Careers at IFPI

About IFPI and the Data & Analysis Team

IFPI’s Data & Analysis team is the global data authority for recorded music, producing world-class data and analysis that is recognised and relied on worldwide. The team delivers the definitive view of the global recorded music market, providing trusted intelligence used by record companies, digital service providers, national groups, investors and other stakeholders across the music ecosystem.

The team’s outputs include IFPI’s Global Music Report, the definitive source of recorded music market data worldwide, alongside a broader suite of datasets, reports and analytical outputs covering global revenues, consumption, subscription streaming, market trends and industry development. The team is also the world’s largest provider of music charts by number of markets, responsible for the Official MENA Charts and Official Southeast Asia Charts, weekly data across a further 25 countries, and the IFPI Global Charts, the ultimate measure of global commercial success for artists, fans and record labels.

Working directly with record companies, national groups, local industry associations, digital services and chart partners, the Data & Analysis team collects, verifies and analyses data from markets around the world. This gives IFPI a uniquely comprehensive view of the recorded music industry and supports strategic decision-making across the sector.

IFPI is the organisation that represents the recorded music industry globally, working to champion and defend the rights and interests of record companies around the world. IFPI’s work spans policy engagement, copyright protection and enforcement, music charts, and industry data and analysis. IFPI represents more than 8,000 record companies worldwide, from international major companies to small local independent labels, with its head office in London and regional offices in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Brussels, Miami, Nairobi and Singapore.

Role Overview

The Global Market & Financial Analyst is a senior analytical role which is critical in shaping how the global recorded music industry measures, benchmarks and understands growth, commercial performance and opportunity.

Working across IFPI’s Analysis and Global Market Reporting teams, the role offers exposure to some of the industry’s most important datasets and senior stakeholders, with responsibility for authoritative market reporting, high-profile publications, strategic analysis and decision-ready insight used across the recorded music industry.

This is a broad role combining data analysis, financial modelling, market reporting, data governance, stakeholder engagement and high-quality presentation and data storytelling. The successful candidate will own important analytical and reporting workstreams, review and challenge analysis, exercise strong commercial and financial judgement, and translate complex data into clear recommendations and compelling senior-level presentations.

The role requires someone who can move confidently between detailed financial and market data and senior-level communication. They will be expected not simply to produce analysis, but to interpret and challenge it, draw meaningful conclusions and communicate those conclusions clearly and persuasively.

Candidates should be suitably experienced, highly professional and proactive, with the confidence to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and engage credibly with senior internal and external stakeholders. A passion for music and the business of music is essential.

Responsibilities

Reporting jointly to the Head of Data Analytics & Strategy and the Deputy Director, Global Market Reporting, the primary responsibilities of the Global Market & Financial Analyst include:

• Responsible for the preparation and presentation of clear, visually compelling PowerPoint materials that translate complex financial, market and industry analysis into decision-ready insight for senior audiences, including the Global Finance Committee, Main Board and regional industry forums.
• Taking direct ownership of key elements of IFPI’s quarterly global market size and market share reporting, including responsibility for strategically important markets such as China.
• Working directly with record companies, National Groups and industry partners to improve data coverage, reporting quality and adherence to global standards, providing guidance and constructive challenge on revenue reporting methodologies and relevant accounting principles, including IFRS 15.
• Leading detailed market and data-quality reviews to identify reporting issues, gaps and inconsistencies, and developing recommendations relating to market measurement, coverage methodologies and evolving business models.
• Managing and reviewing key elements of IFPI’s global subscriber reporting, including quality assurance and analysis of country-level trends and digital service provider developments for outputs such as The Subscriber Report.
• Supporting global industry forecasting, including inflation-adjusted and foreign exchange analysis, while taking ownership of analysis and reporting on listed companies, financial results and share-price performance.
• Producing analysis and insight for IFPI’s publications and analytical outputs, including the Global Music Report, Artist Remuneration and Investing in Music, alongside ad hoc market analysis and strategic projects.
• Contributing to the development of IFPI’s data strategy and governance framework, including reporting policies, methodologies and best-practice guidance, and the development of new reporting splits, datasets and geographic coverage.
• Working closely with IFPI’s reporting development team on MAP, IFPI’s proprietary market reporting platform, to improve reporting capability, processes, infrastructure and automation.
• Monitoring developments across music, media, technology and macroeconomics, assessing their implications for IFPI’s analysis and communicating relevant insights clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Please note: the duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. This job description is subject to review to ensure that it reflects the strategic direction and requirements of IFPI.

