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 address :

🔥 What the Data department looks like today

🔥 How to introduce “Middle Managers” (Manu prefers “Front Line Managers”)

🔥 How to create a great path for Individual Contributors

🔥 Why it’s crucial to anticipate recruitments 3 years in advance when you’re 50 in the team.

🎬 CHAPTERS

00:00 Trailer

01:45 Intro

02:35 What the Data department looks like

03:38 Why and how to introduce middle managers?

07:51 The importance of having a mix between Individual Contributors (IC) & Managers

10:29 The current mix between IC & Managers at BlaBlaCar

13:22 The challenges associated with this organization

17:11 How to create a great path for IC

22:26 Why it’s crucial to anticipate recruitments 3 years in advance when you’re 50 in the team

25:13 His main challenges in terms of management

29:18 The next steps of the Data team

30:34 Last questions (ressources, tips…)

📚 RESSOURCE

An Elegant Puzzle by Will Larson

🧐 OTHER EPISODES

#2 - Deezer : How I restructured the Business Analytics team and made it more Business-Focused

#3 - Aircall: Adapting the Data Strategy to the slowing economic environment

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