Head of Data

Moonvalley

full-time

Posted on: 8/20/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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Lead

Distributed Systems

About the role

Define and execute comprehensive data strategy, roadmap, and organizational vision
Build and scale the data team, managing data engineers, scientists, analysts, and compliance specialists
Lead negotiations for large-scale data acquisition deals with studios, content creators, and media companies
Establish data governance policies, compliance frameworks, and quality standards
Oversee data infrastructure, pipelines, and processing systems architecture
Partner with research, legal, and executive teams to align data initiatives with business objectives
Manage data licensing, copyright compliance, and regulatory requirements
Drive innovation in data processing, curation, and quality assessment methodologies

8+ years of data leadership experience building and scaling data organizations at high-growth technology companies
Deep experience with large-scale data infrastructure, ML pipelines, and distributed systems
Proven track record developing data strategies and managing cross-functional teams
Experience with dataset licensing, intellectual property rights, and compliance frameworks
Understanding of machine learning workflows and model training data requirements
Strong business acumen with ability to negotiate complex partnerships and contracts
Exceptional communication skills for executive presentations and external stakeholder management
Experience with multi-modal datasets, particularly video, and associated technical challenges