Head of Measurement & Advertising Effectiveness

Spotify Los Angeles; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 339,000 - 484,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k)

Meal allowance

Paid time off

Flexible holidays

Paid sick leave

Share incentives

Global parental leave

Job summary

Spotify is seeking a Head of Measurement & Advertising Effectiveness to define how we prove the value of advertising across audio, video, and experiences. You will build a differentiated measurement function, set the vision across brand, performance, and full-funnel outcomes, and lead a global team.

Reporting to the SVP of Advertising, you will shape industry standards, partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science, and guide investment priorities to strengthen advertiser growth and

Qualifications

• Senior leader with track record in setting strategy and delivering impact at scale.
• Deep expertise in incrementality, causal inference, experimentation, attribution, and marketing effectiveness.
• Understands how measurement drives media allocation and growth.

Responsibilities

• Set Spotify’s global measurement and effectiveness vision across brand, performance, and full-funnel advertising.
• Lead approaches to incrementality, causal inference, experimentation, attribution, and marketing mix modeling.
• Define scientific requirements and influence cross-functional partners to build solutions.
• Turn evidence into advertiser growth by enabling smarter investments and stronger relationships.
• Develop partnerships with measurement partners and anticipate AI-driven changes in the field.
• Build and lead a high-performing global team across strategy, science, consulting, research, and partnerships.
• Shape industry thinking by engaging CMOs and industry bodies.

Skills

Advertising measurement

Marketing science

Advertiser effectiveness

Strategic leadership

Job description

Spotify is building the next generation of advertising, connecting brands with audiences through audio, video, and experiences that are deeply embedded in people's lives. As our advertising business evolves, demonstrating the impact of advertising on Spotify, and helping advertisers achieve better outcomes, will be critical to our long-term success.

We are seeking a Head of Measurement & Advertising Effectiveness to define how Spotify proves the value of its advertising, advances measurement science, and makes advertiser effectiveness a lasting competitive advantage.

Reporting directly to the SVP of Advertising, you will be a member of the global Advertising leadership team, operating within a business with end-to-end P&L accountability. You will play an influential role in shaping our strategy, guiding investment priorities, and strengthening the value we deliver to advertisers.

This is an opportunity to build and lead a differentiated measurement and effectiveness organization at a time when the industry is being reshaped by AI, evolving privacy expectations, and increasing demand for measurable business outcomes. We are looking for a leader who combines scientific rigor, strategic vision, commercial judgment, and exceptional people leadership—and who can represent Spotify as a credible and influential voice in the industry.

What You'll Do

• Build and transform the function. Set Spotify’s global measurement and effectiveness vision across brand, performance, and full-funnel advertising, and fundamentally build and elevate our capabilities to get there.
• Advance measurement science. Lead our approach to incrementality, causal inference, experimentation, attribution, marketing mix modeling, and brand lift, and set rigorous standards for how we measure advertiser outcomes.
• Define what we need to prove. Set the scientific requirements for measuring advertising impact on Spotify, and influence investment priorities with Product, Engineering, and Data Science, who own building the solutions.
• Turn evidence into advertiser growth. Build marketing science and consulting capabilities that help advertisers understand and improve their results on Spotify, and partner with commercial leaders to turn that evidence into deeper relationships and smarter investment decisions.
• Tailor measurement by industry. Develop approaches that reflect the distinct goals and challenges of advertisers in key verticals.
• Build research and partnerships. Set an ambitious research agenda, develop relationships with leading measurement and technology partners, and advance independent validation and new approaches.
• Lead what’s next. Anticipate how AI, new methods, and ecosystem shifts will change measurement, and position Spotify to lead rather than follow.
• Shape industry thinking. Go beyond representing Spotify to help shape how the industry approaches effectiveness and measurement standards, through direct engagement with CMOs and agency leaders, seats on industry boards, major conference stages, and thought leadership.
• Build an exceptional organization. Design, scale, and lead a high-performing global team spanning measurement strategy, marketing science, advertiser consulting, research, and partnerships.
• Shape Advertising leadership decisions. Bring scientific expertise, advertiser insight, and an evidence-based perspective to the leadership team’s strategic choices and long-term priorities.

Who You Are

• You’re an accomplished senior leader in advertising measurement, marketing science, or advertiser effectiveness, ideally at a leading ad platform, technology company, or measurement organization.
• You have a track record of setting strategy, building or transforming capabilities, and delivering impact at scale.
• You have deep expertise in incrementality, causal inference, experimentation, attribution, and marketing effectiveness, and the judgment to weigh each method’s strengths, limits, and practical uses.
• You understand how advertisers make investment decisions and how measurement drives media allocation, confidence, and growth.
• You pair scientific rigor with commercial thinking, turning complex evidence into clear priorities, compelling narratives, and actionable recommendations.
• You understand the product, data, technology, and privacy factors shaping modern measurement, and you’ve successfully influenced cross-functional investments.
• You’re excited by the measurement challenges of audio, video, and podcasts: formats where traditional click-based attribution falls short.
• You have a forward-looking view of how AI and evolving industry standards will reshape advertising effectiveness.
• You’ve built and led multidisciplinary organizations, attracting exceptional talent and developing strong senior leaders.
• You’re a compelling communicator with the executive presence to engage C-suite advertisers, agencies, and industry bodies, and to make sophisticated measurement concepts clear and relevant to business leaders.
• You thrive in fast-moving environments, challenge conventional thinking, and balance long-term ambition with near-term delivery.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in New York
• We ask that you come into the office 2-3 times per week.

Learn about life at Spotify

The United States base range for this position is $338,758 - $483,940, 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.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.

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.

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