# Analyst, Royalty Operations

**Company**: Spotify
**Location**: Stockholm
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

### Job Overview

As an Analyst in Royalty Operations at Spotify, you will play a crucial role in managing the company's royalty processes across various content types, including music, audiobooks, lyrics, and creator content.

### Responsibilities

- Develop a deep understanding of Spotify's label, publishing, lyrics, and audiobook contracts, their implementation in royalty systems, and their impact on royalty calculations and reporting.

- Utilize internal AI tooling to configure contracts in Spotify's royalty systems and verify financial outputs for accuracy.

- Conduct data analyses to address royalty-related queries from internal teams and external partners.

- Support month-end royalty close activities, including reviewing checks, validating calculation outputs, and escalating risks or issues.

- Generate month-end analytics reports to facilitate Content Accounting's sign-off on final royalty figures.

- Contribute to the development of new capabilities for the team, enhancing internal AI tooling as Spotify's business evolves.

- Collaborate closely with Legal & Licensing, Commercial Accounting, Content Accounting, and Financial Engineering teams.

### Requirements

- Background in Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.

- At least 1 year of experience in a data analyst or technical operations role, preferably in a royalty-related position within the music industry.

- Strong technical and data analysis skills, including proficiency in SQL, Python, BigQuery, or Google Cloud Platform.

- An AI-first approach to problem-solving, with enthusiasm for hands-on building and evolving internal tooling.

- Curiosity about royalties and the music industry, with a desire to understand how Spotify compensates content creators.

- Organizational and flexible mindset, capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

- Detail-oriented with a high standard for accuracy, as the team's work directly impacts payouts to rightsholders.

### Work Environment

This role is based in Stockholm and offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring in-person attendance three times a week.

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## Skills

### Required
- SQL
- Python
- BigQuery
- Google Cloud Platform

### Nice to have
- label, publisher, or audiobook contracts
- DSP data files

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