The Music Mission team owns Spotify’s end to end proposition for music creators and the experiences they create for fans. The team is dedicated to building tools and services to enable creation, promotion, expression, and monetization at scale.
You’ll join the Native Ads product area within the Music Mission, where we build advertising experiences that feel native to the listening journey while supporting artists and creators at scale. This team sits at the intersection of Music, Advertising, and Personalization, working across missions to deliver impactful, data-driven solutions.
We operate in a highly collaborative environment with product, data science, and engineering partners, solving complex machine learning challenges that power ad experiences for millions of listeners around the world.
What You'll Do
- Lead and support a team that includes engineering managers and senior engineers, helping leaders grow and scale their impact
- Set clear technical and organizational direction across multiple teams, aligning with mission and company priorities
- Drive delivery across complex, distributed systems spanning Music, Ads, and Personalization
- Stay close to the technology. Contributing to architecture, system design, and critical technical decisions
- Partner with product, data science, and design to shape strategy and long-term direction
- Navigate ambiguity in machine learning systems, including debugging, experimentation, and incident response
- Build strong cross-mission relationships and influence decisions across teams and disciplines
- Identify risks early, remove organizational blockers, and ensure accountability at all levels
- Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous learning
Who You Are
- You have experience managing managers and scaling engineering organizations through multiple levels of leadership
- You bring strong technical depth and are comfortable engaging in architecture, system design, and complex debugging
- You have worked with machine learning or probabilistic systems and understand their real-world operational challenges
- You make thoughtful, high-quality decisions and bring clarity in complex or ambiguous situations
- You build alignment across teams and influence stakeholders at different levels of the organization
- You communicate effectively and adapt your approach to different audiences and contexts
- You partner closely with product and data leaders to shape strategy, not just execution
- You create accountability across teams and address misalignment constructively
- You are committed to building inclusive teams where diverse perspectives are valued
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in New York
- We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
Skills Required
- Experience managing managers and scaling engineering organizations
- Strong technical depth in architecture and systems design
- Experience with machine learning or probabilistic systems
- Ability to communicate and influence across teams
- Commitment to building inclusive teams
Spotify Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Spotify and has not been reviewed or approved by Spotify.
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Flexible Benefits — Employees consistently praise the total compensation package beyond base salary, highlighting a mix of RSUs, cash incentives, and stipends alongside core pay. The package is described as flexible and customizable through equity choices (e.g., RSUs, options, cash) that can be tailored for long-term wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are repeatedly highlighted as substantial, including generous vacation, paid sick days, volunteer time, and flexible holidays. These policies are framed as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience beyond salary.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and mental health support. Additional employer contributions to HSAs are cited as strengthening the overall health and wellness value proposition.
Spotify Insights
What We Do
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