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Director, Analytics

Universal Music Group
Santa Monica, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2025
We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

How We LEAD

The Director, Analytics will be in charge of mining data from primary and secondary sources and analyzing market trends, data insights and sales information about our music and catalogue in order to identify key challenges and opportunities and work with the different stakeholders to optimize company’s performance. The position will report to the SVP, Head of Analytics.

How You’ll CREATE

  • Analyze trends across digital music platforms and consumer data.
  • Produce recommendations and action plans to optimize sales and marketing and address key challenges.
  • Identify and have an extensive knowledge of all data and insight tools available across the company and manage relationship with central data teams.
  • Share regular analysis and insights with the commercial and marketing team.
  • Prepare ad-hoc analysis, reports and presentations as needed.
  • Develop data analysis tools and dashboards to interpret trends and prepare performance analysis and campaigns recaps.
  • Collect and share best practices.

Bring Your VIBE

  • 6 years of practical experience
  • Strong Analytical and project management skills.
  • Mathematical and statistical skills.
  • Knowledge in SQL and experience in managing big data and building data dashboard using DOMO and/or TABLEAU and/or Data Studio
  • Familiarity with R or Python is a plus to develop advanced analytics.
  • Candidate must show high interest in new technologies and show a good understanding of the current digital music ecosystem and technologies.
  • Candidate must have a pro-active “customer service” attitude for internal and external customers.
  • Excellent written, presentation and communication skills.
  • BA/BS degree.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus

Perks Playlist

  • Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
    • 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
    • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
    • A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
    • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
    • 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation

  • Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
    • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
    • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
    • 2-weeks paid Winter Break
    • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
    • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
    • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent
Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an E-Verify employer in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.

For more information, please click on the following links.

E-Verify Participation Poster: English / Spanish

E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English | Spanish

Job Category

Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence

Salary Range

$114,830 - $139,880

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. All candidates are encouraged to apply.

Salary : $114,830 - $139,880

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