Manager, Strategy

We are seeking a structured, analytical, and impact-driven Manager to help operationalize Spotify's regional strategy across the South Asia, Middle East, and Africa (SAMEA) region. This role will play a pivotal part in ensuring strategic clarity, operational discipline, and learning across SAMEA's markets — maintaining the rhythm of business, tracking regional bets, and supporting cross-market collaboration. The role will report into the Head of Strategy & Operations – SAMEA. What You'll DoLead the tracking and governance of the SAMEA Bet Board and ensuring critical initiatives are on courseBuild playbooks on product feature marketing, user engagement, and lifecycle usage strategies across SAMEAContribute to the long-tail markets agenda, help design and monitor light-touch growth strategies for emerging marketsMaintain the operational cadence for the SAMEA Strategy & Ops team — driving quarterly reviews, leadership updates, and alignment across marketsManage and coordinate cross-market strategic projects, enabling collaboration across South Asia, MENAP, and Sub-Saharan AfricaSupport the SAMEA learning and knowledge initiatives, and help share best practices and playbooks across markets of SAMEAPartner with the Insights & Product Regionalisation and Product Marketing & GTM teams to integrate data, insights, and outcomes into strategic planning cyclesContribute to building a culture of learning and operational excellence across SAMEA, ensuring processes, reviews, and knowledge systems run with consistency and clarityTrack and report on the key performance metrics against the key programs across SAMEA, and to inform strategic decision-making Who You AreYou have a minimum of 5–8+ years of experience in strategy or product marketing - ideally within technology, media, or online consumer businessesA strategic thinker with strong project management skills. You bring structure, clarity and forward momentum to complex, cross-functional environments. You thrive in a global and cross cultural work environmentYou are skilled at managing cross-functional projects, balancing multiple priorities with attention to detailYou have experience maintaining strategic cadences, dashboards, and tracking mechanisms for leadership teamsA strong communicator, who can influence strategy with strong story-telling capabilities, and drive alignment across different functions and seniority levels to ensure the region moves toward its goalsComfortable working with data — using tools like SQL or Tableau to run queries, and translate findings into actionable insights.You have a natural curiosity for music, culture, and audiences, and a drive to understand what moves and motivates people across diverse marketsYou are a power user of AI, know how to leverage fully, and where not to use it Where You'll BeThis role is based in MumbaiWe 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. 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.