and long-term thinking. If you want to shape how startups are funded and built, this is the place. About AngelList We exist to accelerate innovation by increasing the number of successful startups in the world. We do this by building the financial infrastructure that makes it easier for more people to invest in world-changing companies. AngelList is the nexus of venture capital and the startup community. We support $171B+ in assets and have powered investments into over 13,000 startups—over 300 of which are unicorns. Today, 57% of top-tier U.S. VC deals involve investors on AngelList. While our scale is large, our ambition is larger. If you're excited to build the future of private markets, come build with us. About the Role We're hiring a Head of Data to turn AngelList's data into an unfair advantage. AngelList sits in a rare position. We support $171B in assets across 25,000+ funds and syndicates, with $80B+ moved across our banking infrastructure. 80% of the top 10 2025 Midas List VCs invest in funds on AngelList. Our network spans 2,300+ GPs and 72,000+ LPs, the largest in private markets, and we have over a decade of venture fund transaction data underneath it. We've reached $100M+ ARR with essentially zero marketing spend and we're ready to invest. The business is unusual: a marketplace, an investing platform, a banking partner, and a software + services business, all reinforcing each other. The data implications are extraordinary, and most of the interesting questions are still unanswered. Those questions are the work. How do the business units actually compound on each other? What's the right attribution model when one product introduces a customer to another? What does incrementality look like when our channels are dominated by network and reputation rather than paid acquisition? What's
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