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At Sifflet,
Data Means Business.

Data drives every strategic decision, guides innovation, and powers transformation. But how do companies ensure their data is reliable? How can they trust the insights that guide critical business choices? How do they turn raw information into actionable intelligence, high-performing products, and superior strategies? Enter Sifflet.

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Who We Are

We are a data observability platform. 
We offer end-to-end oversight into the entire data stack, helping teams to uncover, prevent and overcome the technical and organizational obstacles that get in the way of better quality, more reliable data.

Our Mission

We help companies see data breakthroughs. Sifflet delivers smoother running data stacks by providing detailed oversight and solutions that reduce data breaks, improve team alignment and operations, and build confidence in the numbers. The result? Superior insights, value and products from data.

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Meet our Executive team

Sifflet was built by a data-obsessed team for
data-obsessed teams.

Chief Executive Officer
Salma Bakouk
Before founding Sifflet, Salma worked in quantitative sales & trading at Goldman Sachs, where she saw firsthand how unreliable data could undermine even the most sophisticated models. She holds two master’s degrees in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from École Centrale Paris. Named among Europe’s Top 100 Women in Tech, Salma is a frequent speaker at leading industry events including Gartner D&A Summit and Big Data LDN. Outside of work, she loves running mountain trails, discovering new cities, and spending time with her dog always chasing the same clarity and balance she strives to bring to data.
Head of Sales
Joe Steadman
Joe is Head of Sales at Sifflet, focused on solving the data trust problem by helping teams detect broken data, understand business impact, and fix issues before they drive bad decisions. Previously at Matillion for 9 years, he led enterprise and strategic sales across EMEA, built and scaled high performing teams, consistently outperformed targets, and started as the company’s first sales hire, helping shape early go to market and partnerships.
Head of Operations
Rémi Bastien
Rémi is Head of Operations at Sifflet where he drives operational execution and scale. Previously at Contentsquare for nearly a decade, he led strategic cross functional projects and built operational excellence capabilities, spanning BI and KPIs, data governance and master data, knowledge management, tooling, process optimization, and PMO leadership.
Head of Product
Laura Malins
Laura Malins is the Head of Product at Sifflet. She spent a decade at Matillion, joining when the company was around 10 people and helping drive its growth to unicorn scale, including leading major product launches, evolving pricing and billing, optimising GTM approaches and improving the customer onboarding journey. She later led product at ALTR where she drove forwards a comprehensive vision and more complete product processes. Laura is passionate about building great products and supports individuals and small companies through board roles and mentoring.
Head of Solution Engineering
Alex Iorga
Alex is Head of Solutions Engineering and Customer Success at Sifflet, leading technical presales and post sales to drive smooth adoption and measurable outcomes. Previously at Deepomatic, he built and scaled Sales Engineering from first hire to Director, defined sales methodology with leadership, shaped the roadmap with product, built key partnerships, signed the company’s first North America customer, and expanded into LATAM. Earlier, he was a data and analytics consultant at Accenture in the UK, delivering BI and reporting programs and leading agile project work.
Head of Marketing
Romain Doutriaux
Romain Doutriaux is Head of Marketing at Sifflet, driving brand and pipeline with a sharp go to market lens. Previously, he led global marketing at Pigment, scaling inbound pipe gen, ABX and influence plays, and a 20 plus person team. Before that, he spent over seven years at Dataiku, moving from France Marketing Manager to VP EMEA Marketing, owning EMEA strategy across PR, digital, events, ABM, partnerships, and positioning in tight alignment with Sales and Product.
Head of Engineering
Benoit Faucon
Benoît Faucon is the head of Engineering at Sifflet, leading integrations and infrastructure. Previously, he held lead infrastructure and security roles at Terality and Mindsay, where he built reliable cloud platforms, improved developer velocity, and drove security and compliance efforts, including SOC 2 readiness. Earlier in his career at Withings, he delivered automation and observability systems across large scale bare metal and cloud environments. He is a graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Single Source of Truth, and why is it so hard to achieve?
A Single Source of Truth (SSOT) is a centralized repository where all organizational data is stored and accessed consistently. While it sounds ideal, achieving it is tough because different tools often measure data in unique ways, leading to multiple interpretations. Ensuring data reliability and consistency across sources is where data observability platforms like Sifflet can make a real difference.
Can reverse ETL help with data quality monitoring?
Absolutely. By integrating reverse ETL with a strong observability platform like Sifflet, you can implement data quality monitoring throughout the pipeline. This includes real-time alerts for sync issues, data freshness checks, and anomaly detection to ensure your operational data remains trustworthy and accurate.
How does Sifflet help with data drift detection in machine learning models?
Great question! Sifflet's distribution deviation monitoring uses advanced statistical models to detect shifts in data at the field level. This helps machine learning engineers stay ahead of data drift, maintain model accuracy, and ensure reliable predictive analytics monitoring over time.
How does Sifflet’s observability platform help reduce alert fatigue?
We hear this a lot — too many alerts, not enough clarity. At Sifflet, we focus on intelligent alerting by combining metadata, data lineage tracking, and usage patterns to prioritize what really matters. Instead of just flagging that something broke, our platform tells you who’s affected, why it matters, and how to fix it. That means fewer false positives and more actionable insights, helping you cut through the noise and focus on what truly impacts your business.
How do I ensure SLA compliance during a cloud migration?
Ensuring SLA compliance means keeping a close eye on metrics like throughput, resource utilization, and error rates. A robust observability platform can help you track these metrics in real time, so you stay within your service level objectives and keep stakeholders confident.
How does Sifflet help with root cause analysis in Firebolt environments?
Sifflet makes root cause analysis easy by providing complete data lineage tracking for your Firebolt assets. You can trace issues back to their source, whether it's an upstream dbt model or a downstream Looker dashboard, all within a single platform.
How does a data catalog improve data reliability and governance?
A well-managed data catalog enhances data reliability by capturing metadata like data lineage, ownership, and quality indicators. It supports data governance by enforcing access controls and documenting compliance requirements, making it easier to meet regulatory standards and ensure trustworthy analytics across the organization.
What makes Sifflet different from traditional observability tools?
Unlike traditional observability tools that focus solely on technical metrics, Sifflet is designed as a business-aware observability platform. It offers features like KPI-to-asset mapping, business-centric data contracts, and end-to-end data lineage tracking. These capabilities ensure that both technical and business teams operate from a shared understanding of data reliability and impact.
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