Head of Market Data (m/f/d)

At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.

Are you ready to join us?

Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

• Shape the strategic direction for model-based and market data production together with the VP Data Production

• Define and drive the quarterly data production roadmap – deciding not only what data to produce, but also how to evolve our modeling methods and production systems

• Join the senior leadership circle of the Data Production division – contributing to vision, OKR-setting, and cross-functional alignment

• Lead four specialized teams with dedicated team leads – driving performance, engagement, and professional development

Operational Excellence

• Implement Python-based, modular modeling standards to increase transparency, reusability, and speed

• Integrate AI and agentic systems to drive intelligent, fast, and scalable data production

• Contribute to a production steering system that consolidates input from content experts, Revenue colleagues, and customers – and translates it into clear production priorities

• Ensure full harmonization of data structures and taxonomy within your teams and across the division - in collaboration with our Data Taxonomy team

• Establish scalable, automated data quality processes – in close collaboration with our centralized Data Quality team

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Product teams to help them deeply understand the data you produce – and build customer-facing products for web, API, and ecosystem platforms

• Work closely with Revenue and Customer Success to align on customer needs and ensure we deliver maximum value

• Partner with Data Engineering to co-develop the infrastructure, tooling, and AI applications that power your data production

Thought Leadership & Client Engagement

• Act as a strategic thought partner on market structures, modeling logic, and data priorities – internally and externally

• Enable your teams to engage with clients as credible industry and methodology experts

• Represent Statista in senior-level customer meetings – reinforcing the value and structure of our modelled data

Skills

• 5–8 years of experience in high-performance environments (e.g. tier-1 consulting, data product companies, data-heavy scale-ups)

• Proven experience in leading teams and growing leaders – ideally with full team lead responsibility

• Strong understanding of data business models – you know how structured, high-quality data is built and monetized (this is not BI)

• Hands-on experience with data modeling, forecasting, or market quantification – Python is a plus, but not required

• Fast-learning, analytical mindset with strong logical reasoning – able to understand complex markets and translate them into structured models

• Confident communicator capable of influencing senior clients, VPs, and C-level stakeholders

• Comfortable operating across strategic, technical, content, and commercial dimensions

What we offer

In addition to our great team, culture, and our shared goal of empowering people with data, there are many other things that make Statista a great place to work! Join us and benefit from:

• Work from abroad 10 days a year (up to 30 if your family lives abroad)

• Hybrid work and flex-time

• International team and social events

• Career & training opportunities

• Attractive locations and modern offices

• Mental health support with OpenUp

Some of the benefits listed here apply only to the German entity and to Junior-level roles or above.