Data Science Manager, Music Recommendations

📋 Description

• Act as a key partner to leaders in Spotify’s Music Vertical, with a focus on the Editorial function globally and recommendations of music content.
• Manage a strong team of data scientists, aligning their expertise and professional growth with business needs via ongoing coaching and roadmap planning.
• Conduct research yourself and craft compelling data storytelling to influence large investments at Spotify in the field of music recommendations
• Orient innovation at the intersection of human editorial and algorithmic recommendations in the age of AI.
• Upskill the data science function in your area with agentic AI, and develop the next layer of self-serve access to insights for your stakeholders
• Become a company-wide expert on music content and how it reaches listeners around the world.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience performing data analysis or data science.
• You are highly proficient in Python and SQL
• You are well versed in AI tools for data science and insights, such as Claude Code
• You have an expertise in building data visualizations and dashboards (e.g. Looker Studio, Tableau or other)
• You have experience with A/B testing and statistical modeling
• Experience managing a team is preferred. The role is opened to first time managers who have proven mentoring and leadership.

🎁 Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid parental leave (6 months)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly meal allowance
• 23 paid days off
• 13 paid holidays