SVP of Product - Napster

In 1999, Napster changed the music industry forever when it launched the world’s first peer-to-peer music sharing service bringing music online for the first time. For 85 million users, Napster was not only their first experience of digital music but also their first social media experience as they were able to chat with millions of other music fans around the world.  

Napster is now the leading independent music streaming service having delivered more than $1BN to artists over the last 20 years.  The service offers music fans all the features and functionality that they need;  access to 170M tracks from their favorite artists, music videos, top editorial playlists and new AI playlist tools and metaverse experiences. 

Napster is once again getting ready to revolutionize the music industry by capturing the massive opportunity presented by superfans who want to connect directly with their favorite artists and curators.  This will unlock unprecedented new creative and commercial opportunities for the entire music industry and creator economy. Backed by some of the top VC’s and Web3 investors, with an industry leading and visionary management team, Napster is perfectly positioned to regain its place as the #1 music platform and pop culture brand.

Napster is seeking an experienced, creative, and passionate product leader to be responsible for organizing Napster’s product strategy and overseeing the product management and design functions.  The ideal candidate will have had experience managing successful paid or ad supported consumer apps, products and services that have reached, engaged, and delighted millions of consumers.  They will also be passionate about helping creators and artists monetize their time, art and fandom.

Requirements

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Napster in close collaboration with the CEO and engineering leadership
• Conceive, launch and manage new backend and front-end features that will differentiate Napster from its competition delivering increased subscriber growth, engagement, and revenue

• Provide support for existing BD and account management teams in major pitches
• Communicate product roadmap cogently and succinctly to management, internal teams, the board, and at public events
• Hire, mentor, and scale a high-performing, detail-oriented, industry-leading product team
• Conceive profitable, resellable B2B products and services that can be sold to existing and new Napster clients
• Initiate and leverage all necessary data tracking tools and dashboards that are needed to make data-driven product decisions for existing and new product features.

Skills and Experience

• Exceptional product development skills and experience running large global product teams
• Experience running P&L for $50M+ consumer subscription, advertising or transaction product lines.
• Strong proficiency in UI and UX design
• Passion and expertise in media, technology and consumer products and services
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships with new and existing partners and industry counterparts
• Solid cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to build consensus among teams (executive leadership, product, engineering, marketing and finance)
• Strong strategic, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Thrives in a  fast moving, agile environment
• Experienced in building both web and mobile consumer apps
• Expert knowledge and experience in all related product management tools (Jira, Figma etc.)
• Proven track record of launching new products and scaling them rapidly to millions of users globally
• Experience in managing both on and offshore engineering teams
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to track and measure KPIs to continuously improve the Napster service
• Experience with financial modeling to be able to evaluate product feasibility and forecast growth.
• Strong passion and understanding of consumer trends in music, social, tech, web3 and pop culture
• Detail oriented, ability to capture complex product ideas and distill them into manageable product specifications (PRD’s)
• Experience managing to high profile product launch deadlines 

Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree minimum, preferably Master’s degree
• Preferred computer science proficiency
• 12+ years of product development experience across various platforms  and can demonstrate the success and impact of your efforts

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and stock options
• Unlimited PTO
• Healthcare, dental, and vision plans for individuals and families