Senior Associate, Spotify
Legal Operations
$84.7-121k
+ Equity
Commercial music streaming service
Open for applications
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$84.7-121k
+ Equity
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
- You have at least 5+ years of experience working in a legal operations role, preferably at an international organization or a large international law firm
- You have 3+ years of experience supporting contract management processes and managing a CLM system
- You have a good understanding of legal, contract management, and corporate governance policies, roles, and processes
- Experience managing relationships with law firms and negotiating fee arrangements are bonuses but not mandatory
- You can seamlessly bridge the gap between technical, legal, and business teams, aligning technical requirements with legal and business needs
- You have a proven track record of delivering complex projects with legal and other business stakeholders, preferably across multiple time zones
- You are able to make risk-based decisions independently
- You have excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively
- You are inquisitive and challenge the effectiveness of current processes and procedures, constantly seeking ways to improve
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced legal operations professional to join Spotify’s Legal Ops team. Together with the Legal Affairs organization, we deliver efficient, scalable, and innovative support to Spotify’s growing business. We manage and support contract management and outside counsel management; support Legal Affairs strategic planning; and execute legal operations projects
- In this role, you will both provide daily support for, and take ownership of, key legal operations workstreams and projects. You will be responsible for support related to Spotify’s Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes. You will also take ownership of various other legal operations projects and support the Legal Affairs team in strategic planning
- Manage and optimize our CLM system, ensuring efficient and effective contract processes and workflows
- Be responsible for daily support and administration of our CLM system, managing high-touch workstreams for Spotify’s most critical contracts
- Work closely with Spotify’s business and finance teams to support the deal process, ensuring compliant and efficient contract execution
- Manage and support legal tech solutions and systems, such as legal automation, AI contract review and more
- Relationship management and negotiation of fee arrangements with Spotify’s external law firms
- Lead and support various legal operations projects, driving them to successful completion by coordinating with legal and business stakeholders
- Develop and create efficient structures to support Legal Affairs in planning strategic legal work and contributions across Spotify’s business
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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 values
- Innovative: We move fast and take big risks
- Sincere: We have no time for internal politics
- Passionate: We revel in what we do
- Collaborative: We recognise that we're all in this together
- Playful: We don't take ourselves too seriously
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
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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.
People progressing
Joined as a Conversion Manager in the Growth Team. Promoted three times over seven years to Senior Director - Head of Growth.
Joined as a Customer Advisor. Since then has had the role titles Senior Advisor, Content Associate, Team Coach, and Operations Manager - Primary Support. Hurst is now currently the Business Operations Manager of Music.
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