Senior Analytics Manager (Maternity Cover)

Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation. This role is responsible for leading a team of Analysts, with oversight of analysis and insight produced for internal and external customers of PRS, setting high standards and embedding best practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead on key analytics and data workstreams, addressing complexity, engaging with customers and developing new services to meet the evolving needs of our customers and support the strategic goals of the organisation.
• Accountable for analytics production and presentation, sharing and embedding best practice and the best use of membership, distribution and licensee data throughout the organisation.
• Act as a data steward for member data, influencing organization-wide data governance activity to ensure best practice is followed.
• Optimise existing insight services and products, and find new data opportunities for internal and external audiences, utilising industry advancements in data tools and technology.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to develop and implement an analytics strategy and roadmap to support business requirements.
• Ensure all work delivered by the Data Analysts is accurate, informative, on time and presented to the highest standards.
• Own and manage all regular and key updates supplied by the team to all our customers, ensuring deliverables are accurate and delivered to schedule.
• Enable the business to make data decisions that impact our members service, via both proactive and reactive insight and analysis projects, initiatives and work requests.
• Advise and influence senior leadership on insights, opportunities, risks and emerging trends in data and how this applies to our membership (both publishers and writers).
• Provide line management, coaching and mentoring to the team, leading by example.

About you:

• Educated to degree standard, preferably in numerical subject (essential).
• Expert at working with large and complex data sets, including relational databases (essential).
• Familiar with data science/statistical capabilities, tools and methodologies (essential).
• Advanced MS Excel/Word/Power Point skills (essential).
• Advanced MS Power Query and Power BI skills (essential).
• Basic knowledge of SQL (essential).
• Understanding of Agile product delivery (essential).
• Excellent knowledge of PRS for Music policies and databases (highly desirable).
• A good knowledge of understanding of rights flow (performing and mechanical), music publishing and wider industry (desirable).
• Python or similar coding language (desirable).

What’s in it for you?

• We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference.
• We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity.
• We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact.
• We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward.
• We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support.
• We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year.
• Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.

The Process:

Our interview process for this role is simple: First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams. Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub. We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.

Location:

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week. To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment. If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.

At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.