Data Analyst

Kobalt Music: Data Analyst (Royalty Tracking & Business Intelligence)

Data is at the heart of Kobalt’s business strategy and key to unlocking our future growth.

We are seeking an experienced Data Analyst to join the Central Royalty Tracking & Business Intelligence team, which supports Writer and Publisher relations, Finance, Royalties and Copyright stakeholders with data, analytics and insights. You will report directly to the Director of Tracking and BI and be located in our London offices.  

You will play a critical role in championing the use of data to deliver revenue growth and identify operational improvements and cost saving opportunities. You will use your analytical skills to effectively support data-driven decision-making, working on a set of varied and strategic projects for our senior leadership. You will build, manage and maintain the tools and assets to empower our business teams with self-serve analytics, measure our operational performance and surface trends and anomalies in payments from our multitude of partners (PRO’s, CMO’s and direct licensees).

To be successful in this role, you will need a high level of organisational and prioritisation skills, as well as a proven ability to quickly adapt to new exciting challenges. You will turn complex business questions into clearly scoped analytical projects. You will be comfortable making sense out of very large datasets, designing and refining crisp interactive dashboards that drive user engagement and data accessibility. 

In your day-to-day, you will take ownership of ad-hoc requests focusing on income and performance tracking, develop comprehensive end-to-end strategic reporting and have the opportunity to mentor junior analysts. 

Come work at the centre of the most transparent and cutting-edge royalty collection engine in the music industry. 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A DATA ANALYST?

• You develop and productionise ad-hoc reports using applicable analytics tools that feed business insights on income trends, income behaviour and anomaly detection.
• You analyse the root cause of income gaps and payment anomalies, and work cross-functionally to resolve them.
• You support audits by investigating complex audit queries and delivering actionable recommendations and accurate commentary with supporting analysis.
• You design & build company KPIs and surface them in interactive dashboards.
• You leverage 3rd party data to augment our business intelligence and operational efficiency.
• You extract and explore data confidently using Python or R (e.g. forecasting).
• You communicate with stakeholders across the business to gather requirements and understand business challenges or client specific issues.

THE EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Proven experience in a data analytics function working with large amounts of data and/or big data.
• Advanced Excel and SQL skills required. 
• Experience with Data visualisation tools (preferably Tableau) and a history of developing interactive and engaging dashboards that allow users to self-serve business insights.
• Intermediate Knowledge of Python or R.
• You have an understanding of data science concepts, techniques and methods, modelling, time series analysis and forecasting.
• You have familiarity with AWS services, e.g. Athena & S3.

A BIT ABOUT YOU

• Experience working within Music is preferable but not essential. You are curious to learn about publishing and royalty revenue streams, and its growth among the major digital streaming services (Spotify, Apple,YouTube Music).  
• Excellent communication skills with experience telling compelling data stories and influencing at all levels, including senior leadership and C-suite.
• Can-do attitude and strong project management capabilities
• Innovative solution-driven mindset with a keen desire to create, improve, and automate, as well as a high level of attention to detail.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Salary Range: Discuss with the Talent Partner. 
• Hybrid Working. 
• 25 days annually. Additional 4 days for self well being. Christmas Closure. 
• Half day summer Fridays (July and August). 
• Health Insurance.
• 5% Pension Contribution. 

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To get you in the right mood, have a listen here to songs by our talented creators, especially curated to get you in the right mood when looking for the next challenge! 

WHY CHOOSE US?

At Kobalt we’ve prioritized creators since we first started in 2000. Our music services and the technology we’ve built helps make the industry more fair and rewarding for artists. 

We’re trusted by some of the world’s biggest names like Doja Cat, Kali Uchis, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sam Fender and songwriters such as Simon Aldred (Rag N Bone Man, Liam Gallagher, Celeste) and Clarence Coffee Jr. (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, The Snuts). 

We thrive on creativity and are committed to championing diversity. We’re dedicated to inclusiveness and provide all the resources and benefits you need to grow your career and