LaunchDarkly
Empowering all teams to deliver and control their software.
Head of Data & Analytics
Location
California
Posted
45 days ago
Salary
$321K - $520K / year
10 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Create one authoritative source of truth for company-critical metrics
• Eliminate loose definitions, inconsistent nomenclature, and manual reconciliation
• Deliver real-time, executive-ready dashboards with full auditability
• Establish governance and self-validation processes so metrics remain correct over time
• Build predictive capability for the metrics that drive company value
• Define precise, unambiguous definitions for LaunchDarkly’s core metrics (ARR, NRR, GRR, FCF, product-level ARR, etc.), including all edge cases and use cases
• Own the final certification of these metrics across all internal and external reporting
• Ensure metrics are consistent across Finance, GTM, Product, and Executive reporting
• Build and maintain real-time executive dashboards for core metrics and leading indicators
• Ensure all recurring reporting is fully automated once stabilized
• Eliminate manual, spreadsheet-driven, or analyst-dependent reporting processes
• Establish data governance processes so metric changes follow defined approval and change-management workflows
• Implement validation, reconciliation, and self-audit mechanisms to ensure ongoing accuracy
• Act as the executive owner for data trust, accuracy, and reliability
• Develop predictive views for key metrics such as ARR growth, NRR, churn, and free cash flow
• Partner with FP&A to ensure forecasts and long-range plans are grounded in trusted data
• Identify leading indicators and early warning signals for performance risks and opportunities
• Coordinate a working group across GTM Analytics, Data Engineering, Product Analytics, and Finance
• Partner closely with Engineering and GTM teams
• Drive alignment and outcomes through influence, clarity, and credibility rather than hierarchy
• Directly manage a small, high-leverage analytics team
• Design a scalable operating model that balances centralized metric ownership with distributed analytics execution
• Maintain high velocity while operating with CFO-level rigor and discipline
Job Requirements
- Proven experience owning company-level metrics in a B2B SaaS company at ~$200M+ ARR
- Direct exposure to Board reporting, or pre-IPO data readiness
- Deep understanding of SaaS metrics and their edge cases
- 10+ years of progressive analytics and data leadership experience, including ownership of company-level metrics.
- Experience defining metric taxonomies and governance models across complex organizations
- Ability to work effectively in matrixed environments with Finance, GTM, Product, and Engineering
- Track record of eliminating data ambiguity and rebuilding trust in numbers
- Strong understanding of modern data architectures, BI tools, and analytics workflows
- Comfort partnering with Data Engineering teams that own pipelines and platforms
- Ability to go deep when needed, but operate primarily at the executive and systems level
- Clear, confident communicator who can challenge assumptions respectfully
- Trusted partner to CFO, CEO, and executive leadership
- High integrity and appreciation for the accountability and liability associated with company-critical data.
Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- mental health benefits
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