Job Description
About The Role:
Bowery Farming is seeking an experienced VP of Data & AI who will continue to build, lead & develop a team of Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers. Data Science at Bowery means building production-facing data products which automate the agricultural and operational functions in our network of indoor vertical farms. The Data & AI function at Bowery is central to the vision of the company as well as its day-to-day operation. You’ll lead our team of data scientists and analysts as well as agricultural scientists and supply chain managers who bring domain expertise to our data-driven solutions.
Our technology products are central to how Bowery operates and improves, with focus areas in Agriculture, Automation, Commercial, Core IoT Infrastructure, and Work Management. Product Managers work cross-functionally involving agricultural science and operation, farm operation, design, supply chain, commercial, robotics, and finance alongside the technology team.
The BoweryOS, our proprietary software system, uses vision systems, automation technology, Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning to grow plants better and more efficiently at scale and brings more value to the customer by optimizing every walk of plant growth and distribution to stores.
This role is based out of our NYC HQ. We follow a hybrid working model.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead, recruit, and nurture a team of talented data scientists and data engineers who work cross-functionally with engineering, farm operations, farm development, agricultural science, marketing, finance, and sales to advance the state of indoor farming
- Cultivate innovation by using the key drivers of Bowery's business and agricultural science to design experimental frameworks to ensure data integrity and empower us to more easily analyze and act upon data from new trials
- Work cross-functionally through a high-level of collaboration with various departments and levels, constantly align strategies with the company’s current and future priorities and objectives, and effectively communicate and evangelize the strategies
- Analyze historical data related to crop growth and environmental characteristics to forecast yields for future harvests and uncover insights about ways conditions can be optimized by the team
- Partner with the technology development team spanning multi-disciplines of software, hardware, IoT, Robotics, and Product shaping the way our data science team does work - researching and making key decisions about what we build, how we build it, and which tools are best for solving our problems
Who You Are:
- Have experience leading & scaling a data & AI team in complex and matrix environments
- Preferably, this experience will be inclusive of experience in the fields of AI, ML, computer vision, data science, data analytics, software, and hardware
- You demonstrate a high level of analytical and quantitative skills and possess the ability to use information/data and various metrics to develop an informed and factual business case
- Excellent communicator as well as listenerStrategic thinker, both technically and for BoweryStrong people management, coaching, developing, mentoring skills
- Experience and focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion while hiring and retaining staff
- Collaborate with both internal and external teams for building better solutions
- Experience building excellent product management processes that adapt to scale
- Experience working in a startup/high sense of urgency, ambiguous environment & have strong decision-making skills
- Believe that teams succeed and fail together and take responsibility for ensuring the success and safety of your teammates
Who We Are:
- Bowery is a place where everyone is welcome, included, and empowered to reach their full potential
- We live our shared values every day in both big and small ways: opt-in, think wildly different, break barriers together & be kind to the core
- We are a mission-driven team of unconventional thinkers, problem-solvers, optimists, and activators
- We share a passion for giving back more to the planet than we take, growing deliciously abundant food without abundant harm
- We are excited to hear from you!
Company Info.
Bowery Farming, Inc.
Bowery Farming is a New York-based vertical farming and digital agriculture company with farms in New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. It grows and delivers pesticide-free lettuce, leafy greens, and herbs.