Associate Data Scientist

Spotify AB; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Spotify is seeking a Data Scientist for their Business Analytics team to develop strategies that drive user growth. This role involves analyzing data, collaborating with global teams, and presenting findings to influence business direction, offering extensive learning opportunities and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Flexible share incentives

Global parental leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible public holidays

Qualifications

• Recently completed degree in relevant field.
• Experience with data analysis tools like Python/R and SQL.
• Intellectually curious and creative with a good understanding of business.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven strategies to influence growth.
• Design and implement tests while tracking metrics.
• Create recommendations improving products and user messaging.

Skills

Data analysis

Python

SQL

Data visualization

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science

Job description

We are looking for a Data Scientist to join the Business Analytics team at Spotify. You will work with the Growth Analytics Lead to evaluate and influence our global growth strategy. 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.

Location

• London

Job type

Permanent

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 700M+ 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!

What You'll Do

• Develop data driven strategies to drive the growth of Spotify users and subscribers
• Design and implement comprehensive tests, making sure that we track all relevant metrics and that we’re learning at every step along the way
• 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
• Present your findings to senior collaborators, influencing the course of our business

Who You Are

• Recently completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science or other relevant field
• Experience synthesizing insights from data using tools such as Python/R and SQL
• Intellectually curious, creative, and diligent - you enjoy thinking about the business as much as about the data
• Comfortable using AI-powered tools to accelerate analysis and improve productivity
• Comfortable working on a globally distributed team (with occasional international travel)

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in London
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come in 3 times per week.

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 - 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.

Learn about life at Spotify

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 500 million users.