About the role
We're looking for a Product Designer to join as a key member of the Foundations design systems team inside Spotify's flagship Consumer Experience, Spotify's Mobile App
You'll articulate a shared vision, craft compelling stories and set inspiring creative directions
Work day-to-day in a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers to build and maintain an end-to-end Mobile design system for Spotify's consumer experience
This isn't a role solely dedicated to systems and Figma components, you will also Identify and lead foundational work streams that drive efficiencies in our design team's day to day workflows
Experiment with designing and building PoC plugins for tooling e.g. Figma that drives efficiencies in the design team's workflow
Partner with product designers working on the Consumer Mobile App to identify and develop new, and improve existing components and patterns
Collaborate with our broader design systems team, Encore on evolving our shared processes and tooling to support a large number of teams working on a diverse array of products
Build work that scales and flexes across a variety of audiences, mobile devices and tablets
Empower our Core-x Design team of 40+ globally distributed designers by providing resources and clarity around Spotify's mobile design system standard methodologies
Collaborate with Design Ops to measure and iterate on processes and internal tooling for designers at Spotify
Be autonomous. You take full ownership of your work and drive your personal development. And you take responsibility for every last detail, every step of the way
Champion our Figma Ways of Working and continuously look at ways to improve our Figma architecture, file structures/specs and design QA
Maintain and enhance our existing libraries, components and broader templates/platforms
Work on horizontal features that impact the broader product experience
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
About the company
Spotify was founded in an attempt to combat the rampant music piracy that was causing significant harm to the industry. The company has since taken music streaming mainstream and now has 180m+ paying subscribers across the world.
With features that include a highly accessible interface and a vast catalogue of artists, Spotify's strong brand has been able to maintain growth in spite of fierce competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Amazon and Apple. The company has achieved this by making smart acquisitions to move into other verticals to strengthen its offerings, especially podcasting, by acquiring Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast.
Spotify's future plans include rapid growth with a goal to become a one-stop destination for all digital sound, as well as AI and NFT integrations. However, high costs incurred from the acquisition of exclusive podcasts, increasing competitor strength, and weak bottom-line growth mean that the company must find a balance to maintain its position in the sector.