Responsibilities
- Own the direction and quality of our semantic layer, enterprise reporting, and BI practices while partnering closely with data engineers and stakeholders across Kin’s business.
- Own Kin’s semantic layer and BI platform, Looker, and be responsible for the care and evolution of core enterprise reports, as well as the enablement of self-service analytics for smaller and exploratory use cases.
- Provide directional administration of the Looker platform, including permissions, performance considerations, content lifecycle, and development standards.
- Partner with teams to align on shared metrics and definitions, and guide them through semantic tradeoffs and definition differences.
- Oversee the care, development, and reliability of Kin’s core dashboards and reports.
- Partner with data engineers and provide input on dimensional model design and evolution while advocating for best practices that support downstream analytics.
- Hire and lead analytics engineers, mentoring them on modeling, semantic design, and stakeholder partnership.
- Develop and implement new analytics and reporting solutions.
Requirements
- 6–8+ years in analytics engineering, BI engineering, or data modeling roles.
- Expert-level SQL and dimensional modeling abilities.
- Advanced reasoning related to metrics, definitions, and business meaning.
- Proven ability to design simple, durable semantic layers over complex data.
- Comfort influencing upstream data design without owning ingestion or platform operations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to align technical and non-technical partners.
- High emotional intelligence and empathy when working through differing perspectives.
- Demonstrated leadership through mentoring, technical direction-setting, or informal team leadership.
- Hands-on experience with modern lakehouse or warehouse platforms (e.g., Databricks) or BI tools (e.g., Looker).
Benefits
- Competitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), granted as part of our standard compensation package.
- 401(k) with company match up to 4% of eligible earnings.
- Multiple medical plan options, plus dental and vision coverage.
- Company-funded HSA contributions (based on medical plan selection).
- Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability.
- Employee referral bonuses.
- A variety of supplemental benefit options, including long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet insurance.
- Access to mental health support and confidential counseling resources.
- Flexible PTO for exempt employees (most employees take 15–20 days per year), plus 8 company-observed holidays.
- Paid parental leave, including up to 14 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 8 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.
- Career mobility and internal growth opportunities across the organization.
- Professional development budgets for certifications, conferences, and learning available, subject to management approval.
Additional Information
- We don’t just hire for skills. We hire for alignment. Kinfolk bring diverse perspectives, but we’re united by a shared set of values that shape how we work and how we show up for each other and our customers.
- We are a remote-first company with offices in Chicago, IL and St. Petersburg, FL where teams can come together for collaboration.
- For Sales Agents and Customer Service Agents: These roles sit in any of the following 30 states: AL, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI.
- For all other positions, these roles can sit in any of the following 40 states: AL, AR, AZ, CA (exempt only), CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI.
- Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above.
- For remote technical positions located in Canada, we are only able to hire individuals who reside in Ontario.
- Applicants must be able to live and work full-time in Ontario to be considered.
- State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.
- Kin is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We don't just accept difference – we honor it, nurture it, and celebrate it. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
- Kin welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please contact us by sending an email to careers@kin.com.
