Manager, Partner Product and Delivery

Spotify; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music streaming company is seeking a Manager for Partner Product and Delivery in Dubai. You will lead technical implementation of premium partnerships and ensure all commitments are delivered. The ideal candidate has strong experience in telecom or the digital music industry, a background in project management, and excellent communication skills. Proficiency in APIs, SQL, and familiarity with software development is essential. Flexibility for work location is provided as long as it is within the GST time zone.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in telecom, Internet start-up, media or digital music.
• Proficient in technical and business communication.
• Willingness to travel for partner meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical implementation of partnerships.
• Participate in discussions with potential partners.
• Ensure commitments from Spotify and partners are met.

Skills

Experience in telecom, media or digital music

Project and product management

Proficient in written and spoken English

Strong presentation skills

Technical leadership

REST APIs

SQL

Big data analytics

JIRA and GitHub

Software development (Java or Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

BigQuery

Productivity tools (Gemini, ChatGPT)

Job description

We are looking for a Manager, Partner Product and Delivery, who will join our team spread across the globe, and help lead Spotify's Premium Partnerships projects in Asia / Middle East / Africa. You will have the operational and day-to-day responsibility to lead the technical implementation and performance of the partnerships. You will report directly to the Associate Director, Partner Product and Delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in initial discussions with potential partners, explaining how partners can distribute premium offerings in different ways.
• Work with the business team on the technical setup of the partnership.
• Ensure that Spotify's commitments in a partner relationship are delivered, as well as follow‑up on the partner's commitments.
• Document all actions with partners for keeping track of changes.
• Develop our tooling together with R&D to make sure we can scale the business.

Who You Are

• Detailed working experience within telecom, Internet start-up, media or the digital music industry.
• Technology background with project and/or product focus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in written and spoken English, additional languages Arabic and French are considered a merit.
• A self‑going can do demeanour, you won’t be afraid to step in when needed.
• You understand that collaboration and team play is key to success!
• Strong presentation skills and shown success in working directly with partners.
• A proven record in technical leadership, explaining sophisticated relations both to technical and business people.
• Experience working under deadlines and prioritizing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willing to travel to meet partners.
• You are proficient with REST APIs, SQL and big data analytics such as BigQuery, Product and Project tools, such as JIRA and Github, Productivity tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT, Common understanding of AI functionality, Unix and Shell scripting
• Experience in writing software in one or more languages such as Java or Python will be advantageous

Where You’ll Be

• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, the preferred location is Dubai or in the region as long as we have a work location.
• This team operates within the GST time zone for collaboration