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About the Role

Universal Music UK is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join their UK central data, AI and technology team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a new chapter focused on growing and expanding data-driven strategies, innovation, and creative insights across the company. The ideal candidate is passionate about music, data, AI, and technology, with a knack for analyzing and communicating knowledge through data, simplifying complex problems, and translating data into clear, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

Deliver analysis, reporting, and measurement to solve business problems.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and define analytical questions.
Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Improve performance measurement, audience understanding, and opportunity identification.
Work with large datasets, technical teams, and modern analytics tools.
Support artists and labels across the business.
Act as a senior voice and lead data strategy at a label level.
Support strategic research with data and audience insights.
Research and develop data-driven solutions for business problems.
Utilize partner data to extract key metrics and provide feedback to label teams.
Advise on data-related topics to guide business decisions.
Source, clean, and prepare data for modeling, product creation, or visualization.
Develop new data sets or features integral to business operations.
Contribute to connecting artists with audiences globally.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a data analyst, analytics, or related role.
Background engaging stakeholders in a consultative or analytical capacity.
Experience leading analysis that informs business decisions and product development.
Experience working with engineering, data science, or product teams to develop scalable tools, reporting, or data products.

Skills

Strong ability to translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insight.
Creative and commercially minded approach to problem-solving.
Strong stakeholder engagement, management, and communication skills.
Ability to lead analytical projects from idea through to delivery and adoption.
Advanced SQL skills with experience querying large datasets accurately and efficiently.
Experience with cloud data platforms such as BigQuery, Google Cloud Platform, or AWS.
Experience building dashboards, reporting products, and self-serve insight tools.
Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data quality.
Working knowledge of Python or another programming language for analysis.
Familiarity with Git, version control, and modern analytics workflows.
Good understanding of AI, machine learning concepts, and their practical application.
Ability to mentor others and raise the quality of analytical work across a team.
Knowledge of music repertoire is advantageous.

Location

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
A background in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Economics, Data Science or a similarly analytical discipline would be advantageous.

About the Company

Universal Music Group is the world's leading music company.
The company is a commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.
The central data, AI and technology team works across all divisions, including AMS, frontline labels, UMR, and other central teams.

Equal Opportunity

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities.
We recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles.
If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.