**Who this is for** This position is ideal for a strategic and experienced Head of Data & Analytics ready to build and lead an analytics function from the groun
Work type: hybrid
Location: New York City, NY
Salary: $200,000 – $250,000/yr
Type: Full-time
**Who this is for** This position is ideal for a strategic and experienced Head of Data & Analytics ready to build and lead an analytics function from the ground up. If you have a strong track record of building teams, defining data strategy, and implementing robust analytics systems in a high-growth tech environment, PermitFlow wants you. **Key highlights** PermitFlow is an AI company focused on transforming the construction industry. As the Head of Data & Analytics, you will define the company's data structure, analysis, and utilization, evolving the team into a strategic partner. This hybrid role in NYC offers a significant opportunity to shape data-driven decision-making across the organization. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Have 8+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or engineering roles, with 3+ years leading teams. - Possess proven experience in building analytics functions in early-stage, high-growth environments. - Have strong experience designing modern analytics stacks, including data warehouses and BI tools. - Can establish clear metric definitions, governance practices, and data quality standards.
PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. We’re an applied AI company serving the nation’s builders, tackling one of the largest information challenges in the economy: understanding what can be built, where, and how. Our AI agent workforce helps the fastest-growing construction companies navigate everything from permitting and licensing to inspections and project closeouts – accelerating housing, clean-energy, and infrastructure development across the country.
Despite being a $1.6T industry, construction still suffers from massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity. PermitFlow has already delivered unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to over $20B in development, helping contractors reduce compliance time, de-risk projects, and scale with confidence.
As the U.S. enters a new capex supercycle across data centers, factories, housing, and renewables, joining PermitFlow means building the AI infrastructure at the core of every construction project driving the next wave of reindustrialization.
We’ve raised over $90M, most recently completing our [Series B,](https://www.permitflow.com/blog/permitflow-series-b) from top-tier investors including Accel, [Kleiner Perkins](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7401703305569275904/), Initialized, Y Combinator, Felicis, and Altos Ventures, with backing from leaders at OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber.
Our HQ is in New York City with a hybrid schedule (3 in-office days per week). We prefer NYC-based candidates or those open to relocation.
# Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Data & Analytics to build and lead PermitFlow’s analytics function.
In this role, you will define how data is structured, analyzed, and leveraged across the company. You will evolve our analytics capabilities from a small team into a well-staffed, strategic organization that partners closely with Sales, Customer Success, Product & Engineering, and Operations.
You’ll be responsible for hiring and developing a team of analysts and data engineers, defining the company’s analytics strategy, and building the systems that enable scalable, reliable insights across the organization.
This is a highly cross-functional leadership role that requires strong technical judgment, excellent collaboration skills, and the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced startup environment.
# What You'll Do