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Manager, Audiobooks Partnership & Licensing

As a member of the Licensing & Publisher Partnerships team, you will play a critical role in driving Spotify’s audiobook initiatives and managing the day-to-day relationships with publishers across North America. This team within the Audiobooks Business Organization is responsible for driving commercial negotiations and content licensing, as well as partner strategy and management of the key relationships that ensure the success of Spotify’s audiobook initiatives globally. The ideal candidate will have deep experience collaborating with publishers, authors, and agents, and will work cross-functionally with Spotify’s marketing, editorial, growth, legal, finance, product, and operations teams to provide best in class partner management. 


What You'll Do
  • Liaise with publishing partners and author teams to execute successful marketing and promotional campaigns.
  • Ensure communications to partners about new initiatives, business updates, and strategic objectives are managed clearly and effectively.
  • Track and analyze partner performance, and manage the quarterly business reviews process (QBRs) with key audiobook publishing partners.
  • Work closely with publishing partners to ensure mutual business goals are met, troubleshoot operational problems and drive success on the platform.
  • Support ongoing licensing and contract negotiation processes.
  • Collaborate with product teams to feed into the development roadmap of our audiobook products.


Who You Are
  • An excellent communicator who excels at relationship building and expectation management.
  • 3+ years of experience in the book industry spent in digital sales, marketing, partnerships, or similar roles.
  • You have strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills and the ability to express thoughts logically and succinctly.
  • You have an analytical approach and the ability to deliver data driven insights.
  • You are a self-starter with a proven track record of executing complex projects and have solid organizational and project management skills.
  • You embody Spotify’s values (Innovative, Collaborative, Sincere, Passionate, Playful) and demonstrate a Growth Mindset.
  • You hold a BA degree (an MBA or other advanced education is preferred).
  • You are passionate about audiobooks and invested in contributing to the growth and success of authors and the format at large on our platform. 


Where You'll Be
  • This role is based in New York, NY.
  • 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.


The United States base range for this position is $119,764.00 - 171,092.00 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. This range encompasses multiple levels. Leveling is determined during the interview process. Placement in a level depends on relevant work history and interview performance.

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Spotify is one of the largest online music streaming service providers founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. As of March 2024, Spotify has over 615 million monthly active users, including 239 million paying subscribers around the world.

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CULTURE VALUES
Inclusive & Diverse
Empathetic
Take Risks
Transparent & Candid
Feedback Forward
Mission Driven
Collaboration over Competition
Work/Life Harmony
BENEFITS & PERKS
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Snacks
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
401K Matching
Paid Sick Days
Paid Time-Off
Paid Volunteer Time
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EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full-time, hybrid
DATE POSTED
April 4, 2025

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