Data Scientist

We are looking for a Data Scientist who is already based in the UAE to join the Business Analytics team at Spotify. You will work with the Regional Analytics Lead to evaluate and influence our growth strategy in Middle East & Africa exciting and diverse landscape. 

You will collaborate with a distributed team of world-class analysts, data scientists, business leaders, marketers, and engineers. Learning and improving is part of our daily routine, and you will get a platform to develop your data skills and carve out efficient ways of working.

The Business Analytics team is part of Spotify’s core business strategy organization. You’ll play a crucial role in the growth and direction of Spotify as we grow to 760M+ users around the globe. 

At your fingertips, you’ll have access to all the data Spotify has to offer, and the opportunity to be creative with how you use it to derive insights and strategies. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio (and video)!

Develop data driven strategies to drive the growth of Spotify users and subscribers

Identify new user growth levers in the SAMEA region and use experimentation to help drive that growth

Create and communicate impactful recommendations and models that improve our product offering, user messaging, and channel optimization

Build scalable data pipelines and dashboards to facilitate business performance tracking

Work closely with business partners to understand the change they are driving and help them discover new opportunities for growth

Design and implement comprehensive tests, making sure that we track all relevant metrics and that we’re learning at every step along the way

Present your findings to senior collaborators, influencing the course of our business

Data Scientist/Analyst already based in UAE with 2+ years of professional experience synthesizing insights from data using tools such as Python/R, SQL

Experience with distributed systems and cloud data platforms (BigQuery or GCP) is a plus

Experience with AI tools (LLMs and coding assistants) is a plus

Intellectually curious, creative, and diligent - you enjoy thinking about the business as much as about the data

Have experience collaborating with partners to measure the impact of business/marketing initiatives and presenting those findings in coherent recommendations

Have a background in Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or a relevant field

Comfortable working on a globally distributed team (with occasional international travel)

Relevant experience in a consumer tech/product company is a plus