Senior Data Analyst, SoundCloud
Ad Products
$115-140k
+ Stock Options
Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
Open for applications
Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$115-140k
+ Stock Options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower the world's audio creators with the best tools, services and resources to build and grow their careers.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in product analytics, business intelligence, data science, or a related field. 2+ years of experience in one of the following domains a plus: Ad Tech, Subscriptions, freemium based businesses, streaming services
- Deep understanding of the broader ads ecosystem, including programmatic advertising, DSPs, SSPs, and ad exchanges
- Experience with publisher-side ad platforms, including ad servers and yield management solutions (Google Ads Manager)
- Familiarity with privacy regulations and their impact on ad tech (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
- Expertise in SQL and experience working with large-scale data sets on cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS
- Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI
- Familiarity with event tracking, design and tag management solutions such as Segment, GTM, Adobe Launch, Tealium, etc
- Experience in designing, running, and analyzing A/B tests and experiments using one or more of the leading experimentation solutions. (Statsig, Optimizely, VWO, etc)
- Strong foundation in statistical methods and their practical applications in product analytics
- Familiarity with analytics engineering tools such as Apache Airflow, Dataform, dbt, etc
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations for different audiences
- Curiosity and passion to find & elevate the data narratives and exercise influence to drive change
- Experience in mentoring and training analysts and non technical stakeholders
- Passion for music and interest in understanding user behavior and preferences in the music domain
What the job involves
- SoundCloud is looking for a strategic Senior Data Analyst to join our Ads Product team
- As a Senior Data Analyst, you’ll play a crucial role in transforming our data into actionable insights
- You’ll enhance our dashboards and reporting systems, generate user segments for improved ad delivery, and implement predictive methodologies for better inventory forecasting
- You’ll collaborate closely with engineering and product teams, providing the analytical backbone for strategic decision-making
- By conducting in-depth analyses, and presenting findings to stakeholders, you’ll help drive continuous improvement in our ad platform
- Your expertise will be instrumental in identifying trends, recommending optimization strategies, and ultimately contributing to the growth and efficiency of our advertising ecosystem
- With your keen business intuition and your passion for user data, you are a strategic partner who guides and shapes product and business decisions that boost growth
- Define, implement, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for our advertising business and our house ads
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify business needs, user preferences, pain points, and opportunities for improvement across the ads ecosystem
- Design, execute, and analyze A/B tests and experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of ad products, ad policies, targeting algorithms, and their effects on performance and user sentiment
- Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to product, engineering, design, and leadership teams using clear and compelling narratives, visualizations, and presentations
- Collaborate with other analysts, data engineers, data scientists, and product managers to ensure data quality, consistency, and alignment across different data sources and platforms
- Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and documentation to share best practices, learnings, and institutional knowledge across the organization
- Stay current with industry trends and best practices in ad tech and digital media analytics
Our take
Founded in 2007, SoundCloud saw the need for an artist-first platform. They set out to empower independent artists and equip them with the necessary tools and resources to build and grow their careers.
SoundCloud has over 40 million artists on the platform (in comparison to Spotify's 11 million), making them the biggest audio discovery platform in a large and growing market. According to Midia Research, the independent artist market is bound to see unhindered revenue growth for the next few years.
The company plans to scale up its audience and expand its services through new offerings such as the SoundCloud "roster". This is a tier system that provides significant creative and financial resources, as well as financial and marketing support to artists (essentially rivaling large-scale record companies). While artists will maintain ownership of their copyrights they are to be represented by SoundCloud.
SoundCloud's expansion into new markets and regions is still full steam ahead. Through acquisitions, partnerships and even better product offerings, SoundCloud is bent on cementing its standing as every creator's springboard.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2020
$75m
SERIES G
Aug 2017
$170m
SERIES F
Total funding: $463.7m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Generous professional development allowance
- Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
- Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
- 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
- Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office
- Robust 401k program
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, BE
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Leadership
Alexander Ljung
(Chairman)Served as CEO of SoundCloud for 10 years, becoming Chairman in 2017. Has gone onto co-found Dance.
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