Key Requirements

• At least five years’ relevant professional experience in areas such as FP&A, accountancy, audit, commercial finance, data analysis, consulting or strategy, ideally gained within or alongside the media, music, technology or other data-rich industries.
• Advanced PowerPoint and data storytelling skills are essential, with a demonstrable track record of translating complex financial or analytical material into polished, visually engaging and concise presentations for senior audiences.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large, complex datasets.
• Strong analytical ability and excellent attention to detail, with sound commercial and financial judgement and the confidence to challenge data and conclusions where appropriate.
• Proven ability to work with datasets from multiple sources and transform analysis into clear information, insight and recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex analysis clearly and persuasively to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, international and multi-stakeholder environment, managing multiple priorities and consistently delivering high-quality outputs to deadline.
• Professional, proactive and organised, with a practical approach to solving problems and the confidence to take ownership of workstreams from inception through to delivery.
• Confidence working both autonomously and collaboratively across teams and stakeholder groups, including with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• A passion for music and the business of music, combined with intellectual curiosity and a strong interest in digital platforms, financial markets and global economic and industry trends.

What Will Make You Stand Out?

• Experience or a strong interest in applying AI tools to analytical, reporting or automation workflows.
• Experience analysing company financial statements, market performance or industry datasets.
• Professional finance, accounting, data or business qualifications, such as ACA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent.
• Experience working across international markets or with senior external stakeholders.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau or other data and visualisation tools.
• Foreign language skills.

How to Apply

Candidates who can demonstrate that they meet the specifications set out above and can prove that they have the right to work in the UK should send an application to recruitment@ifpi.org or by post to:

HR Department
IFPI Secretariat
The Shard, 7th Floor
32 London Bridge Street
London,
SE1 9SG

Applications should include a CV and covering letter setting out how the candidate meets the requirements of the role.

Due to the need to fill this role swiftly, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the advert before the confirmed closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Closing Date for Applications
30 October 2026

Interview Process

Following review of applications, shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, either in person (preferred where possible) or online.

Data Protection

To process job applications, IFPI collects personal information submitted by applicants. By applying for this role, candidates consent to that processing. All personal information is processed in line with IFPI’s privacy policy.

EEO Statement

IFPI is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Reports to: Deputy Director of CPE, Development
Location: London Bridge, London (3 days working from the office, 2 days from home)

Background

IFPI is the voice of the recording industry worldwide. Representing over 8,000 members, IFPI works to promote the value of recorded music, campaign for the rights of record producers, and expand the commercial use of recorded music globally.

Headquartered in London, IFPI maintains additional offices across the globe, with Content Protection staff based in London, Brazil, China, Mexico, the US, India, Germany, New Zealand and Singapore. IFPI collaborates with national groups and music licensing companies across more than 70 countries.

IFPI’s Global Content Protection and Enforcement (CPE) department delivers 24/7 monitoring and reporting of online infringements and provides technical analysis and investigations into services that infringe or facilitate infringement of our members’ rights.

The department devises strategies to deter, disrupt and dismantle illegal online activity, working with law enforcement agencies, intermediaries and administrative authorities.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join us, working within the music industry at an exciting time of flux and opportunity. You will join our small and highly dynamic developer team, working mainly with AWS frameworks to develop, deploy and maintain multiple mission-critical applications used across IFPI.

We expect you to deliver impact by developing the systems that power IFPI’s global work on content protection. You will be comfortable and familiar with using an AI-assisted development approach, both to accelerate your own engineering work and as a core component of the products we build.

Candidates will have three to five years of commercial experience, along with the talent and initiative to take a feature from greenfield development to production with light guidance.

Your experience will align closely with our preferred technology stack, spanning multiple technologies within the AWS framework, including containerisation and Amazon Bedrock, alongside Python, Django and React. You will also be familiar with GitLab.

