Head of Data - GSA

About the role

The Head of Data for the GSA region leads the Data Intelligence unit for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, acting as a bridge between local business units and regional/global data teams. This role focuses on fostering a data-driven culture, providing strategic consulting, and ensuring that data insights contribute measurably to regional business priorities. The position involves both technical leadership and the development of talent across country and functional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex data into actionable recommendations through regular and ad-hoc analysis.
• Advance analytics from descriptive to diagnostic and predictive approaches.
• Implement the regional data intelligence strategy and translate priorities into reporting, tools, and data products.
• Coordinate collaboration across markets to ensure consistency in KPI definitions, reporting standards, and governance.
• Support the development of KPI frameworks, dashboards, and migration to modern data platforms and AI-driven workflows.
• Empower business teams through training on data tools and self-service analytics.
• Act as a strategic partner for senior stakeholders to balance local needs with global initiatives.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement while managing team resources.

Required skills

• Analytics
• Data Science
• Stakeholder Management
• SQL
• Snowflake
• Python
• Data Visualization
• Streamlit
• Tableau
• Data Governance

Nice to have

• Music industry experience
• Streaming business models
• Digital music consumption

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in analytics, data science, or insights

Benefits

• Public transport subsidy
• Job bike
• Sports subscription
• Flexible working hours
• Home office
• Company pension scheme
• Streaming subscription
• Concert and event access
• Internal academy training

About the Company

Sony Music Entertainment is a global music company that values diversity and innovation, encouraging employees to challenge and revolutionize processes and methods.