Data, research & insights data science
We work at the intersection of advertising and messaging technologies to connect millions of brands to billions of fansAs part of the advertising team, we’re paving the way for a sustainable global spotify business that allows even more creators to make a living off their artCome join us and help build the platform that powers promotion at spotify.
Location
New york or remote americas
Job type
Permanent we are looking for an experienced data scientist to work on our ad studio or ad experience product insights teamWe are solving for ways to make it easier for advertisers to access spotify’s platformIn this role, you’ll join a cross-functional group passionate about, looking critically at how advertising and artist promotion fits into our free listening experience from user-centered perspectivesYou will study user behavior, pivotal initiatives and new features, looking critically and empowering data driven decisions on how we build and innovate upon the productBy generating insights, you’ll influence the strategy and direction of spotify ad productsAbove all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts.
We are seeking an individual to help us in some of the following ways: build insights and holistic understandings of advertisers and their needs, find opportunities to improve and innovate on our product and features, uncover insights to drive advertiser activation, retention and growth and define success metrics and surface optimization opportunities.
What you`ll do
Work closely with cross-functional teams of data scientists, user researchers, product owners, designers, engineers, and business and marketing team stakeholders, who are passionate about spotify’s success
Perform analyses on large sets of data to extract actionable insights that will help drive product decisions
Translate sophisticated problems and solutions to all levels of the organization
Deliver standardized reporting and dashboards, from design through to delivery and administration
Impact product strategy by leading foundational research & experimentation initiatives to develop a deeper understanding of our product and our users
Who you are
2+ years of industry experience with technical competence to perform sophisticated analytics on large datasets with sql, coding skills (such as python, java or scala), analytics libraries (pandas/numpy, seaborn, dplyr, ggplot, etc), & other visualization tools (tableau)
Consistent track record understanding and solving loosely defined problems and come up with relevant answers and measurable insights to guide product development decisions.
You are capable of taking on multiple initiatives simultaneously
Possess statistical competence (such as regression modeling, a/b testing, significance testing etc)
Experience in building “analytics-friendly” datasets and understand basic data processing and pipelining best practices
Maintain the capacity and passion to translate business objectives into impactful quantitative analyses and results into business and product recommendations
You have a user-focused mentality.
You understand the role and importance of qualitative methodologies in partnership with quantitative methodologies - and you can articulate this.
Adaptable to change: excited by working in a constantly evolving team
You are an effective communicator: stellar communication skills with the ability to distill sophisticated thoughts and strategies into simple, impactful recommendations
It is a plus if you have a proven experience with hands-on sophisticated statistical modeling and machine learning to generate insights and influence product/business decisions and worked in an analytics role within an advertising function.
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 preferencesFind more information about our work from anywhere options here#remote
Working hours? we operate within the eastern standard time zone for collaboration
Our global benefits
Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, greenhouseFlexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our successGlobal parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parentsAll the feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hubFlexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefsSpotify on tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events.
Learn about life at spotify
Spotify is an equal opportunity employerYou are welcome at spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphonesOur platform is for everyone, and so is our workplaceThe 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 backgroundIt’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 2008Our 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 creatorsEverything we do is driven by our love for music and podcastingToday, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 345 million users.
