Role description: This role is with one of our portfolio companies.

We are looking for a Head of Data Intelligence to establish and lead this function from the ground up at a rapidly growing consumer technology company.

This is a hands-on position. As the Head of Data Intelligence, you will define the role of intelligence within the organization, identify areas where it can create the greatest impact, and build the necessary systems, capabilities, and team to deliver results. You will collaborate directly with senior leadership and take ownership of the entire process — from strategy development to execution and measuring impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Intelligence Strategy: Define where intelligence holds the highest leverage across growth, retention, pricing, matching, and operations. Build a roadmap and support it with data.
Product Development: Lead the development and deployment of AI-driven products and capabilities, including personalization, recommendation systems, predictive intelligence, conversational AI, search, ranking, and other consumer-facing intelligence solutions.
Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Growth, and Leadership teams to integrate intelligence into core business decisions.
Decision Infrastructure: Establish the frameworks, experimentation culture, and measurement systems that enable the business to make faster and higher-quality decisions.
Generative AI Adoption: Identify where modern AI capabilities (such as LLMs, agents, and retrieval systems) offer real leverage for our products, operations, and internal teams, and lead their implementation.
Team Building: Hire and develop a lean, high-impact team. Establish the standards, culture, and operating cadence of the Intelligence function.

Qualifications:

Ph.D/ Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field preferred.
12+ years of experience at the intersection of applied intelligence, product, and business, with at least 4 years in a leadership role.
Extensive experience in building and deploying intelligent systems in production environments at scale beyond research or prototyping.
A strong background in consumer technology, with a genuine understanding of user behaviour, retention dynamics, and growth levers.
Ability to operate as a player-coach, capable of defining the strategy while also getting hands-on to build the first version.
Proven ability to develop a working solution from a business problem without needing someone to translate for you.
Experience with modern AI capabilities, along with a practical understanding of where they create real value versus where they may be ineffective.
Strong communication skills, enabling you to convey complex ideas clearly to business stakeholders and earn trust with leadership.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.

Note: We will check the fitment for multiple roles across our portfolios.