Manager, Data Analytics (Internal Audit & Risk Advisory)

Job Description

Spotify is looking for a Data Analytics Manager with experience building and leading analytics capabilities and teams in risk management functions. This individual will play a key role in driving data analytics and innovation across Internal Audit and Risk Advisory, by bringing leading practice approaches in strategizing and maturing the data analytics capabilities. We are looking for a highly qualified professional with experience working with technology companies that are fast-paced, work in the cloud, and develop products that are used by millions of consumers globally. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a “system thinking” approach to risk management and problem solving and have an appreciation for the challenge of balancing between fast development and compliance requirements. You will work across our global organization to identify technology, business, financial reporting, and legal & regulatory risks and help manage the impact on the organization. You will participate in assurance and advisory projects within areas such as enterprise IT, data infrastructure, finance & operations, financial systems, revenue engineering, machine learning, security engineering, Spotify’s end user apps, and the internal technology platform. This position will report to the Director, Internal Audit Operations.

What you'll do:

• Set governance, strategy, and project management expectations across the IA organization for data analytics.
• Build and develop data analytics to identify and present insights and recommendations to business and technology stakeholders, through clear visualizations and data story-telling.
• Solve complex problems and apply analytical skills in resolving data issues
• Identify and drive opportunities to use complex data analytics to discover and demonstrate risk areas, risk drivers, and challenge current audit methodologies.
• Design and build a data platform solution for assessing and monitoring risk using data.
• Partner with Internal Audit & Risk Advisory teams to lead and support the execution of data analytics priorities and projects.
• Upskill and enable Internal Audit & Risk Advisory team members through coaching, training, leading practice sharing, and performing quality assurance over solution development.

Who you are:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in developing data analytics dashboards, generating insights, and presenting findings and output to business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience with agile development methodologies, complex data sets, and data analytical languages and protocols such as SQL (BigQuery), Python, and Scala. Experience in Github is strongly preferred.
• Experience with visualization and data analytics tools such as Tableau, Google Data Studio, Qlik, or PowerBI.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, SaaS providers, and other cloud technology.
• Demonstrated experience in project management practices, tooling, and leading multiple projects and tasks both independently and in cross-functional teams in a fast-paced multi-national environment
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills, and presentation skills that allow interactions with team members and business partners.
• Bachelor's degree with a major in Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science or equivalent education/experience.

Where you'll be:

• We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
• Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location.
• Working hours? We operate within the EST time zone for collaboration.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users. Global COVID and Vaccination Disclosure Spotify is committed to safety and well-being of our employees, vendors and clients. We are following regional guidelines mandating vaccination and testing requirements, including those requiring vaccinations and testing for in-person roles and event attendance. For the US, we have mandated that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated in order to work in our offices and externally with any third-parties. For all other locations, we strongly encourage our employees to get vaccinated and also follow local COVID and safety protocols. This role is not eligible for hire in Colorado, USA. Apply for this job