Product Lead, Streaming

Company Description

TIDAL is a global music and entertainment streaming platform committed to creating a deeper connection between artists and fans through its library of more than 80 million songs, over 350,000 high quality videos, and available in over 60 countries. In addition, TIDAL offers its subscribers exclusive access to high-profile music and music videos, original content series, podcasts, documentaries, livestream concerts, tickets, merchandise and live experiences. Together, TIDAL and Block will be music-obsessed and artist-focused while we explore new artist tools, listener experiences, and access to financial systems that help artists be more successful.

Job Description

We are looking for a seasoned product lead to manage a high-performing team of product managers, set the product vision and lead the strategy and execution for TIDAL’s iconic streaming platform. TIDAL’s Product Lead will leverage TIDAL’s commitment to artist support and sound quality to unlock streaming’s next phase of growth, innovating on product experiences that engage music listeners and help artists grow their audiences. 

We are looking for an exceptional people manager that can build, develop and grow a global team of PMs. You will help formalize and scale the product management function, including defining organizational best practices and TIDAL’s product culture, all while leading product strategy at large. As the Product Lead for Streaming, you will report to TIDAL’s Head of Product and work closely with Product Leads to drive company-wide alignment and impact. 

You Will:

• Be a leader:

  • Build and manage a global, high performing team of product managers and analysts

  • Foster an environment that enables the team to execute quickly while maintaining a high standard for quality

• Define product strategy: 

  • Partner with your team in building a product strategy and roadmap that serves a global base of music listeners and helps artists grow their audience and engage their fans

  • Engage the right stakeholders and senior company leaders to align resources and prioritization

  • Drive support and alignment for TIDAL-wide projects by leading your team's annual and quarterly planning process

• Drive execution: 

  • Deeply understand music fans and their needs, and guide the team to ship successful features 

  • Collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners and stakeholders throughout Block to drive resource allocation and roadmap progress

  • Ensure the health of TIDAL’s streaming platform by balancing new features with maintenance and technical debt

  • Partner with engineering, design, product marketing and analytics to develop and communicate a clear roadmap while  executing on initiatives from ideation through delivery 

  • Work cross-functionally with our customer success, growth and insights teams to identify pain points and determine high-impact opportunities to drive product usage and retention

• Set up for success: 

  • Run your product like a business: manage the entire product life cycle from ideation, to planning, to execution and measurement 

  • Manage a broad set of internal stakeholders to ensure we are building the right products, tracking success metrics, and communicating developments across Block

 

Qualifications

You Have:

• 12+ years of relevant product management experience; 3+ years of people management experience 

• Track record of strong people management. You have hired and developed high performing product management teams.

• Track record of product strategy and impact. You help a broader team understand how product work ladders up to the strategy and key goals. 

• Advanced relationship management skills. You are a strong collaborator and thoughtful in building relationships with stakeholders. 

• Great interpersonal and communication skills that shine when you’re talking with a music fan, working with engineers or engaging a cross-functional audience.

• Success launching and scaling platform products with public APIs or SDKs and maintaining them across multiple versions.

• Domain expertise in music streaming or other media platforms  

• Passion for our purpose of economic employment of artists 

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Th