Music Analytics Director & Insight Strategy

Universal Music Group; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Mental health coverage

Fertility coverage

Wellbeing reimbursements

Student loan assistance

401(k) with immediate vesting

Job summary

Universal Music Group is hiring a Director, Data & Insights to lead analytics across market trends, audience data, and revenue performance. You will partner with Marketing, Digital, and Artist teams to turn signals from streaming and social media into actionable insights that drive strategy and growth.

The role oversees dashboards, reporting, and data infrastructure, mentoring a Data Analyst and collaborating with central data teams to empower decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in data analytics, insights, strategy, consulting, or similar analytical roles.
• Proficiency with SQL, Python, and similar platforms.
• Music/entertainment analytics experience preferred but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, CS, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, or related analytical field.

Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize the analytics roadmap aligned with label and artist strategy.
• Translate datasets across DSPs, social platforms, audience engagement channels, and market trends into insights.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to connect business questions with data-driven answers.
• Identify key trends across streaming and digital platforms, social media, and fan engagement.
• Design, develop, and refine analytics tools, dashboards, and reporting frameworks.
• Maintain deep knowledge of data tools and manage relationships with central data teams.
• Ensure our data infrastructure matches strategic needs—enhancing accessibility.
• Turn fast-moving business questions into structured analyses grounded in data.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analytics

Insights

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related analytical field

Tools

Looker

Tableau

DOMO

APIs

Job description

Universal Music Group is hiring a Director, Data & Insights to lead analytics across market trends, audience data, and revenue performance. You will partner with Marketing, Digital, and Artist teams to turn signals from streaming and social media into actionable insights that drive strategy and growth.

The role oversees dashboards, reporting, and data infrastructure, mentoring a Data Analyst and collaborating with central data teams to empower decision-making across the organization.