Who we are

Datassential is a global food and beverage intelligence platform. By embracing billions of data points and AI, we offer a suite of innovative solutions that empower over 90% of the largest global brands in the food & beverage ecosystem to more effectively develop, market, and sell their products.

Datassential, headquartered in Chicago, USA, has gained momentum in global markets through its acquisition of CHD Expert (HQ: France) in 2022. Datassential recently received investment from New Mountain Capital and Endicott Capital, two top tier private equity firms. This significant milestone in our company’s journey enables us to accelerate our product roadmap and enhance our R&D efforts to deliver even more value-added features and solutions for our clients.

Our global, remote-first team celebrates diverse backgrounds and new perspectives while cultivating expertise in all things food and beverage. Food brings people together, and there's room for everyone at Datassential's table.

What you will do

Lead a project management team that specializes in our foodservice database product suite
Collaborate with Account Management and Sales to develop processes and materials that improve our servicing offering
Set the project standards for the team and the company regarding our foodservice database accounts
Act as a key stakeholder for Data and Product teams; providing input on roadmap items, commenting on methodology, and setting priority based on client feedback
Work closely with developers and engineers to plan client implementation of new offerings
Monitor all client accounts and flag scope creep, hours, and other overages to account management team; assist in right-sizing identified accounts
Responsible for monitoring and improving team productivity to ensure adequate and efficient staffing
Support Sales and Account Management on strategic prospect and client ideation calls
Own landscape trend reporting methodology and collaborate with other teams for report distribution

Why you should join us

Data Integration Services is the client-facing arm of our North American Sales Intelligence solution
We enable clients to access the high-quality Datassential data when and where they need it – inside their own systems and processes
We are a tight-knit group and work daily with the technical teams who own the data and file generation processes
On this team, no day is the same! You will go from working directly with a customer’s leadership team to planning their data integration, designing ways to track product penetration, giving input to our product roadmap, and working shoulder-to-shoulder with our engineers and database specialists to understand and shape our data
You will also have the opportunity to implement additional products that need integration support and train your team to handle different products and use cases
On this team, you can work directly with almost every team at Datassential, giving you first-hand exposure to what they do and allowing you to build cross-functional skills

Who You Are

Highly organized and self-motivated decision maker
Experienced people manager who cares about their team and employee growth and well-being
Passionate problem solver who is always looking to improve processes and projects
Have business acumen and are confident working with both sales and technical teams about technology and technical options
Strong attention to detail and successful working on multiple projects simultaneously while leading a team

What you bring (Required)

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
5+years of work experience in a customer service/data/project management role
Demonstrated leadership experience leading a team and projects
Strongly proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Strong communication skills, able to convey complex data concepts verbally and via email in easy-to-understand language to different types of stakeholders
Prior success in a client-facing role
Experience working on data-focused initiatives and with technical contacts

Nice to have

Some knowledge of Alteryx, SQL, Jira
Prior experience at SaaS, food and beverage, or a data/analytics company
Prior experience working with big data / large databases

Competitive salary and annual bonus eligibility
Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including a no cost employee-only plan
401K with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 5%
Unlimited PTO, recharge days, and Christmas through New Year break
Remote Stipend (non-Chicago residents)
Wellness Reimbursement or HQ Gym access

Our Table Welcomes All. We embrace diversity of both background and thought and foster an inclusive environment that extends an open landscape of opportunities to everyone. We invite each of us to simply be ourselves. We operate with respect and without judgment, celebrating both the power of the individual as well as our shared humanity.

Datassential is an E-Verify employer.

The pay range for this role is $90,000-$110,000k/ year. Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact anjali.ambat@datassential.com

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