Data Scientist, Music Partnerships

Spotify’s mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users. We are looking for an outstanding Data Scientist to join the band and build core analytics to support our Music Partnerships teams, meaning the teams at Spotify who interface with record labels, music publishers, artists and songwriters.

What you’ll do

• Perform analyses on large sets of data to extract actionable insights that will drive decisions, with a particular focus on music industry partnerships
• Engineer novel data sets, features and reports that shed a new light on the dynamics of music listening
• Craft high impact presentations for senior management at top music industry partners and at Spotify
• Evaluate Spotify’s value exchange with music partners, and build compelling data visualization tools to move it forward
• Analyze AB-tests and form hypotheses for product improvements in how content reaches listeners
• Model statistical predictions to surface growing artists, genres and music trends, so as to inform resource allocation in and around Spotify’s Music organization
• Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to non-technical audiences, through clear visualizations and data storytelling

Who you are

• You have a degree in a quantitative field, such as Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics; advanced degree is desirable
• 2+ years (5+ years for senior role) of relevant experience analyzing complex data with SQL, Python, and/or RYou are passionate about music and popular culture in general.
• Previous experience in music is a preference. Other media, entertainment, or technology experience is also highly valued
• You are a natural communicator. You focus just as much on how you deliver your findings, as you do on the technical craft of uncovering new insights. 
• Experience building data visualizations and dashboards (e.g., Tableau or similar BI solution)
• Modeling and statistical knowledge, such as forecasting, AB-testing, or feature engineering for machine learning is a plus
• Experience creating and scheduling datasets is highly valued. Knowledge of Google’s BigQuery, or DBT is a plus

Where you'll be

• We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
• Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location
• Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences.
• Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users.
Global COVID and Vaccination DisclosureSpotify is committed to safety and well-being of our employees, vendors and clients. We are following regional guidelines mandating vaccination and testing requirements, including those requiring vaccinations and testing for in-person roles and event attendance. For the US, we have mandated that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated in order to work in our offices and externally with any third-parties. For all other locations, we strongly encourage our employees to get vaccinated and also follow local COVID and safety protocols.
This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.