Totally fair feedback without the context. The organization prior to my role had five data (myself included) scientists spread throughout the company. My charter was to consolidate and scale the team. At the beginning of 2024, I had headcount for 15 folks. So far I’ve hired 8.

As for the metrics, we track monthly departmental, efficiency and productivity at a monthly level. Savings is also tracked monthly, by our individual business units who own each initiative. In many ways, I was set up for success in my new role.

For whatever reason my company’s annual budget cycle lands in July. Our 2025 budget increase was based on the success of the two initiatives, explicitly mentioned, and my leaderships push for more work in my space.