Principal Product Manager - Format Foundations

What You'll Do • Lead product vision and strategy across Spotify’s formats, shaping how books, podcasts, and music become more engaging, lovable, and valuable for users, creators, and the business.

• Define and evolve the user experience across the content journey—from discovery and evaluation through engagement, library management, and retention.

• Partner closely with business leaders across books, podcasts, and music to translate business strategy into product innovation that drives growth.

• Drive innovation across multimodal and cross-format experiences, such as the intersection of listening and reading, and build capabilities that can scale from one format to others.

• Work closely with engineering, design, data, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality experiences.

• Use data, experimentation, and user insights to inform decisions and continuously improve the experience.

• Align senior stakeholders across Core Experience, the business teams, and Personalization to create a cohesive consumer experience.

• Lead multiple cross-functional initiatives end to end, owning scope and alignment and partnering with engineering on delivery.

• Mentor product managers and raise the bar for product craft across the team.

Who You Are • You have 10+ years of experience in product management and have led product work across several consumer media products at scale in large technology companies.

• You have deep knowledge of the consumer media landscape across areas such as books, podcasts, or music, including competitive dynamics, creator and publisher ecosystems, and user behavior.

• You have experience building for mobile platforms such as iOS and Android, including complex user interfaces.

• You understand how to build scalable systems and experiences that enable teams to move faster.

• You’re able to balance user experience, technical constraints, and business impact.

• You care deeply about creating intuitive, high-quality consumer experiences.

• You’ve worked closely with engineering, design, and data partners to bring products to life.

• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and bringing clarity across teams and organizations.

• You’ve influenced senior leaders and stakeholders across functions and levels to drive alignment and outcomes.

• You actively use AI tools in your product development workflow, from research and analysis to iteration and prototyping.

• Where You'll Be • This role is based in Stockholm or London

• 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.