🇬🇧 #114 - BlaBlaCar : Managing 50 Data People with Manu, VP Data

🎁 LINK TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE TO WIN A FITBIT WATCH: https://bit.ly/3uwlqNH 🎁Emmanuel Martin-Chave is VP Data at BlaBlaCar, the French unicorn who offers several mobility services. I had already welcomed him on the podcast to know more about their data strategy in the episode #13. This time, we talk about management.We cover:🔥 What the Data department looks like today🔥 How to introduce “Middle Managers” (Manu prefers “Front Line Managers”)🔥 How to create a great path for Individual Contributors🔥 Why it’s crucial to anticipate recruitments 3 years in advance when you’re 50 in the team.---❤️ SPONSORThis episode is brought to you by DataGalaxy, the Data Knowledge Catalog used by over 150 companies such as Total, SNCF, and Bank of China in the United States.👉 Request a demo: https://bit.ly/3wxX06Z---🎬 CHAPTERS00:00 Trailer01:45 Intro02:35 What the Data department looks like03:38 Why and how to introduce middle managers?07:51 The importance of having a mix between Individual Contributors (IC) & Managers10:29 The current mix between IC & Managers at BlaBlaCar13:22 The challenges associated with this organization17:11 How to create a great path for IC22:26 Why it’s crucial to anticipate recruitments 3 years in advance when you’re 50 in the team25:13 His main challenges in terms of management29:18 The next steps of the Data team30:34 Last questions (ressources, tips…)---📚 RESSOURCEAn Elegant Puzzle by Will Larson---🧐 OTHER EPISODES YOU SHOULD LOVE🇬🇧 #106 - Aircall: Adapting the Data Strategy to the slowing economic environment🇬🇧 #96 - Deezer : How I restructured the Business Analytics team and made it more Business-Focused#13 - BlaBlaCar : Fournir de la donnée et des algorithmes à l'entreprise---💪 GOT A DATA PROJECT?DataGen is also a collective of data freelancers from top companies (BlaBlaCar, Aircall, Critéo, Artefact, 55, Sunday...).Head of Data, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist... We have the team that you need!👉 Meet us---🎙 SUPPORT THE PODCAST FOR FREE1/ Subscribe 🔔2/ Leave a 5 stars review on Apple Podcasts here 🥰 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.