Head of Data

About Float

Float is on a mission to simplify finance for Canadian businesses empowering them to eliminate complexity and unlock new opportunities. Through our innovative platform Float enables businesses to streamline financial operations and optimize cash flow so they can focus on what matters most: growth.

As one of Canadas fastest growing companies and top-rated startups in 2024 and 2023 Float is customer-obsessed passionate and entrepreneurial with a team that includes leaders from Uber Shopify Top Hat TouchBistro and Ada.

At Float everyone is an owner bringing their unique perspective to our team and product. Your voice is important and we take having a culture based on feedback seriously. We openly share our thoughts and differing opinions so we can continue to improve. We do our best to keep our decision-making decentralized so that all team members feel ownership in our success.

Our Product

Float is Canadas complete business finance platform combining modern financial services and software to help businesses spend save and grow. Trusted by 5000 Canadian companies Float provides high-limit corporate cards automated expense management next-day bill payments high-yield accounts and fast friendly supportall built in Canada for Canada. Float is backed by world-class venture and fintech investors including Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and OMERS Ventures partners behind our $70 million Series B raise.

Our team is a collection of ambitious collaborative and mission-driven people from all walks of life but with one goal: helping Canadian companies not just survive but thrive. And were looking for bold innovators to help shape the future of business finance in Canada.

About the Role

Were searching for a hands-on yet strategic data leader who will unify Floats data foundation raise organizational decision quality deliver customer-facing insights and become Floats ambassador for clarity truth and AI-enabled innovation.

This role is responsible for building and scaling both Business Intelligence and Data Science defining Floats long-term data architecture enabling teams through better literacy and self-serve capabilities and partnering closely with Product Engineering Finance and the Executive Team.

If youre energized by building from 0 1 simplifying complexity leading high-performing teams and shaping how an entire organization consumes and acts on data this is the place to do it.

What Youll Be Responsible For

Build and Lead Floats Data Organization

• Establish the unified vision charter and structure for BI and Data Science.

• Define operating rhythms rituals and measurement frameworks for the team.

• Build a culture of truth-seeking clarity and high-quality insight generation.
  

Unify Floats Data Architecture

• Design and implement a reliable source of truth across all major data systems.

• Eliminate conflicting definitions and inconsistent reporting across teams.

• Improve data ingestion modeling tooling governance and documentation.
  

Raise Organizational Decision Quality

• Partner with LT to deliver concise actionable insights for strategy and execution.

• Design the frameworks for how information reaches founders customers board and teams.

• Improve cross-functional alignment through clear data narratives.
  

Deliver Customer-Facing Insights

• Work with Product Engineering to build powerful analytics and intelligence features.

• Leverage DS/ML to create differentiated value across the platform.
  

Enable the Business (Self-Serve Literacy)

• Raise data literacy through education tooling and enablement programs.

• Reduce ad-hoc dependency through scalable self-serve capabilities.
  

Shape Floats AI Strategy

• Identify high-ROI opportunities for AI across operations insights and product.

• Build and lead the roadmap for applied AI across BI DS and product intelligence.

About You

Heres what sets you up for success at Float:

• You Put Customers First Always. You care deeply about delivering meaningful value. Whether youre building internal systems or customer-facing features youre always thinking about how to make life better for our users.

• You Act Like an Owner. You take responsibility for outcomes step up to challenges and seek solutions proactivelydoing whats best for the business not just your role.

• You Think Big and Move Fast. Youre energized by building from 0 to 1. Youre not afraid to challenge the status quo experiment quickly and learn as you go.

• You Constantly Learn and Grow. Youre hungry to improve your craft and open to feedback. You bring a growth mindset to everything you do.

• You Raise the Bar. You care about doing things well and efficiently. You balance speed with rigor and always look for ways to improve how we work.

• You Win as a Team. Youre a generous collaborator who values communication context and shared wins. You lift others up and help make the team stronger.

In addition to living our values you bring:

• 10 years in Data Analytics Data Science or related leadership roles

• Experience unifying disparate data systems and delivering a high-quality source of truth

• Strong foundations in BI DS and modern data tooling (DBT Python/Pandas SQL Mixpanel etc.)

• Demonstrated ability to build teams define charters and scale data organizations

• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills especially with executives

• Experience with customer-facing analytics or DS-driven product features

• A track record of raising data literacy and enabling teams through documentation and tooling

• AI literacy and practical experience applying ML/AI in real-world environments

• Startup or growth-stage experience with evidence of increasing scope and trust
  

This may not be the role for you if

• You prefer reporting over insight generation

• You are uncomfortable operating in ambiguity or building from scratch

• You resist change or modern data/AI tooling

• You prefer academic DS over practical business impact

• You rely heavily on direction instead of creating clarity

Why You Should Join

• Work at one of Canadas fastest-growing fintech companies

• Make a real impact in a high-autonomy high-growth role

• Collaborate with an ambitious and supportive team

• Competitive compensation equity options and benefits

• Hybrid work model we are based in Toronto with in-office days for connection and collaboration

• Enjoy catered team lunches every Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday

• Bring your pup to our dog-friendly office

• Thrive in a high-trust high-performance culture where your work truly matters

In Short

At Float youll thrive if youre bold curious and eager to make a real impact. Were building something specialand having a lot of fun along the way. If youre excited to build grow and win together wed love to meet you.

Were committed to building a workplace thats welcoming and accessible for everyone. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process or once you join Float just let us know! You can reach out to Vic () and well work with you to make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Required Experience:

Director