Senior Product Manager, SoundCloud

Payments

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Senior and Expert level

London

Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem

Job no longer available

Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem

501-1000 employees

B2CMusicSaaSCommunityMedia

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Senior and Expert level

London

501-1000 employees

B2CMusicSaaSCommunityMedia

Company mission

To empower artists and fans to connect and share through music.

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Company

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Who you are

This role requires excellent problem solving intuition, self-motivation to identify and build empathy for user needs, concise & simple communication across both technical and leadership stakeholders, and a principled approach to execution in pursuit of business impact
More than anything - you’re passionate about leveraging your expertise in the payments industry to better serve the needs of your users, and take pride in building great products which help to make their lives easier
Bachelor's degree or work experience in a relevant field with 5+ years of product management experience, with a consistent track record of launches and quantifiable wins
Significant industry expertise working with payments, subscriptions, and e-commerce platforms
Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions
Experience working closely with engineers, designers, and data scientists
Familiarity with core mobile, web, and backend applications
Thorough, detail-oriented, and organized. Able to lead multiple projects in parallel
Outstanding verbal and written communication, as well as a high level of comfort leading workshops and presentations with a diverse group of stakeholders and teams

What the job involves

SoundCloud is looking for a qualified Senior Product Manager to join our Payments product team
This team is responsible for helping fans & artists purchase and enjoy SoundCloud’s premium subscriptions across iOS, Android, and Web
Driving innovation in the Payments & Subscription industry is critical to our strategic focus as a company
This individual will be directly responsible for developing & executing against that strategy as we look to strengthen existing business models, and find product market fit for new ones
As a Senior Product Manager on the Payments team, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating the trajectory of SoundCloud’s global business by working across teams in Berlin, London, New York, and Los Angeles to execute and drive impact
Identify opportunities to grow SoundCloud’s subscription businesses through an understanding of user needs, business needs, and technical feasibility
Lead adoption of payments industry best practices to drive innovation and facilitate a best-in-class global business including support across platforms, stores, currencies, and local payment methods
Build and maintain a consistent payment, purchase, and subscription experience across mobile & web experiences
Drive end-to-end execution of projects from concept through prioritization, design, build, launch, experimentation, and iteration
Work closely with the engineering, design, data, research, marketing, and business teams to ensure requirements are well-defined, clear, and aligned with strategic goals
Attend and actively contribute to the cross-functional team ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions
Be the go-to person for day-to-day management of features and capabilities within the payments platform, addressing team inquiries and managing day-to-day operations
Act as a liaison, communicate outcomes, and manage tradeoffs amongst multiple feature teams and stakeholders

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Our take

Founded in 2007, SoundCloud recognized the need for an artist-first platform. The company set out with a clear mission: to empower independent artists by providing them with the necessary tools and resources to grow and build their careers.

Today, SoundCloud boasts over 40M artists on its platform, far outpacing Spotify, which has 11M. As a result, SoundCloud is the largest audio discovery platform in a rapidly growing market. According to MIDiA Research, the independent artist market is poised for continued revenue growth in the coming years, further solidifying SoundCloud's place in the industry.

The company plans to scale its audience and expand its services through new offerings, such as the SoundCloud "roster". This tier system is designed to provide artists with significant creative and financial resources, along with market support, rivalling major record labels. While artists retain ownership of their copyrights, they will be represented by SoundCloud, further enhancing the platform's appeal to independent creators.