Own the technical vision and execution strategy for our data platform across DACH and Nordics (Funeral ERP Marketplace & Memorials) in partnership with the CTO who carries the cross-functional org-design conversation. A hands-on senior IC role: you set target-state architecture make the tooling calls (Matomo Power BI Redash Boomi) own GDPR documentation and ship the first version of every layer yourself from event schema and pipelines through to KPI dashboards. You work alongside one Data & Analytics Engineer use Cursor GitHub Copilot LLM-assisted SQL and AI-augmented analytics as the default mode of delivery not exceptions and have a clear path to Head of Data & Analytics as the function scales beyond three people.
Your tasks:
Assess the current data services and architecture define a coherent target-state and lead the migration
Own the data and analytics strategy across DACH and Nordics including the target-state tooling decision (Matomo Power BI Redash) and the role of Boomi in our integration layer.
Define and govern core product and business metrics; build production-grade KPI dashboards and self-service BI in Power BI with pipeline freshness and anomaly alerting
Design and deliver end-to-end B2C analytics dashboards covering the full user journey across our consumer products (memorial portals donation application flower shop / e-commerce) across acquisition activation conversion and retention as the single trusted view for Product and Commercial stakeholders
Instrument and govern event tracking across all products and B2C touchpoints (memorial portals donation application flower shop / e-commerce); currently Matomo: funnel events custom dimensions hashed IDs IP anonymisation with a unified user identity scheme that traces users end-to-end across domains versioned tracking plans and QA checks
Own GDPR documentation and data governance (personal-data inventory DPA register audit trail deletion process) and the quality/security standards across the platform
Make build-vs-buy and vendor calls (Boomi offshore analytics resourcing) and input to the CTO on team-growth sequencing as the roadmap demands.
Your skillset:
Vast experience in data with 4 years at senior/staff/principal level in analytics or data engineering in a SaaS environment; degree in a numerate or computing discipline or equivalent practical experience.
Genuinely AI-native: you use Cursor GitHub Copilot LLM-assisted SQL and AI-augmented analytics as standard tools in your day-to-day work not as occasional aids.
Proven track record building large-scale data infrastructure (warehouses lakes ELT/ETL) and shipping production-grade BI end-to-end.
Hands-on with event-based analytics instrumentation (Matomo Segment Snowplow Amplitude or equivalent) cross-domain user identity and session tracking and e-commerce funnel analytics; proven ability to design a unified tracking plan across multiple B2C products and with metric definition and governance at scale.
Expert SQL working Python (or R); fluent with the modern data stack (dbt Spark or similar) and at least one BI platform (Power BI preferred).
Comfortable owning GDPR documentation data quality and anomaly monitoring and A/B testing.
Fluent English & German ; Nordic language a plus.
What we offer:
Real autonomy to set the technical direction and choose the target-state tooling stack with a clear path to Head of Data & Analytics as the function scales
Hands-on work alongside Engineering and Product with daily AI-assisted delivery as the default mode
Direct line to the CTO and visibility with the wider executive team
A Berlin office that keeps you close to Engineering Product and the rest of the business
Meaningful work as the market leader in funeral technology across Germany and Nordics
About us
Rapid Data is a leading software provider for the funeral industry in Europe and has been synonymous with innovation and progress since 1989. It is our passion to develop state-of-the-art ERP and CRM solutions that revolutionize the way funeral service providers work.
We are more than just a company we are pioneers of change and stand at the forefront to lead the industry into a new era. Our goal is not only to be present in Europe but to establish a global presence supporting every funeral service provider and their partners with our all-in-one technology platform.
Driven by our vision and supported by one of the most demanding and renowned private equity investors in the world we are in a phase of accelerated growth. Every day is a new opportunity for us to push our boundaries and realize our dreams. We are ready to change the world be part of this exciting journey with Rapid Data.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Job DescriptionOwn the technical vision and execution strategy for our data platform across DACH and Nordics (Funeral ERP Marketplace & Memorials) in partnership with the CTO who carries the cross-functional org-design conversation. A hands-on senior IC role: you set target-state architecture make t...
