# Senior Data Scientist, Company Planning & Execution

**Company:** [Spotify](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/spotify)
**Location:** Stockholm, Sweden, London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Data Science
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** SQL, Python, BigQuery, dbt, Tableau, Looker, Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Data Pipelines, Data Modeling
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Senior Data Scientist helping shape company planning and execution through statistical analysis, machine learning, data modeling, and decision-focused recommendations. Requires 5+ years of quantitative experience, strong SQL and Python skills, and the ability to communicate insights to varied stakeholders.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Formulate hypotheses about how Spotify plans and delivers, and communicate insights to diverse audiences.
- Apply statistical modeling and machine learning to identify trends and improve organizational processes.
- Build and maintain data models, pipelines, and dashboards that provide visibility into planning and execution.
- Develop structured narratives, recommendations, insight reports, and recurring briefings that explain the "why" and "so what." 
- Explore AI and automation to make insights faster to produce and easier to access.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a quantitative field.
- Background in science, economics, engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to turn complex, messy datasets into clear recommendations for non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python.
- Experience with BigQuery.
- Experience with dbt, Tableau, or Looker.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience working with operational or work-management data.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Hybrid flexibility with 2–3 days per week in the office.

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