Leading Wolt’s Data: Jacopo Himberg on Scaling Data Infrastructure & AI Trends
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Leading Wolt’s Data: Jacopo Himberg on Scaling Data Infrastructure & AI Trends

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

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