Data Scientist, Spotify
Growth Analytics
2-3 days a week in office
Commercial music streaming service
Job no longer available
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
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
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of professional experience synthesizing insights from data using tools such as Python/R, SQL. Experience with distributed systems (Redshift, Hadoop, BigQuery) is a plus
- Intellectually curious, creative, and diligent - you enjoy thinking about the business as much as the data!
- Have experience collaborating with partners to measure the impact of business/ marketing initiatives and presenting those findings in coherent recommendations
- Have a background in Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or a relevant field
- Comfortable working on a globally distributed team (with occasional international travel)
- Relevant experience in a consumer tech/product company is a plus
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Data Scientist to join the Business Analytics team at Spotify
- You will work with the Europe+Americas Growth Analytics Lead to evaluate and influence our growth strategy in an exciting and diverse region
- You will collaborate with a distributed team of world-class analysts, data scientists, business leaders, marketers, and engineers
- Learning and improving is part of our daily routine, and you will get a platform to develop your data skills and carve out efficient ways of working
- The Business Analytics team is part of Spotify’s core business strategy organization
- You’ll play a crucial role in the growth and direction of Spotify as we grow to 625M+ users around the globe
- At your fingertips, you’ll have access to all of the data Spotify has to offer, and the opportunity to be creative with how you use it to derive insights and strategies
- Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio!
- Develop data-driven strategies to drive the growth of Spotify users and subscribers
- Identify new user growth levers for multiple markets in Europe and use experimentation to help drive that growth
- Create and communicate impactful recommendations and models that improve our product offering, user messaging, and channel optimization
- Build scalable data pipelines and dashboards to facilitate business performance tracking
- Work closely with business partners to understand the change they are driving and help them discover new opportunities for growth
- Design and implement comprehensive tests, making sure that we track all relevant metrics and that we’re learning at every step along the way
- Present your findings to senior collaborators, influencing the course of our business
Salary benchmarks
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.
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Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
23% employee growth in 12 months
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 values
- Innovative: We move fast and take big risks
- Sincere: We have no time for internal politics
- Passionate: We revel in what we do
- Collaborative: We recognise that we're all in this together
- Playful: We don't take ourselves too seriously
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Articles
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.
People progressing
Joined as a Conversion Manager in the Growth Team. Promoted three times over seven years to Senior Director - Head of Growth.
Joined as a Customer Advisor. Since then has had the role titles Senior Advisor, Content Associate, Team Coach, and Operations Manager - Primary Support. Hurst is now currently the Business Operations Manager of Music.
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