Product Manager, Data - Sony Music Entertainment - New York, NY

The Orchard is a leading distributor of digital music and film. We have over 9 million songs in our catalogue, which account for over 20% of the music that’s currently available at digital retailers such as Spotify and iTunes. Our growing film business has more than 10 theatrical releases planned in 2016 and our YouTube channels have 100 billion lifetime views.

The Orchard is looking for a Product Manager for Data to join our talented NYC product team.

Responsibilities:
Lead the creation of a data driven product strategy at The Orchard, from identifying what information needs to be captured and how it should be leveraged Drive the product strategy and roadmap for The Orchard’s data engineering team Inform the product and engineering teams when making large scale schema and data collection decisions Evaluate emerging technologies and determine the relevance to The Orchard, our engineers and our data strategy Be an evangelist for data throughout the organization

Qualifications:
Data science, computer science or other equivalent technical experience Strong familiarity with Google Analytics, New Relic, Looker and equivalent data tools and ability to turn information from those sources into actionable items on the product roadmap Significant experience with data processing pipelines (ETLs) and analytics platforms Experience gathering requirements and writing use cases Ability to influence cross-functional teams and eventually create a consensus between stakeholders, product managers and engineers Strong organizational and analytical skills paired with the ability to drive complex projects Experience working in an agile environment Strong verbal, written and visual communication skills

About The Orchard® The Orchard is an independent music and video distribution company that provides an innovative and comprehensive sales and marketing platform for content owners. With our industry-leading technology and operations, we partner with companies of all sizes to make their music and videos available across hundreds of digital and mobile outlets around the world, and physical retailers too. We work with our clients to maximize their revenue, and provide them with the latest and greatest digital marketing tools and sophisticated sales analytics to help them run their businesses efficiently and effectively.

The Orchard was founded in 1997 in New York City to foster independence and creativity in the music industry. Our headquarters are in New York and London, with operations in more than 25 markets around the world, including France, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, India, Australia and more. At The Orchard, the focus is to provide a comfortable, social and engaging environment to encourage productivity, creativity and personal/business relationships. From monthly potlucks and game nights to company kickball teams and other staff perks, our employees like what they do and where they do it.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.