🇬🇧 #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.

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DataGen est un podcast qui permet de comprendre les stratégies data des plus belles boîtes en France. Je m'appelle Robin Conquet et chaque semaine j'invite un expert de la data pour décrypter ses problématiques. BlaBlaCar, Doctolib, Pernod Ricard, Deezer et bien d'autres, dans ce podcast, tu découvriras comment les entreprises qui réussissent utilisent la data. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.