Data Lead

Stepful

Data Lead at Stepful guiding analytics and insights work. Leading team and developing reliable data solutions.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data analytics and engineering, with a strong focus on team leadership, data governance, and the ability to connect data insights to business outcomes. Proficient in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience in modern data stack tools and methodologies.

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Expert-Level SQLStrong PythonData GovernanceTeam ManagementA/B Testing

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Hard Skills

Data AnalyticsData EngineeringSQLPythonDashboard BuildingData TransformationExperiment DesignData Quality PracticesBusiness Metrics AnalysisStatistical Analysis

Soft Skills

Exceptional CommunicationMentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingLeadership

Tools & Technologies

DbtSnowflakeBigQueryAirflowLookerMetabase

Industry Keywords

Data PlatformCore MetricsStudent JourneyBusiness PerformanceHigh-Growth Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowBigQueryPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of three data analysts and engineers, setting the standard for rigor and craft
Own Stepful's data platform end to end — pipelines, warehouse, transformation layer, and BI tooling — and its reliability and scalability
Define and maintain the company's core metrics across the student journey (enrollment, engagement, completion, certification, placement) and business performance (CAC, LTV, retention)
Build dashboards and self-serve analytics that put trustworthy data in every team's hands
Partner with Growth and Product on experimentation — design, instrumentation, and analysis of A/B tests
Deliver deep-dive analyses that shape strategic decisions, from program design to budget allocation
Stay hands-on: write production SQL and Python, review your team's work, and take on the hardest technical problems yourself
Establish data governance and quality practices that scale with the company

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of data experience across analytics and data engineering, with at least 2+ years managing a team
Proven success as a player-coach — you set direction and manage people while still shipping your own work
Expert-level SQL and strong Python, with hands-on experience across the modern data stack (e.g., dbt, Snowflake/BigQuery, Airflow, Looker/Metabase)
Strong product and business sense — you connect data work to outcomes, not just deliverables
Experience designing and analyzing experiments in a high-growth environment
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to make complex findings clear to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful Equity Stake
Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
401(k)
FSA, HSA and commuter benefits
Open vacation policy, including:
Guidance of 15 days PTO annually
Stepful closed the last week of December
15 work-from-anywhere days
10 public holidays observed for 2026