Product Manager – Music Rights Management at spotify

<p data-start="216" data-end="460">The Music Mission team owns Spotify’s end to end proposition for music creators and the experiences they create for fans. The team is dedicated to building tools and services to enable creation, promotion, expression, and monetization at scale.</p> <p data-start="483" data-end="920">The Music Mission team is responsible for shaping how music is created, managed, and experienced on Spotify. Within this, the Rights Management team builds products that help rights holders seamlessly interact with Spotify’s platform. You’ll join a cross-functional group spanning R&amp;D, Partnerships, Legal, and Operations, working together to make rights management more scalable, transparent, and effective for creators and their teams.</p> What You'll Do • Work closely with engineering, design, and insights teams to build and improve catalog and rights management tools used by rights holders and creators • Define product strategy and roadmap, balancing user needs, business priorities, and technical scalability • Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and prototyping through launch and iteration • Set clear success metrics and use data to guide product decisions and measure impact • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities and deliver complex, long-term initiatives • Share expertise on music rights and industry standards to inform product direction and feasibility • Engage with external partners and the broader music industry to support adoption and gather feedback Who You Are • You are experienced in product management and care deeply about building thoughtful, user-centered products • You have worked on platform or music-related products and understand complex ecosystems • You are comfortable communicating across different audiences, from executives to engineers • You collaborate effectively across teams and build strong working relationships • You can navigate ambiguity, make informed trade-offs, and bring clarity to complex problems • You are organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment • You care about improving experiences for artists, songwriters, and their teams • You are comfortable working with distributed teams across time zones • You have experience with rights management systems, digital media platforms, or B2B products • You are familiar with industry tools such as Content ID, Rights Manager, or similar systems Where You'll Be • This role is based in New York • 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 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. 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.