Product Marketing Manager, Ad Platform

Sell what you love. For us and millions of users across the globe, that’s Spotify. Join the Sales team and you’ll build the relationships that help grow our business in existing markets and beyond. We don’t just sell creative solutions to our clients and partners, we help to shape them; using our expert knowledge of ad products, sales channels and the industry to impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts. 

We are seeking a Product Marketing Manager to join the Monetization Product Marketing team. In this role, you will work closely with our product, engineering, business operations, and ad sales teams to oversee inventory forecasting, pacing, and delivery across our unified auction. Your role will be critical in driving revenue growth and advertiser retention for Spotify Advertising.

This highly cross-functional role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on our rapidly growing ads business. The Monetization Product Marketing team sits within the Product and Commercial Growth team and partners closely with leaders across product, engineering, design, ad sales, business development, business marketing, business operations, and PR/communications.

What You'll Do

• Partner with product, engineering, and business operations to manage inventory forecasting, pacing, and delivery across Spotify’s unified auction, covering our three primary sales channels: direct IO, self-serve, and programmatic.
• Develop and implement go-to-market strategies that drive adoption and revenue growth for new ad products and features that support Spotify’s unified auction.
• Represent the voice of the customer, advocating consistently for our customers’ needs throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Analyze ad delivery and auction dynamics to find opportunities for optimization and innovation.
• Act as the bridge between commercial partners and product/engineering to ensure alignment between business objectives and product innovation.
• You will help shape Spotify's commercial offering through the power of our ad platform and delivery optimization features.

Who You Are

• You have a minimum of 5+ years of ad tech experience (inventory forecasting, pacing, and ad delivery).
• Product marketing experience preferred.
• You have a BA/BS degree or equivalent; master’s degree a plus.
• You have a strong experience leading cross-functional teams and a track record of influencing senior partners in product/engineering, partnerships, operations, and ad sales.
• You have strong opinions about what we should build and why, balancing quantitative and qualitative points to influence strategic decisions.
• You have experience working globally and are empathetic to customer needs
• You have experience launching cross-functional go-to-market launches
• You have a track record of collaborating with a variety of cross-functional partners in a fast-paced environment
• You can explain the value of highly technical concepts in human, relatable, and compelling language. 

Where You'll Be

• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, you can be within the US region as long as we have a work location.
• This team operates within the Eastern time zone for collaboration.

The United States base range for this position is $102,981 - $147,116 , plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.

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.