Data Scientist, Spotify

Finance Data & Insights, Premium Revenue, Royalties, & Legal

$85.3-121.9k

Plus equity

SQL

Python

Tableau

Looker

Google Sheets

BigQuery

Junior and Mid level

New York

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

Commercial music streaming service

Job no longer available

Commercial music streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Job no longer available

$85.3-121.9k

Plus equity

SQL

Python

Tableau

Looker

Google Sheets

BigQuery

Junior and Mid level

New York

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Company mission

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 it

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys combining strong SQL and data skills with a deep curiosity for how financial data drives business decisions
2+ years of experience in data analytics, ideally with experience in financial data analysis. Experience in a tech-forward environment is a plus
A passion for solving complex problems through data analysis combined with a strong business acumen
Experience performing analysis over large and complex data sets
Fluent in SQL and have hands-on experience with BigQuery and Google Sheets. You also have experience with visualization tools (e.g, Tableau, Looker Studio)
Have the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical teams to understand problems and articulate proposed solutions
Can formulate meaningful conclusions from your analysis or investigations that inform business decisions while highlighting limitations and assumptions
Experience performing testing and validation of datasets and outputs created by other teams or members of your team
Background with both finance and technical experience, with a degree in finance, accounting, information systems, mathematics, statistics, computer science, or another quantitative discipline
Experience with AI, Python, R, or other programming languages is a strong plus

What the job involves

We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our Royalties & Revenue team within the Finance Data & Insights organization
You’ll help ensure that our Finance and Accounting teams have accurate, reliable data to answer key questions about our subscription revenues, music royalties, and audiobook royalties. You’ll also gather data for legal and audit purposes, ensuring precision and confidentiality
This role also includes opportunities to use AI and other automation tools to enhance efficiency within Finance
Work with a cross-functional team of data scientists, engineers, and functional stakeholders to develop and enhance systems and data that support Finance and/or Accounting
Assist with legal and audit data pulls, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and appropriate documentation
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide clear, accurate, and timely outputs
Gain and deploy a deep understanding of the Spotify data ecosystem to complete operational tasks and analyses related to royalty payments and subscription revenues with accuracy and timeliness
Work with large data sets, solving complex problems in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Drive process efficiencies through automation and delivery of data pipelines to enable self-service reporting and analytics, using AI where possible
Work in an environment with a group of highly motivated individuals who are passionate about Spotify’s success

Our take

Spotify was founded in an attempt to combat the rampant music piracy that was causing significant harm to the industry. The company has since taken music streaming mainstream and now has 180m+ paying subscribers across the world.

With features that include a highly accessible interface and a vast catalogue of artists, Spotify's strong brand has been able to maintain growth in spite of fierce competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Amazon and Apple. The company has achieved this by making smart acquisitions to move into other verticals to strengthen its offerings, especially podcasting, by acquiring Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast.

Spotify's future plans include rapid growth with a goal to become a one-stop destination for all digital sound, as well as AI and NFT integrations. However, high costs incurred from the acquisition of exclusive podcasts, increasing competitor strength, and weak bottom-line growth mean that the company must find a balance to maintain its position in the sector.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

23% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4)

Trustpilot (1.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Jan 2016

$1bn

CONVERTIBLE

Jun 2015

$526m

SERIES G

Total funding: $2.1bn

Company benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs

Company HQ

Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län

Leadership

Daniel Ek

(CEO & Chairman)

Founded Spotify in 2006. Previously worked as an executive at Tradera, an auction company that was sold to eBay and was briefly the CEO of uTorrent.

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