Product Manager, Spotify
Data Management
$112.3-160.4k
+ Equity
Commercial music streaming service
Open for applications
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$112.3-160.4k
+ 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 3+ years of technical product management experience
- You have thorough experience with data driven product development
- A deep technical understanding of data management in a cloud-based environment
- You can translate you and your team’s knowledge & experience, internal policies and external requirements to use-cases and prioritized work
- You're resilient and love the idea of having end-to-end responsibility for the product’s success and getting things done!
- You are an excellent communicator and storyteller, communicating concepts and ideas in different formats
- You have an ability to operate effectively and autonomously across multiple teams in situations of ambiguity, with only high-level direction
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Product Manager to drive the roadmap and strategic direction within Spotify’s Data Management Product Area
- As a technical product manager, you collaborate with a group of Product Managers to identify and prioritize areas where the team can make a greater impact on the Spotify data community, as well as a dedicated team of engineers to improve several critical capabilities:
- Providing the ability to manage all of Spotify's data via the Data Catalog, as well as enabling discovery as part of the larger Backstage ecosystem
- Guaranteeing consistent data available once safely published for reliable use
- Provide Data Practitioners at Spotify with an in-depth understanding of the flow of data and their relationships across the Data Ecosystem
- Being part of Spotify’s Data Platform, your work will intersect with teams in the broader Data Management Product Area and other engineers across the Studio and the wider organization
- Define and drive overall product vision, strategy and metrics across teams in Data Platform, that contribute to data catalog and lineage engineering and products
- Through your understanding of the domain and compliance requirements, collaborate with product, engineering, and data science teams to gather feedback and requirements
- You will create, update and evangelize how data is being managed and maintained, in alignment with Data Protection and our larger Storage strategies, that improves the experience for people working with data at Spotify
- Work closely with other Product Managers in the Data Platform and larger Platform organization to define and address gaps in Spotify’s offering with the goal of providing a world-class data development experience at Spotify
- Work passionately to ensure your team is focusing on the right things, balancing short versus long term needs. A healthy balance of innovation, support and maintenance is key for all successful teams at Spotify
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
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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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