Manager, Strategic Initiatives

New York, NY

At Spotify, we are reinventing the audio industry by changing how people create, consume, and pay for content.

We’re doing this by not only having a world-class team to build out the core music and audio service that you know and love, but also by looking across the media and technology landscape to support Spotify’s mission to unlock the potential of human creativity, giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art, and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be passionate about it.

The Strategic Initiatives team plays a meaningful role in developing strategies that will have longer term impact as well as identifying and evaluating opportunities which may accelerate existing strategies.

Our team uses financial, operational, and strategic frameworks and skills to evaluate and make recommendations for the best long-term investment opportunities for Spotify, partnering across the company with executives and product stakeholders to drive initiatives toward execution.

What you'll do

Support strategic evaluation and framework-driven product and business recommendations across all of Spotify’s business units
Work with other Strategy and Corporate Development team members to assess opportunities for Spotify’s core and emerging investment areas and to develop build / buy / partner recommendations
Design, compile, and analyze research, drawing across the breadth of internal analysis and external intelligence covering the industry landscape and key consumer segments
Prepare and deliver presentations which translate learnings from research and analysis into effective discussions for relevant internal executives and stakeholders
Iterate on your previous work by observing early performance and stakeholder feedback, placing an emphasis on continuous improvement and impact of your work
Own in-depth analysis to strengthen our product and business strategy, aligning data-driven insights with industry trends and opportunities
Work across global offices with distributed business unit teams
Collaborate with relevant external stakeholders as applicable, manage deliverables

Who you are

Strong academic qualifications (MBA preferred, with Finance, Engineering, or Business undergraduate fields)
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy and planning, or financial analysis (technology and/or media experience preferred)
Strong business, financial analysis and modeling skills
Strong judgment and ability to drive work independently and across internal functions, to translate analysis into business and product opportunity statements, developing and then proving out hypotheses in observed data / performance, identifying risks and their mitigation paths
Ability to create and deliver clear, persuasive presentation materials, including written business narratives that influence decision-making and position us to execute

Where you'll be

New York City, San Francisco or Los Angeles
Office mix (primarily in office, with flexibility to work from home)

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 with a community of more than 381 million users.

Global COVID and Vaccination Disclosure

Spotify is committed to safety and well-being of our employees, vendors and clients. We are following regional guidelines mandating vaccination and testing requirements, including those requiring vaccinations and testing for in-person roles and event attendance. For the US, we have mandated that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated in order to work in our offices and externally with any third-parties. For all other locations, we strongly encourage our employees to get vaccinated and also follow local COVID and safety protocols.

This role is not eligible for hire in Colorado, USA.