Senior Data Strategist: Music Analytics & Insights

Universal Music Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Music Group is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to drive data strategy and deliver actionable insights across artists and labels. You will translate complex data into clear business implications, lead analytics initiatives, and mentor teammates to elevate analytical output.

You will collaborate with Data & AI, engineering and product teams to build scalable dashboards and data products, aiming to give the organisation a competitive edge in engaging global audiences.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insight.
• Creative and commercially minded problem solving.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead analytical projects from idea to delivery and adoption.
• Advanced SQL skills with large datasets.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (BigQuery, GCP, AWS).
• Experience building dashboards and self-serve insights tools.
• Understanding of data modelling, ETL/ELT, and data quality.
• Proficiency in Python or comparable languages.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex data into actionable business insights for artists and labels.
• Lead analytical projects from idea to delivery and adoption.
• Partner with engineering, data science and product teams to build scalable tools.
• Develop data sets and features that power decision making across teams.

Skills

SQL

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Data modelling

ETL/ELT

Data quality

Python

Git

AI/ML concepts

Mentoring

Music knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Analytical discipline background (Math/Stats/CS)

Tools

BigQuery

Google Cloud Platform

AWS

Dashboard tools

ETL tools

Job description

Universal Music Group is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to drive data strategy and deliver actionable insights across artists and labels. You will translate complex data into clear business implications, lead analytics initiatives, and mentor teammates to elevate analytical output.

You will collaborate with Data & AI, engineering and product teams to build scalable dashboards and data products, aiming to give the organisation a competitive edge in engaging global audiences.