#2 - Deezer: How I restructured the Business Analytics team and made it more Business-Focused

Thibaud Arbes Dupuy is Director of Operational Performance at Deezer, the French music streaming unicorn with 9 figures in revenue and +600 employees. Two years ago, in an urge to become more profitable, the CEO asked him to took over the Data Analytics team to make it business-focused. A challenge he took up successfully through a multi-dimensional strategy. We address : 🔥 His career path to become Director of Operational Performance at Deezer, 🔥 The 4 pillars of his strategy: bring business focus, reorganize the team, retain talents and recruit the best, 🔥 His biggest difficulty: being patient and asking the other teams to be patient too, 🔥 His main advice when it comes to managing a team without any prior data experience. 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Trailer 01:14 Introduction 02:11 His career from Finance to Director of Operational Performance at Deezer 07:14 Thibaud’s 1st strategy pillar: bring business focus in his team 10:49 Thibaud’s 2nd strategy pillar: organize the Business Analytics team 15:12 Thibaud’s 3rd strategy pillar: retain talents 20:27 Thibault's 4th strategy pillar: recruit the best 25:47 His biggest challenges: being patient and asking other teams to be patient too 27:16 His advice to manage a Data team with no data experience 28:09 The next steps of the Business Analytics team 29:24 Thibaud’s ressource recommandations 29:50 What he like most about data 30:36 What made him progress the most 31:53 The best advice Thibaud ever received 📚 RESSOURCE DoorDash tech blog 🧐 OTHER EPISODES #1 - BlaBlaCar : Managing 50 Data People with Manu, VP Data #3 - Aircall: Adapting the Data Strategy to the slowing economic environment 🎙 SUPPORT THE PODCAST FOR FREE 1/ Subscribe 🔔 2/ Leave a 5 stars review on Apple Podcasts here 🥰 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.