What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Finance – Ventures position at Spotify?
Spotify is looking for a seasoned Senior Manager to join our Finance team to support the evaluation and potential operation of new in person experiences. As Spotify continues to evolve beyond digital streaming, we are exploring initiatives that bridge the gap between our platform’s global reach and the physical-world.
This is a "foundational" finance role responsible for building the investment models, unit economic frameworks, and operational governance for these new initiatives. You will partner with leadership and the business to produce scenario analysis and manage the financial lifecycle of infrastructure and operational investments.
What You'll Do
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.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. Find our AI notice here: https://lifeatspotify.com/ai-notice
Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
This is a "foundational" finance role responsible for building the investment models, unit economic frameworks, and operational governance for these new initiatives. You will partner with leadership and the business to produce scenario analysis and manage the financial lifecycle of infrastructure and operational investments.
What You'll Do
- Modeling: Lead the development of multi-year financial models for capital-intensive projects, managing budgets and long-term recoupment cycles.
- Unit Economics: partner with the business to determine the appropriate "Single Unit" P&L framework. Analyze revenue drivers (including secondary monetization streams) and cost structures to ensure investments meet IRR and cash flow targets.
- Strategic Investment Appraisal: Provide financial partnership scenario analysis.
- Market Entry Analysis: Partner with the business to evaluate commercial structures, and regional economic variables to optimize potential roadmaps.
- Performance Governance: Establish the reporting infrastructure for these new initiatives, translating operations into clear financial narratives for leadership.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as the primary finance lead for a diverse team of operators across Spotify.
- Experienced Finance Professional: 6 years in FP&A, Corporate Development, or Investment Banking. Experience in industries with physical footprints (e.g., Real Estate, Hospitality, Retail, or Entertainment) is highly preferred.
- Sophisticated Modeler: Can build dynamic models that handle complex variables like construction ramp-ups, negative working capital, and lease capitalization and distill models into key assumptions.
- Trust builder: You have a "sharp eye for detail” along with the ability to influence senior stakeholders both in Finance and across Spotify through clear, data-driven narratives and investment cases.
- Operational Mindset: You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and building processes from scratch in a fast-paced, flat organizational structure.
- Systems familiarity: Comfortable automated reporting tools (Netsuite/Adaptive, Workday Financials) and an interest in leveraging AI to drive analytical throughput.
- 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 into the office 2-3 days per week.
- Working hours? We operate within the EST zone for collaboration.
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.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. Find our AI notice here: https://lifeatspotify.com/ai-notice
Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.