🇬🇧 BlaBlaCar: Managing 50 Data People 🎢 🦄 (

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Emmanuel Martin-Chave is VP Data at Blablacar, the French unicorn who offers several mobility services. I had already welcomed him on the podcast to know more about their data strategy in the episode #13. This time, we talk about management.
We cover:
00:00 Trailer
00:44 Intro
01:35 What the Data department looks like
02:38 Why and how to introduce middle managers?
06:51 The importance of having a mix between Individual Contributors (IC) & Managers
09:29 The current mix between IC & Managers at BlaBlaCar
12:21 The challenges associated with this organization
16:11 How to create a great path for IC
21:26 Why it’s crucial to anticipate recruitments 3 years in advance when you’re 50 in the team
24:12 His main challenges in terms of management
28:17 The next steps of the Data team
29:33 Last questions (ressources, tips…)
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