Associate Director of Music Product Strategy, Spotify
$143.3-204.8k
Commercial music streaming service
Job no longer available
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$143.3-204.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
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 opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of related experience in a product/project/program management capacity, where you’ve straddled the worlds of music and technology
- A deep understanding of the music industry, the key players, and the role of video in today’s music landscape
- A consistent track record leading impactful teams
- You can clearly and confidently influence and partner with senior product collaborators
- Have inspired change and impact in a constantly evolving environment, and are comfortable working with partners across different disciplines and time-zones
- Experience leading several large cross-functional projects and programs
- An ability to build relationships with and instill trust in other people
- Highly analytical, experienced in sourcing and interpreting data, and confident making decisions based on it
- An excellent storyteller - you share information in an inspiring, coherent, and compelling way
- Experience working directly with artists and their teams is preferred
- You are based in New York or Los Angeles
What the job involves
- 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
- Represent the music industry point of view in senior product forums, serving as a member of the Music Expression product group’s leadership team
- Manage pilot programs for products built for artists, collecting feedback and ensuring they meet the needs of our industry partners
- 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)
- Drive communication, alignment, and advocacy within our global partnerships team for new artist-facing product features
- 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
- Un-bottleneck projects for your team through influence, insights, and persuasion
- When required, roll up the sleeves and find creative ways to get the job done
Our take
Spotify was founded in an attempt to combat the rampant music piracy that was causing significant harm to the industry. The company has since taken music streaming mainstream and now has 180m+ paying subscribers across the world.
With features that include a highly accessible interface and a vast catalogue of artists, Spotify's strong brand has been able to maintain growth in spite of fierce competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Amazon and Apple. The company has achieved this by making smart acquisitions to move into other verticals to strengthen its offerings, especially podcasting, by acquiring Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast.
Spotify's future plans include rapid growth with a goal to become a one-stop destination for all digital sound, as well as AI and NFT integrations. However, high costs incurred from the acquisition of exclusive podcasts, increasing competitor strength, and weak bottom-line growth mean that the company must find a balance to maintain its position in the sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2016
$1bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jun 2015
$526m
SERIES G
Total funding: $2.1bn
Company benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
- Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
- Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
- All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
- Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Leadership
Daniel Ek
(CEO & Chairman)Founded Spotify in 2006. Previously worked as an executive at Tradera, an auction company that was sold to eBay and was briefly the CEO of uTorrent.
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