Job Description
Own the technical vision and execution strategy for our data platform across DACH and Nordics (Funeral ERP Marketplace & Memorials) in partnership with the CTO who carries the cross-functional org-design conversation. A hands-on senior IC role: you set target-state architecture make the tooling calls (Matomo Power BI Redash Boomi) own GDPR documentation and ship the first version of every layer yourself from event schema and pipelines through to KPI dashboards. You work alongside one Data & Analytics Engineer use Cursor GitHub Copilot LLM-assisted SQL and AI-augmented analytics as the default mode of delivery not exceptions and have a clear path to Head of Data & Analytics as the function scales beyond three people.
Your tasks:
Assess the current data services and architecture define a coherent target-state and lead the migration
Own the data and analytics strategy across DACH and Nordics including the target-state tooling decision (Matomo Power BI Redash) and the role of Boomi in our integration layer.
Define and govern core product and business metrics; build production-grade KPI dashboards and self-service BI in Power BI with pipeline freshness and anomaly alerting
Design and deliver end-to-end B2C analytics dashboards covering the full user journey across our consumer products (memorial portals donation application flower shop / e-commerce) across acquisition activation conversion and retention as the single trusted view for Product and Commercial stakeholders
Instrument and govern event tracking across all products and B2C touchpoints (memorial portals donation application flower shop / e-commerce); currently Matomo: funnel events custom dimensions hashed IDs IP anonymisation with a unified user identity scheme that traces users end-to-end across domains versioned tracking plans and QA checks
Own GDPR documentation and data governance (personal-data inventory DPA register audit trail deletion process) and the quality/security standards across the platform
Make build-vs-buy and vendor calls (Boomi offshore analytics resourcing) and input to the CTO on team-growth sequencing as the roadmap demands.
Your skillset:
Vast experience in data with 4 years at senior/staff/principal level in analytics or data engineering in a SaaS environment; degree in a numerate or computing discipline or equivalent practical experience.
Genuinely AI-native: you use Cursor GitHub Copilot LLM-assisted SQL and AI-augmented analytics as standard tools in your day-to-day work not as occasional aids.
Proven track record building large-scale data infrastructure (warehouses lakes ELT/ETL) and shipping production-grade BI end-to-end.
Hands-on with event-based analytics instrumentation (Matomo Segment Snowplow Amplitude or equivalent) cross-domain user identity and session tracking and e-commerce funnel analytics; proven ability to design a unified tracking plan across multiple B2C products and with metric definition and governance at scale.
Expert SQL working Python (or R); fluent with the modern data stack (dbt Spark or similar) and at least one BI platform (Power BI preferred).
Comfortable owning GDPR documentation data quality and anomaly monitoring and A/B testing.
Fluent English & German ; Nordic language a plus.
What we offer:
Real autonomy to set the technical direction and choose the target-state tooling stack with a clear path to Head of Data & Analytics as the function scales
Hands-on work alongside Engineering and Product with daily AI-assisted delivery as the default mode
Direct line to the CTO and visibility with the wider executive team
A Berlin office that keeps you close to Engineering Product and the rest of the business
Meaningful work as the market leader in funeral technology across Germany and Nordics
About us
Rapid Data is a leading software provider for the funeral industry in Europe and has been synonymous with innovation and progress since 1989. It is our passion to develop state-of-the-art ERP and CRM solutions that revolutionize the way funeral service providers work.
We are more than just a company we are pioneers of change and stand at the forefront to lead the industry into a new era. Our goal is not only to be present in Europe but to establish a global presence supporting every funeral service provider and their partners with our all-in-one technology platform.
Driven by our vision and supported by one of the most demanding and renowned private equity investors in the world we are in a phase of accelerated growth. Every day is a new opportunity for us to push our boundaries and realize our dreams. We are ready to change the world be part of this exciting journey with Rapid Data.
Rapid Data is a leading software provider for the funeral industry in Europe and has been synonymous with innovation and progress since 1989. It is our passion to develop state-of-the-art ERP and CRM solutions that revolutionize the way funeral service providers work. We are more than
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