Director, Insights & Reporting

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

The Director, Insights + Reporting will play a key role within the commercial partnerships team at Sony Music.   Your role will be responsible for leading a team of cross-company analysts in utilizing data and research to influence strategic decision making across all aspects of the business.

This role & team will be tasked with creating and executing the next generation of reports, dashboards, and analyses to assess the performance of Sony Music’s diverse roster of artists and releases, understand artist audiences and identify key shifts in fan behavior.  This team will work closely with other members of the broader Insights & Reporting team to provide critical analyses across US Commercial Partnerships, Global Digital Business and each of Sony Music's US labels.  

Reporting into the VP of the Insights & Reporting team, this is a great opportunity to help shape the evolution of a critical part of the business, impacting all levels of strategic decision making.

What you'll do:

• Lead the on-going development + enhancement of multiple daily + weekly reports, tools, analyses + presentations provided across Sony Music’s US labels and corporate Sony Music teams
• Respond to a large volume of ad-hoc analytics & research requests across artists, fans, platforms and broader trends to answer business critical questions across consumer behavior, strategic partners and song/album releases.
• Mentor and develop a team of 4 direct reports in executing various analyses + reports across SME labels, SME artists + competitive releases
• Manage vendor relationships + maintain the suite of 3^rd party analytics tools used by the team, ensuring we continue to have access to best-of-class offerings.  This includes maintaining the ongoing development of proprietary research tools as well as help leading external special projects.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy across all tools + reports, interacting with IT and other relevant teams to resolve any issues or gaps

Who you are:

• Minimum 7+ years of experience working with data, preferably within the music industry
• Significant expertise working with relational databases and writing complex SQL
• Extensive experience with Alteryx and data visualization tools such as Tableau
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills – ability to identify trends in large datasets, connect disparate data sources to tell a holistic story, display creativity in problem-solving, and generate new ideas
• Strong ability to communicate insights to label executives and key stakeholders – orally, in writing, and in presentations
• Possess a strong collaborative and “customer service” mentality to ensure the needs of labels and senior management are met in a timely and satisfactory manner
• Strong passion for music a must

What we give you:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day  
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best 
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching 
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans 
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.  
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next  
• Time off for a winter recess

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Last updated on Aug 14, 2024