Senior Product Manager, Design Systems

Spotify AB; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

GreenHouse learning program

Share incentives

Global parental leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Spotify AB is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy and evolution of Encore, Spotify’s design system. You will define the vision and roadmap for the design infrastructure that powers product development across the company, working at the intersection of design, engineering, accessibility, and AI.

This senior IC role requires strategic thinking and the ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives through influence.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Product Management experience, with a track record building platform, infrastructure, or design systems products.
• Strategic, cross-functional leadership with ability to influence without authority.
• AI tools as part of product practice for research, analysis, synthesis, prototyping, and decision support.
• Strong analytics, defining product metrics and data-informed prioritization.
• Deep understanding of design systems, accessibility, design tokens, semantic components, and modern tooling.
• Clear communication with engineers, designers, executives and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments with curiosity and execution focus.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term strategy and roadmap for Encore's design system components and tokens.
• Partner with engineering, design, accessibility, and platform teams to evolve the system and improve quality.
• Lead prioritization across initiatives and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Champion AI throughout the product lifecycle to accelerate decision-making and productivity.
• Shape AI-enabled design tooling strategy and adoption across users and teams.
• Establish meaningful metrics for platform adoption, design quality, accessibility, and developer experience.
• Translate strategy into executable plans that align cross-functional teams.
• Build trusted partnerships to drive Encore adoption and continuous improvement across Spotify.

Skills

Strategic product management

Cross-functional leadership

AI in product management

Data analytics

Design systems

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy and evolution of Encore, Spotify's design system. In this role, you'll define the vision and roadmap for the design infrastructure that powers product development across the company.

You'll work at the intersection of design, engineering, accessibility, and artificial intelligence, ensuring that our systems are built not only for the people using them today, but also for the AI‑assisted workflows shaping how software will be built tomorrow.

This is a senior individual contributor role requiring strategic thinking, strong product judgment, and the ability to lead complex cross‑functional initiatives through influence. You'll partner closely with engineering, design, research, and leadership to align priorities, make thoughtful trade‑offs, and drive measurable outcomes across Spotify's product ecosystem.

What You'll Do

• Define and drive the long‑term product strategy and roadmap for Encore, including design tokens, component libraries, accessibility standards, and AI‑powered capabilities.
• Partner closely with engineering, design, accessibility, and platform teams to evolve the systems that enable product teams to deliver high‑quality user experiences consistently and efficiently.
• Lead prioritization across multiple initiatives, balancing immediate customer needs with long‑term platform investments while clearly communicating trade‑offs and rationale to stakeholders.
• Champion the use of AI throughout the product development lifecycle, leveraging AI‑powered tools to synthesize research, explore solutions, draft product artifacts, accelerate decision‑making, and improve team productivity.
• Shape Spotify's strategy for AI‑enabled design tooling, identifying opportunities where AI can meaningfully improve design workflows, component quality, documentation, and adoption across both human and AI consumers.
• Establish meaningful success metrics for platform adoption, design quality, accessibility, and developer experience, using both quantitative and qualitative insights to guide investment decisions.
• Translate strategic objectives into clear execution plans that keep cross‑functional teams aligned, focused, and delivering against shared outcomes.
• Build trusted partnerships across Spotify, helping teams successfully adopt Encore while continuously improving the platform based on user feedback and evolving business needs.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and accountability across the teams contributing to Spotify's design infrastructure.

Who You Are

• You have 6+ years of experience in Product Management, with significant experience building platform, infrastructure, developer platform, or design systems products.
• You have successfully defined product strategy for complex, cross‑functional initiatives involving platform adoption, migrations, or large‑scale technical investments.
• You use AI tools as a natural part of your product management practice, applying them to research, analysis, documentation, synthesis, prototyping, and decision support while exercising thoughtful human judgment.
• You have strong analytical skills and experience defining product metrics, interpreting data, and using evidence to inform product strategy and prioritization.
• You understand the principles behind design systems, accessibility, design tokens, semantic components, and modern design tooling, or you're excited to deepen your expertise in these areas.
• You communicate complex ideas with clarity, adapting your approach to engineers, designers, executives, and cross‑functional partners alike.
• You know how to influence without authority, bringing alignment across multiple teams with differing priorities.
• You care deeply about building products that enable others to do their best work, raising the quality, consistency, and accessibility of experiences across Spotify.
• You thrive in ambiguous environments, bringing curiosity, sound judgment, and a bias toward thoughtful execution.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in Stockholm.
• 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.

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 - 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.