Lead, Global Markets Strategy

Spotify; New York (NY); On-site; USD 147,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Six-month parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Monthly meal allowance

23 paid days off

Paid flexible holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Spotify seeks a Lead, Global Markets Strategy based in New York to guide multi-year growth for Markets. You’ll partner with regional MDs and GMs, refine regional strategies, and lead cross-functional initiatives across the GMS team.

You will build models with FP&A, analyze market dynamics, and advance product feature go-to-market efforts. Expect collaboration across time zones and a data-driven approach to growth.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field; MBA a plus.
• 8+ years in tech, management consulting, or similar.
• Experience growing consumer tech businesses globally.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration across countries/time zones.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to drive results.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional Market MDs and GMs on strategy and regional plans.
• Attend and participate in M&S Growth Region QBR meetings.
• Collaborate on annual market prioritization and budgeting.
• Drive financial analysis with FP&A to understand regional dynamics.
• Build financial models to analyze growth and competitor dynamics.
• Lead regional or cross-regional strategic projects with GMs and MDs.
• Align with strategic pillars and company bets across Markets.
• Identify and influence go-to-market on key product features.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Growth strategy

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial modeling

Job description

The Lead, Global Markets Strategy is a role on the Global Markets Strategy (“GMS”) team, to be based in New York, reporting to the Director of Global Markets Strategy. This role is designed to have a strategic and analytical focus on our multi-year growth journey in our Markets.

What You Will Do

• Partner with regional Market MDs and GMs on strategy formulation, feedback, and refinement of regional strategies and plans, including annual strategies, GM 3-year visions, and market landscape assessments
• Attend and play an active role in relevant M&S Growth Region QBR meetings
• Collaborate with GMS team members on key strategic deliverables including annual M&S market prioritization and budgeting
• Drive critical financial analysis alongside FP&A to deepen understanding of regional financial dynamics and continued profitable growth
• Build financial models to analyze growth and business dynamics of key competitors and peers in consumer tech, informing and improving user, subscriber, and revenue growth strategies
• Lead and collaborate on key regional or cross-regional strategic and analytical projects with market GMs, MDs, and their MSOs
• Maintain familiarity with the strategic pillars and key scope elements of company bets driven by Subs and other Missions, surfacing implications and decision points for Markets
• Identify and influence key bet teams to advance Markets goals, including go-to-market on key product features

Who You Are

• You have 8+ years of experience working at a tech company, management consultancy, or similar organization
• You have extensive experience and expertise in growing consumer tech businesses in a global context
• You hold an undergraduate degree, ideally in a quantitative major; a Master’s degree or MBA is a plus
• You have experience collaborating with colleagues across differing functions, levels of seniority, and across countries and time zones to craft and execute successful business strategies
• You have significant experience working in high-growth, dynamic organizations with a demonstrated ability to drive results
• You are an organized, process-driven strategic thinker with strong project management skills
• You are perceptive and proactive about improving how teams work together, with experience identifying cross-functional business opportunities and developing working models in complex environments
• You have proven results demonstrating thought leadership and business judgment, and communicating rigorous analysis and insights with simplicity, clarity, and confidence
• You learn new concepts, technologies, and businesses quickly and produce quality work in short timeframes

Where You’ll Be

We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, you will be based in New york. This team operates within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration.

The United States base range for this position is $146,891- $183,614 USD, 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
• paid flexible holidays
• paid sick leave

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.

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