blakeburch

4 months agodiscuss

  Location: Austin, TX, USA
  Remote: Yes, preferred. Open to hybrid in Austin.
  Willing to relocate: No.
  Technologies: 
    - Data Storage: AWS S3, BigQuery, GCS, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake
    - DataOps: dbt (Cloud/Core), Fivetran, Hightouch, Looker Studio, Metabase, Tableau, Hex
    - AI: Anthropic, Cursor, Midjourney, Ollama, OpenAI
    - Programming: Bash, GitHub, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL
    - Product: Arcade, Betterstack, Hotjar, Intercom, Retool, Segment
    - Web & Design: Descript, Docusaurus, Figma, Ghost, GitBook, Sanity.io, Webflow
    - GTM: Ahrefs, Apollo, Clay, Google Ads, Salesforce
    - Productivity: Airtable, Linear, Notion, Slack, Zapier
  Résumé/CV: https://bburch.my/resume
  Email: [email protected] (masked address so I can filter out spam)

Hey - I'm Blake! I'm a seasoned technical product leader with 10+ years building AI-powered data products and B2B SaaS platforms. I was previously the first analytics hire at Roboflow (Vision AI), co-founder at Shipyard (data orchestration), and Head of Data Products at PMG Advertising Agency. My experience spans early-stage IC work to building a department of 12.

I'm looking for technical PM roles at mission-driven companies, ideally smaller orgs, where I can build from the ground up. I prefer a ~70/30 leader/IC split with a focus on AI and data-adjacent work. I'm open to any industry except advertising, gambling, crypto, and defense.

blakeburch

5 months agodiscuss

  Location: Austin, TX, USA
  Remote: Yes, preferred. Open to hybrid in Austin.
  Willing to relocate: No.
  Technologies: 
    - Data Storage: AWS S3, BigQuery, GCS, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake
    - DataOps: dbt (Cloud/Core), Fivetran, Hightouch, Looker Studio, Metabase, Tableau, Hex
    - AI: Anthropic, Cursor, Midjourney, Ollama, OpenAI
    - Programming: Bash, GitHub, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL
    - Product: Arcade, Betterstack, Hotjar, Intercom, Retool, Segment
    - Web & Design: Descript, Docusaurus, Figma, Ghost, GitBook, Sanity.io, Webflow
    - GTM: Ahrefs, Apollo, Clay, Google Ads, Salesforce
    - Productivty: Airtable, Linear, Notion, Slack, Zapier
  Résumé/CV: https://bburch.my/resume
  Email: [email protected] (masked address so I can filter out spam)

I'm a seasoned technical product leader with 10+ years experience building data-intensive products and B2B SaaS platforms that drive adoption and scale.

I was previously the first product analytics hire at a Vision AI startup, Roboflow. Before that, I co-founded a B2B data operations tool, Shipyard. Earlier in my career, I was the Head of Data Products at PMG Advertising Agency where I built the team from the ground up. With a wide array of experience across Product, Data, and AI, I've led teams of up to 12 and have also been in the weeds as a department of one.

It's most important for me to work for a mission-driven company that wants to scale with bold and innovative approaches. I want to sink my teeth into tough problems, learn new things, and work with interesting and curious people.

I'm primarily looking for technical product roles. I enjoy ideating solutions, building MVPs, experimentation, and orchestrating all of the work to achieve a strategic vision. I prefer a roughly 70/30 split between leader/IC. I prefer smaller organizations with the ability to build something from the ground up. Despite my background, I'd like to avoid working in the advertising space.

blakeburch

6 months agodiscuss

https://www.blakeburch.com

Always wish it had more, but priorities shift over time!

blakeburch

7 months agodiscuss

  Location: Austin, TX, USA
  Remote: Yes, preferred. Open to hybrid in Austin.
  Willing to relocate: No.
  Technologies: 
    - Data Storage: AWS S3, BigQuery, GCS, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake
    - DataOps: dbt (Cloud/Core), Fivetran, Hightouch, Looker Studio, Metabase, Tableau, Hex
    - AI: Anthropic, Cursor, Midjourney, Ollama, OpenAI
    - Programming: Bash, GitHub, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL
    - Product: Arcade, Betterstack, Hotjar, Intercom, Retool, Segment
    - Web & Design: Descript, Docusaurus, Figma, Ghost, GitBook, Sanity.io, Webflow
  Résumé/CV: https://bburch.my/resume
  Email: [email protected] (masked address so I can filter out spam)

I'm a seasoned data + AI leader with 10+ years experience building high-performance teams focused on automation, analytics, and data-driven results. I'm the type of person who looks at complex data challenges and sees opportunities for radical transformation. Whether it's automating workflows, experimenting with AI, or creating novel ML models that drive efficiency, I'm all about pushing boundaries and turning data into a growth accelerator.

