Sr. Director, Data Analytics & Analytics Engineering
- Nashville, TN
- $105,000-120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
*BMG is the proud representative of Kurt Cobain’s publishing catalogue, including the 1992 single ‘Come As You Are’.Sr. Director, Data Analytics & Analytics EngineeringNashville, TennesseeAt BMG, we recognize the power of music and are dedicated to ensuring it thrives. We are a community of artists, songwriters, and partners, working together to create music and build lasting careers. Here, music creators find not just a business partner, but a trusted home where their work shapes culture and leaves a legacy. Together, we evolve and grow.As Sr. Director of Data Analytics & Analytics Engineering, you will contribute to this mission by leading a team of Data Analysts and Analytics Engineers in the development, creation, maintenance, and delivery of business-wide, scalable data solutions, with a particular focus on the BMG Rights & Royalties Administration business. This includes compiling, analyzing, providing, and presenting data solutions – ideally self-service – to a diverse audience, both internally and externally (where applicable) on a routine basis to facilitate informed decision-making through novel data insights, compelling storytelling, and advanced data visualization.What You’ll Be Doing.Leading a team of high performing Data Analysts and Analytics Engineers in order to:
- Develop scalable self-service reporting solutions and address diverse ad-hoc requests that transform our business.
- Utilize data visualization to support decision-making, crafting compelling (Looker) dashboards for key business stakeholders.
- Work with domain experts to develop and deploy business logic onto large and complex raw datasets.
- Collaborate closely with our global Analytics team and international colleagues to foster a data-driven culture by proposing innovative initiatives and building actionable data products.
- Interact with developers, data engineers and management to propose new technologies, processes and system improvements, and develop global data governance strategies.
- Embed value adding technologies, including Gen/Agentic AI into new and existing workflows to enable our business to operate as efficiently as possible.
- Extensive experience in a related role (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field preferred), and proven leadership experience.
- Experience in building and managing a high performing team of data analysts.
- Profound experience of SQL based data analysis on large datasets.
- Advanced knowledge of Python and common data analytics packages, such as: pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, and/or Streamlit.
- Experience managing self-service BI tools for large and diverse customer pools.
- Proven ability to explore and quickly grasp new technologies, data models, and business processes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Impeccable project management skills, enabling the on-time and parallel delivery of high-quality, complex initiatives, ensuring customer and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Experience using the components present in our existing data analytics and product management stack (GCP, dbt, Looker, Git, Airflow, Docker, Jira, Confluence).
- Experience with music industry data, particularly Music Publishing (Copyright, Royalties) and recorded rights administration data (Royalty, Sales/Usage).
- Provable understanding of the benefits of advanced data analysis methodologies such as machine learning, data science or statistics, with strong knowledge of how fundamental data modelling/data product design decisions and documentation approaches can enable the success of these methodologies.
- Strong advocate for training, implementation, and support of self-service data tools within the business.
- Enjoy flexibility with our hybrid setup: 3 days in office, 2 days remote.
- Experience peace of mind knowing that our comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage has got you covered.
- Maximize your savings with our dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match of up to 6% after your first year.
- Say goodbye to accruing vacation days or hitting a cap; take time off when you need it with our flexible time off policy!
- Save money and time with our commuter benefits program.
- Stay healthy and earn financial rewards with our fitness reimbursement program and wellness incentives.
- Access well-being support 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Program.
- Kick off your weekends early with Summer Fridays.
- Unlock your potential with development opportunities, including mentorship programs and LinkedIn Learning.
- Be inspired by our talented artists at our showcases and playbacks.