Job Overview
Location
US Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Product Management
Date Posted
July 9, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As an Associate Director of Product Classification, you will be the operational leader of our Product Classification organization — the team responsible for ensuring every product in our datasets is accurately categorized to meet the precise needs of our clients.
- • You will own the people, processes, and accountability frameworks that drive classification accuracy at scale, while maintaining excellent cross-functional partnerships with Engineering, Data, and our client-facing teams.
- • This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in ambiguity & rapid growth. You will be hands-on in building and managing a multi-layered team — including a Data Classification and a Manual Data Quality team — and you'll be responsible for recruiting, training, and creating a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- • You will set the metrics that hold people accountable, build the systems that make the team scalable, and ensure our classification quality is best-in-class.
- • You will be responsible for building and maintaining a culture of operational excellence, fostering a team culture where accuracy is non-negotiable, curiosity is rewarded, and everyone takes ownership of outcomes.
- • You will create an environment where Data Classification analysts are empowered to go deep — learning the nuances of client needs, franchise structures, brand hierarchies, and how products should be categorized.
- • You will champion knowledge sharing across the team so that expertise scales beyond individual contributors.
- • You will maintain excellent cross-functional relationships with Engineering, Insights, and Data to drive our mapping capabilities further. Partner with the Product Manager on system architecture and roadmap.
- • You will leverage AI to accelerate and improve our classification systems to be faster and more accurate.
- • You will partner with Engineering and the PM to continuously improve LLM-driven classification, using the team's domain expertise to train and evaluate models.
- • You will identify opportunities where AI/automation can replace or augment manual work and lead the operational transition.
- • You will stay current on advancements in NLP, LLMs, and classification technology to inform team strategy.
🎯 Requirements
- • 8+ years of experience in data analytics, data operations, category mapping, or consulting, with at least 4+ years leading teams of 10+, and at least 2 years of experience managing team leaders.
- • 2+ years of experience working with SQL, Python, PySpark, or other programming languages to explore and transform large, complex datasets; Familiarity with GitHub and Databricks.
- • An operational excellence mindset — you build systems, metrics, and processes that scale. You hold people accountable without micromanaging.
- • A proven track record of hiring great talent, building training programs, and developing leaders within your team.
- • Comfortable with ambiguity and building from scratch — this is a team-building role. You'll be creating structure, not inheriting it.
- • Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts, both orally and in writing.
- • A strong ownership mentality and enthusiasm about making a big impact at a rapidly growing company.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Comprehensive benefits, perks, and a competitive salary.
- • Flexible work hours, flexible vacation, a generous 401K match, parental leave, team events, wellness budget, learning reimbursement, and more!
- • Growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you are making, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics.
- • Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust.
- • Annual on-target earnings for this position is anticipated to be up to $210K ~ $220K + bonus element.
- • The compensation package also includes equity.
🏠Location
- • US Remote
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About YipitData, Inc.
YipitData provides alternative data and market research to institutional investors, corporations and consultancies. By aggregating and analyzing billions of data points from e-commerce receipts, web traffic, app usage, pricing and other digital signals, the company delivers granular, real-time insights on company performance and industry trends. Clients use the platform to validate investment theses, monitor competitive dynamics and forecast revenue across sectors including consumer, technology, travel and marketplaces. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, YipitData serves hedge funds, private equity firms and Fortune 500 corporate strategy teams worldwide.
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