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Join Builders as Jacopo Himberg, Director of Data at Wolt, shares his unique journey from in leading Wolt’s data operations. Discover how he built a strong data culture, scaled Wolt’s data infrastructure, and enabled self-service data access for teams. Packed with insights for data and tech leaders, this episode offers actionable advice on fostering innovation, embracing a startup mindset, and driving growth in fast-moving organizations.
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction to Jacopo Himberg and Volt
(01:01) Jakcopo's Career Journey and Transition to Data
(06:00) Early Days at Wolt and Company Culture
(08:22) Building Data Infrastructure at Wolt
(15:00) Evolving Data Strategy and Governance
(18:15) Self-Service Data Access and User Empowerment
(22:45) Trends in Data Platforms and Tooling Choices
(28:21) Data Certainty and Organizational Trust
(29:43) Challenges of Scaling Data Models
(32:28) Navigating Data Set Familiarity
(34:00) The Role of Automation and AI in Data Ecosystems
(40:22) Enhancing Knowledge Management with AI
(42:25) Challenges in Hiring Data Engineers
(45:54) Assessing Beyond Technical Skills in Hiring
(48:18) Maintaining a Startup Mindset in a Growing Organization
(52:00) Advice for Building and Scaling Data Teams
(54:42) The Future of Data and Business Decision-Making
By ProxifyJoin Builders as Jacopo Himberg, Director of Data at Wolt, shares his unique journey from in leading Wolt’s data operations. Discover how he built a strong data culture, scaled Wolt’s data infrastructure, and enabled self-service data access for teams. Packed with insights for data and tech leaders, this episode offers actionable advice on fostering innovation, embracing a startup mindset, and driving growth in fast-moving organizations.
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction to Jacopo Himberg and Volt
(01:01) Jakcopo's Career Journey and Transition to Data
(06:00) Early Days at Wolt and Company Culture
(08:22) Building Data Infrastructure at Wolt
(15:00) Evolving Data Strategy and Governance
(18:15) Self-Service Data Access and User Empowerment
(22:45) Trends in Data Platforms and Tooling Choices
(28:21) Data Certainty and Organizational Trust
(29:43) Challenges of Scaling Data Models
(32:28) Navigating Data Set Familiarity
(34:00) The Role of Automation and AI in Data Ecosystems
(40:22) Enhancing Knowledge Management with AI
(42:25) Challenges in Hiring Data Engineers
(45:54) Assessing Beyond Technical Skills in Hiring
(48:18) Maintaining a Startup Mindset in a Growing Organization
(52:00) Advice for Building and Scaling Data Teams
(54:42) The Future of Data and Business Decision-Making