Associate Director of Product Classification
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Remote-friendly opportunity that can sit in NYC (where our headquarters is located), one of our office hubs, or anywhere else in the US., East Coast work hours expectedFull-TimeManager
SalaryUp to $210K ~ $220K + bonus element
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in data analytics, data operations, category mapping, or consulting, with at least 4+ years leading teams of 10+, and at least 2 years of experience managing team leaders.
- Required Skills
- PythonSQLTeam managementData analyticsDatabricksGitHubNLPLLMPySpark
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data analytics, data operations, category mapping, or consulting.
- 4+ years leading teams of 10+.
- 2+ years of experience managing team leaders.
- 2+ years of experience working with SQL, Python, PySpark, or other programming languages to explore and transform large, complex datasets.
- Familiarity with GitHub and Databricks.
- Operational excellence mindset with experience building systems and metrics.
- Proven track record of hiring, training, and developing talent.
- Strong communication skills and ownership mentality.
- Experience with product taxonomies, categorization systems, or e-commerce data (preferred).
Responsibilities
- Own operational leadership and accountability for the Product Classification organization.
- Build and own the metrics framework that holds every team member accountable for classification accuracy, throughput, and quality.
- Establish clear performance standards, SLAs, and escalation paths across the Data Classification and Data Quality teams.
- Run a rigorous operating cadence that surfaces issues early and drives continuous improvement.
- Recruit, train, and develop a high-performing classification team.
- Ensure analysts own the LLM prompt for each category and refine prompts based on error patterns.
- Partner with Engineering and the PM to improve LLM-driven classification systems.
- Maintain cross-functional relationships with Engineering, Insights, and Data teams.
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