Vice President, Data Science & Analytics

Job Summary:

Title: Vice President, Data Science & Analytics    

Reports to: Chief Digital Officer

Location: New York, NY (In-office, 5 days a week)

The Role:

The Vice President, Data Science & Analytics will lead a team of engineers and analysts in building strategic reporting frameworks while conceptualizing and maintaining intelligence infrastructure for the music, sports, philanthropy and brand verticals that encompass Roc Nation’s prominent roster of clientele.

Responsibilities will include standard weekly reporting, as well as, daily ad-hoc executive summaries to support digital, artist management, recorded music distribution, strategic brand partnerships, sports and philanthropic teams in a fast-paced working environment. The ideal candidate will display a passion and eagerness to convey business intelligence and analysis in a manner that’s compelling, digestible, actionable and comprehensible for executives and clients alike. This candidate is an excellent communicator and distiller of information and is comfortable and poised interfacing with senior leadership and Roc Nation’s clientele.

Responsibilities:

The Vice President, Data Science & Analytics will manage a team of analytics experts and work closely with digital account leads to ensure the timely and coordinated delivery of the following services and products to key stakeholders including senior leadership, commercial partnerships, distribution, philanthropy, artist managers, athlete agents and clientele. 

Data Reporting, Insights, and Strategy 

• Manage standardized weekly & monthly reporting 

• Analyze social media, press, and music consumption data for daily ad-hoc insights on clients, client activity, events, trends and markets 

• Deliver key strategic take-aways for ad-hoc requests across all verticals (music, sports, brands) 

• Lead post-mortem reporting for major events, including lessons learned and suggested next steps 

• Design data visualizations and dashboards for relevant BI platforms & reports

• Monitor ongoing social listening queries 

Intelligence Infrastructure & Education 

• Conceptualize, innovate and maintain a proprietary intelligence system

• Effectively communicate data insights, processes, and statistical logic to internal and external partners with varying familiarity around data 

• Diligently manage relationships with third party software vendors while keenly examining the technology landscape, looking for new software partnerships and integrations

• Lead awareness of new products, approaches, and trends in the data & technology space - especially pertaining to the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence and its applications 

Required Attributes and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a related field is preferred   

• 3-6 years in a data-driven and analytical leadership role; preferably in the music, sports and/or entertainment industry 

• Experience managing a team 

• Entrepreneurial spirit and excited by fast-paced and demanding environments

• Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and diligent 

• Acute attention to detail with strong organizational and team management skills

• Excellent communicator and dynamic presenter 

• Fluent in Excel, and familiar with coding frameworks (familiarity with SQL, in addition to Python and/or R experience is a plus) 

• Excited by the opportunity to incorporate AI, LLM and agentic technology into operational processes and infrastructure 

• Familiarity with major social media platforms and corresponding KPIs

• Experience with web analytics including Google Analytics   

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

Benefits & Perks

HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family with access to a health care concierge and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)

YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time and floating days

CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live

WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match

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The expected compensation for this position is:

** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.