Associate Director, Music Product Strategy

With millions of users in 178 countries, Spotify has transformed the way people access, discover, and enjoy music and podcasts. We are now looking for a senior leader who can oversee our Artist Experience team and help shape the future of how artists engage with fans on Spotify.

The Music Product Strategy team represents the “bridge” between the Music Partnerships and Product teams. You will be responsible for driving central initiatives and managing product-rooted programs crafted to improve the Spotify experience for artists and their teams as they release music and build fandoms. Your primary counterparts will be leaders in Product and Partnerships, but you will also deal with Marketing, Legal, Data Science, Design etc.

Your work will be highly strategic and have a direct impact on the business.

What you'll do

• Un-bottleneck projects for your team through influence, insights, and persuasion
• Represent the music industry point of view in senior product forums, serving as a member of the Music Expression product group’s leadership team
• Identify new opportunities that can help Spotify better meet the needs of artists and their teams, turn them into proposals, and generate buy-in on them with key product leaders
• Manage pilot programs for products built for artists, collecting feedback and ensuring they meet the needs of our industry partners
• Lead and mentor a team of project manager and strategists who are helping envision and evolve how artists release music, express themselves, and interact with their fans on Spotify
• When required, roll up the sleeves and find creative ways to get the job done
• Drive communication, alignment, and advocacy within our global partnerships team for new artist-facing product features
• Work with key internal and external partners to develop outstanding content that shows the power of Spotify’s portfolio of music expression and video tools (incl Canvas, Clips, Countdown Pages)

Who you are

• Have inspired change and impact in a constantly evolving environment, and are comfortable working with partners across different disciplines and time-zones
• 10+ years of related experience in a product/project/program management capacity, where you’ve straddled the worlds of music and technology
• You are based in New York or Los Angeles.
• Experience working directly with artists and their teams is preferred
• An ability to build relationships with and instill trust in other people
• An excellent storyteller - you share information in an inspiring, coherent, and compelling way
• A deep understanding of the music industry, the key players, and the role of video in today’s music landscape
• You can clearly and confidently influence and partner with senior product collaborators
• A consistent track record leading impactful teams
• Highly analytical, experienced in sourcing and interpreting data, and confident making decisions based on it
• Experience leading several large cross-functional projects and programs

The United States base range for this position is $143,333 - 204,761 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.