Director of Data

Director of Data 

About the Company
Rang is building the rewards platform for schools. Our mission is simple: improve student outcomes.

Rang helps schools reinforce positive academic behaviors by connecting students and families to digital rewards funded by corporate sponsors. Schools get a powerful tool to improve attendance and engagement. Sponsors get measurable social impact tied directly to student outcomes.

About the Role

As the Director of Data, you will own the end-to-end data lifecycle at Rang. You will be responsible for building and scaling our data infrastructure, from ingestion and warehousing to the delivery of high-impact visualizations within the Rang app for school networks, administrators, and students. You will drive the technical direction of our data strategy, lead architectural decisions, and ensure that both our product and our internal teams are powered by accurate, real-time insights. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will partner closely with Product and Engineering to iterate rapidly, leveraging predictive analytics to turn student data into actionable outcomes.

In order to be successful, this person will:

• Design and scale our ingestion pipelines and reporting warehouse to support a rapidly growing user base.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to prototype and deploy data features into the Rang app iteratively.
• Implement predictive analytics models to identify student trends to power the platform with early-intervention insights.
• Deliver high-impact data visualizations for the Rang app, providing clear value to students, school administrators, and district leaders.
• Build the internal analytics framework that enables our team to measure platform efficacy and drive business decisions.

Competencies and Qualifications

We believe the right person for the Director of Data role will have the following competencies and qualifications:

• Proven experience scaling data architecture and managing end-to-end data pipelines in a fast-paced environment.
• A builder mindset with the ability to move from architectural planning to active development without friction.
• Expert-level SQL/Python and experience with predictive modeling/data science to forecast student behavior and attendance trends.
• Strong experience partnering with Product and Engineering teams to integrate data products into a core application.
• A desire to use data to improve student outcomes and simplify the lives of educators.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with a collaborative mindset.

About Our Supporters

Rang is backed by the Lefkofsky Family, Lightbank, and the Charter School Growth Fund. The Charter School Growth Fund is a leading national investor in K12 education. Lightbank is a leading venture firm behind companies such as Groupon, Tempus, Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings, and Mediaocean. Through these partnerships, Rang benefits from deep venture-building expertise and an unmatched national network.

Role Details

Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes meaningful equity participation. This role is preferably based in Chicago, IL (2–4 days in office). Learn more at www.Rang.com.

To apply, please email your resume or LinkedIn and a short note about why you’re interested to [email protected].