I was previously the first analytics hire at a Computer Vision startup, Roboflow. Before that, I was co-founder of a B2B data operations tool, Shipyard. Earlier in my career, I was the Head of Data at PMG Digital Agency where I built the team from the ground up. It's most important for me to work for a mission-driven company that wants to scale with bold and innovative approaches. I want to sink my teeth into tough problems and learn new things.

I'm primarily looking for data leadership or technical product roles. I enjoy ideating solutions, building MVPs, experimentation, and orchestrating all of the work to achieve a strategic vision. I prefer a 70/30 split between leader/IC. I prefer smaller organizations with the ability to build something from the ground up. Despite my background, I'd like to avoid working in the advertising space.

blakeburch

10 months agodiscuss

I really enjoyed sanity.io a year ago. It had the best data structure flexibility by a mile, with the ability to have multiple user draft states and merge conflict resolution.

Other Headless CMS felt restrictive, with shared drafts or the requirement for all published items to have changes go live instantly.

Once you're set up with your schema, the UI is easy enough for non-developers (and you can customize it for them if needed).

blakeburch

2 years agodiscuss

Thanks for bringing that to my attention! The issue should be resolved.

That's what I get for being determined to design my own resume in Figma. I have a text only version as well, but I hate the idea of not having something crafted.

blakeburch

2 years agodiscuss

  Location: Austin, TX, USA
  Remote: Yes, preferred. Open to hybrid in Austin.
  Willing to relocate: No.
  Technologies: 
    - Data Storage: AWS S3, BigQuery, GCS, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake
    - DataOps: dbt (Cloud/Core), Fivetran, Hightouch, Looker Studio, Metabase, Tableau
    - AI: Anthropic, Cursor, Midjourney, Ollama, OpenAI, 
    - Programming: Bash, GitHub, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL
    - Product: Arcade, Betterstack, Hotjar, Intercom, Retool, Segment
    - Web & Design: Descript, Docusaurus, Figma, Ghost, Sanity.io, Webflow
  Résumé/CV: https://bburch.my/resume
  Email: [email protected]

I'm a self-taught technologist and seasoned leader with 10+ years experience building high-performance teams focused on automation, analytics, and data-driven results. I excel at strategy, process improvement, and effective experimentation. I was previously co-founder of a DataOps tool, Shipyard, and before that I was the Head of Data at PMG Digital Agency.

It's most important for me to work for a mission-driven company that wants to scale with bold and innovative approaches. I want to sink my teeth into tough problems and learn new things.

I'll do my best work focused on data, AI, product, or operations. I can seamlessly adapt between IC or management roles. Smaller organizations with the ability to build something from the ground up is a big plus. Despite my background, I'd like to avoid working in the advertising space.

blakeburch

5 years agodiscuss

Shipyard (https://www.shipyardapp.com) | Growth Marketing Lead & Full Stack Engineer (React Focus) | Full Time | REMOTE (US Only)

Shipyard empowers Data Teams to quickly launch, monitor, and share data solutions without the headaches of managing infrastructure. We're a cloud-native workflow orchestration platform that's taking the best parts of tools like Airflow, Luigi, and Prefect to create something that's streamlined and easy to use for everyone on the data team.

The Growth Marketing Lead role will focus on spreading the word of Shipyard through content, advertising, PR, and other methods. If you love experimenting, moving quickly, and uncovering the best tactics to scale traffic/interest in a product, we'd love to hear from you. Bonus points if you're passionate about data usage and automation.

The Full Stack Engineer (React Focus) role will help drive product feature development, ensuring we can react quickly to customer and market needs. Initial projects may include things like building a visual workflow editor, creating a system for credential management/reusability, or building out frontend tests. The role will focus heavily on creating a seamless experience for users. If you love building products with React and are comfortable doing some backend work (Go), we'd love to talk.

We're a small startup with the financial backing of a larger company, aiming to achieve rapid growth over the next year. Our back-end technology stack is built on AWS/Docker/Terraform/Postgres/Redis/Go with the front-end built in React.js/Redux/Ant Design. Join a smart, rapidly growing remote team and make an impact that changes the way companies manage their data operations.

If you're interested, apply directly through https://apply.workable.com/shipyard/. Feel free to shoot a note to [email protected] as well!

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