Person
Katie Bauer
Katie Bauer's DataTalks.Club podcast discussions, organized for topic exploration.
Katie Bauer
Background
Katie Bauer is a data science leader also known for her writing and thinking about data careers and managing effective data teams. She is currently the Head of Data at GlossGenius, a leading software platform for beauty professionals in the US salon and studio space. Previously she led Twitter’s infrastructure data science and analytics organization, ran the consumer data science team at Reddit, and has worked as an analyst and ML engineer in Adtech and natural language search.
Podcast Discussions
- How to Hire, Manage, and Grow a Data Science Team in B2B SaaS. Discussed: Career trajectory: linguistics to data science; Reddit and Twitter experience; GlossGenius product and head of data responsibilities (B2B SaaS); Current hiring needs: product analysts, analytics engineers, marketing scientists; Data scientist role: broad definition and varied responsibilities. Related topics: data science, career development, career growth, hiring, management, team building, mentorship.