Head of Data & AI Strategy

Think of Us; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Talkspace access

Disability Insurance

401(k) Plan

Work-from-home stipend

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Think of Us in Washington, DC, seeks a Director of Data & AI to lead the data function end to end, combining hands-on work with building scalable systems.

You will manage a small team (Data Engineer and Senior Applied Data Scientist), shape data strategy, governance, and AI evaluation frameworks, and collaborate with product, policy, and program leaders to turn lived-experience data into actionable insights.

Hybrid role, minimum 3 days in the office.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data, analytics, or ML roles, with at least 2 years in a leadership or team-building capacity.
• Direct, hands-on experience with applied AI such as RAG, agents, and LLM evaluation; candidates without this will not be considered.
• Technically credible: can design data architecture, read and review Python, evaluate AI pipeline quality, and hold substantive technical conversations with engineers.
• Has built or led a small data team before, in the 2–8 person range; what matters is that you've done it, not the scale.
• You bring experience working with or alongside systems that impact youth and families — or you’re deeply committed to learning about these systems and approaching the work with humility, curiosity, and care.
• You’re motivated by impact and systems change. You thrive in a fast-growing, evolving organization and see change as an opportunity to innovate, learn, and make things better.

Responsibilities

• Own Data Strategy and Architecture
• Lead AI Evaluation and Applied Data Science Direction
• Own Governance, Privacy, and HIPAA Compliance
• Build and Manage the Data Team
• On a Typical Day, You Might…

Skills

Leadership experience

Applied AI

Python

SQL

Databricks

HIPAA compliance

Data governance

LangFuse

LLM evaluation

Tools

LangFuse

Databricks

Anthropic Claude

OpenAI

Job description

Think of Us in Washington, DC, seeks a Director of Data & AI to lead the data function end to end, combining hands-on work with building scalable systems.

You will manage a small team (Data Engineer and Senior Applied Data Scientist), shape data strategy, governance, and AI evaluation frameworks, and collaborate with product, policy, and program leaders to turn lived-experience data into actionable insights.

Hybrid role, minimum 3 days in the office.