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Data Science Manager
Spotify
New York, NY, United States
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Data Science Manager-Advertising Data Platform
We are looking for an experienced leader in data science to join our team. We are developing a world-class advertising platform to support the free tier of Spotify, and your team will drive insights and products that help power a personalized user experience and an effective advertising business.
Data scientists in this area will be helping to answer questions such as:
• How can we calculate the impact advertising has on content consumption?
• How do we accurately measure ad effectiveness and utilize this information?
• How can we improve the user experience through better targeted ads?
• What are the measurement, targeting and insight needs of advertisers and how can we best serve them?
As a Manager in the Product Insights team you’ll be a hands-on leader of a team of 3-6 data scientists focused on improving our advertising platform and products.
What you’ll do:
• Lead a team of data scientists, setting focus, strategy and priorities with the team to maximize influence and impact in the organization
• Own analysis of large sets of data to extract actionable insights that drive product decisions
• Contribute to the strategic leadership of the broader ad platform team
• Collaborate with machine learning teams and data engineers to improve the quality of our platform through experimentation
• Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to key stakeholders at the Director, VP and Executive levels
• Work closely with cross-functional teams of designers, product owners, engineers, marketers, and others across the company passionate about Spotify’s success
• Work from New York, leading research across our global markets
Who you are:
• You have 2+ years of experience as a people-manager
• You have at least 5+ years of experience in a similar data analyst or data science role and a degree in science, statistics, economics, mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline.
• You have worked on data science problems related to advertising platforms and measurement
• You have the technical competence to perform and coach team members in more advanced analytics:
◦ Coding skills for analytics and data extraction (SQL, R, Python, Scala)
◦ Data visualization (such as Tableau, D3, ggplot)
◦ Experience performing analysis with large datasets
◦ Experience building statistical models and running experiments
• You are a great storyteller and communicator, and can build relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders
• You are capable of tackling ambiguous problem spaces and challenges
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our users and our creators. This is something we value deeply and we encourage everyone to come be a part of changing the way the world listens to music.