Women In Data Science

HighlightsVulnerability and honesty in leadership (12:07)Finding leaders who are willing to take risks on talent (13:48)BioMaritza is an engineering manager at Klaviyo, where she leads a team focused on creating tools that help marketers better understand and optimize their campaign and flow performance. She enjoys collaborating with her team to develop solutions that provide clear, actionable insights for users.Before joining Klaviyo, Maritza worked at startups in the clinical trial management and natural language processing (NLP) sectors, where she gained experience in applying software to solve practical challenges. She began her career as a research assistant in a computational neuroimaging lab, where she was introduced to software development through the lab's open-source projects. This experience sparked her interest in using technology to address real-world problems.Outside of work, Maritza enjoys knitting, though much of her time is happily spent caring for her 1- and 3-year-olds. Connecting with Mari