What You’ll Do

• Lead key initiatives across the Backstage product and establish Backstage as the go-to platform for teams that are delivering and managing software 
• Collaborate on the overall direction of Backstage in partnership with the head of product and alongside other product managers
• Define metrics for the growth of Backstage and establish clear success definitions that both empower your team and build conviction in your roadmap
• Work closely with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, data scientists, marketers, and user researchers to build and ship experiences that improve the new user experience and solidify the early stages of adoption
• Clearly communicate product plans, context, and results to your teams and the rest of the organization
• Lead your team in the development of strategic quarterly product roadmaps and annual OKRs that directly lead to business value
• Work passionately to ensure your teams are focusing on the right things, balancing short versus long-term needs, and confidently navigating trade-offs

Who You Are

• You have several years of experience within technology and have worked as a product manager for a minimum of 8-10 years
• You are experienced with data-driven product development and are passionate about using feedback to improve products
• You have a background working within, and leading, Open Source technology
• You have a deep understanding of B2B products and understand how to capitalize on organic product growth to fuel B2B product adoption 
• You have a passion for tools that are aimed at improving the experience of technologists, including developers 
• You are naturally curious about ways to solve problems for your users
• You have the ability to operate independently across multiple teams and can navigate trade-offs effectively within your own work and the work of your development team
• You are an excellent communicator and storyteller and can communicate concepts and ideas in different formats, depending on context and audience

Where You’ll Be

• We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
• Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas (East Coast) region in which we have a work location and is within working hours: https://lifeatspotify.com/locations 
• Working hours? We operate within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration and ask that all be located in that time zone. 
• Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.