Creative Business Strategies Manager
Description
We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Creative Business Strategies Manager to join our dynamic team at Spotify.
The Creative Business Strategies (CBS) team serves as Spotify LATAM's Special Projects division, dedicated to designing and managing innovative initiatives that celebrate the region’s unique culture. CBS focuses on creating impactful live music experiences that connect creators, fans, and key stakeholders.
Operating at the intersection of Spotify’s core functions—including music, marketing, product, legal, and ad-sales—CBS develops large-scale, culturally resonant projects. Leveraging the creator flywheel and alternative revenue streams within the live music economy, CBS drives engagement with core audiences while aligning with Spotify’s commitment to innovation and cultural relevance in the global music landscape.
What You'll Do
- Oversee the full lifecycle of projects, from inception to completion.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets and handle risk assessment and problem-solving throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure all tasks, workflows, and deadlines are met in collaboration with squad leaders and external partners.
- Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external partners, artists, venues, suppliers, and contractors.
- Manage vendor payments, invoices, and financial reporting.
- Ensure all legal documentation is in place, contracts are approved, and compliance with safety regulations and event standards is achieved.
- Collaborate with Music, Marketing, Legal and Talent teams to align programming, artist placement, and creative direction with Spotify’s brand and business model.
- Work closely with the Talent Squad to support value exchange and negotiations with artists and partners, ensuring alignment with industry sensitivities and Spotify’s artistic standards.
- Integrate artistry seamlessly into projects to enhance creative impact and audience experience.
- Maintain Spotify's production quality standards through oversight of all elements, including sponsor activations and audience experience.
Requirements
Who You Are
- An experienced project manager with a consistent record to lead all aspects of complex, end-to-end projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.
- A strategic problem solver and diligent professional who excels at developing and leading project plans, workflows, and timelines while balancing multiple priorities.
- A natural collaborator and communicator who thrives in cross-functional environments, acting as a unifying point between internal teams and squads (Music, Marketing, Ads, PR, Legal, etc) and external partners (artists, venues, suppliers).
- Financially savvy, with strong budgeting and financial leadership skills to ensure projects stay on track and align with company financial objectives.
- A proactive problem-solver with expertise in risk management and compliance, ensuring all legal, safety, and operational standards are met throughout the project lifecycle.
- Creatively driven and attuned to the music industry’s sensitivities and dynamics, aligning artistic elements and programming with Spotify’s brand identity and business goals.
- Quality-focused, ensuring all production elements—from sponsor activations to audience experience—meet Spotify’s high standards and reflect its reputation and values.
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in Mexico City, Mexico.
- 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.
- We ask that you come in 2-3 times per week.
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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 opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it. Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Discover, manage and share over 50m tracks for free, or upgrade to Spotify Premium to access exclusive features including offline mode, improved sound quality, and an ad-free music listening experience. Today, Spotify is the most popular global audio streaming service with 345m users, including 155m subscribers across 101 markets. We are the largest driver of revenue to the music business today.