Your ability to communicate clearly about technical topics will help you support our close work with technical investigators, operational staff and the Legal department in support of the protection programmes developed by IFPI.

Our colleagues rely on our systems every day, so reliability, security and quality matter in everything you deliver.

Given the nature of our services, some flexibility and occasional out-of-hours work may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain mission-critical full-stack applications used across IFPI, with Python back ends, primarily using Django, and React front ends.
• Build tools and streamline processes through automation to help operational teams identify, analyse and track infringing services.
• Build and integrate AI agents and LLM-powered features into applications and workflows, from prototype through to production.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs, data pipelines, web crawlers and data-processing services at scale.
• Work with relational and non-relational data stores, writing efficient queries and specifying sound data models.
• Write automated tests, participate in code reviews and maintain healthy CI/CD pipelines.
• Deploy and operate services on AWS using Docker and infrastructure as code.
• Apply secure coding practices, including the OWASP Top 10 standard, and implement appropriate security controls to protect sensitive data.
• Turn requirements from investigators, operational teams and the Legal department into clear technical solutions.
• Write clear documentation and, when required, present technical work to non-technical colleagues.
• Support other technical business activities within CPE as required.

The successful candidate will receive targeted training in specific processes and tools as required.

Key Requirements

Essential

• Three to five years of commercial software engineering experience developing and maintaining full-stack applications.
• A solid understanding of software engineering principles, strong analytical skills and a proactive problem-solving mindset.
• Strong Python, Django and React experience, including Django REST Framework, ORM, migrations, component design and state management.
• A good understanding of secure development practices, including the OWASP Top 10.
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs.
• Experience working with relational databases, such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, and non-relational databases.
• Practical experience using AI coding agents, such as Claude Code, Cursor or GitHub Copilot, as part of daily development workflows.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, Git workflows and Agile development practices.
• Working knowledge of AWS and Docker, including cloud-based application deployment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

AI Agents: How We Work

AI is an important part of how the team develops software and the capabilities we are building. You should be comfortable both working with AI coding agents and integrating AI capabilities into software products.

You will be expected to use AI-assisted development tools to plan, develop, test, debug and refactor software, while critically reviewing generated code and retaining responsibility for its quality, security and maintainability.

You should also have experience, or a strong technical foundation, in integrating LLM APIs into applications. This may include:

• Structured outputs
• Tool and function calling
• Agentic workflows
• Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
• Embeddings and vector search

Experience evaluating AI features for quality, security, cost and performance is also valuable.

Desirable

• Experience with agent frameworks and protocols, such as Model Context Protocol (MCP), LangGraph or provider agent SDKs.
• Experience building web crawlers or scrapers and applying data-mining techniques.
• TypeScript experience on the front end.
• An AWS certification, such as AWS Certified Developer, Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer, or a willingness to obtain one.
• Knowledge of deployment strategies such as canary releases, blue-green deployments, feature toggles or rolling deployments.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, using tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK.
• An understanding of the machine-learning lifecycle beyond LLMs.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• An interest in technology outside the standard development ecosystem, such as networking, online investigations or content protection.

About You

You are curious, pragmatic and comfortable taking ownership of your work. You enjoy learning new technologies, particularly as AI-assisted development continues to evolve, and favour maintainable solutions over unnecessary complexity.

You work well in a collaborative environment, are open to feedback and understand the importance of handling sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

How to Apply

Candidates who can demonstrate that they meet the requirements above and can prove that they have the right to work in the UK should send an application to:

recruitment@ifpi.org
or by post to:
HR Department, IFPI Secretariat
The Shard, 7th Floor
32 London Bridge Street
London, SE1 9SG

The application should include a CV and covering letter explaining how the candidate meets each requirement.

Due to the need to fill this role swiftly, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. IFPI reserves the right to close the advert before the confirmed closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Closing Date for Applications
Monday 2 November 2026

Interview Process

We will, having reviewed applications on a rolling basis, seek to conduct interviews with candidates either online or in person.

Data Protection

In order to process job applications, IFPI collects personal information submitted by applicants. By applying for this role, applicants consent to that processing. All personal information is processed in line with our privacy policy.

EEO Statement

IFPI is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds.