VP of Product & Engineering

Overview

Stem, a subsidiary of Concord, empowers artists and their teams to thrive while retaining full control over their music careers. Through a comprehensive distribution offering, including artist-development services and data-driven insights, Stem arms artists with the tools & resources needed to flourish creatively & commercially. Widely-known for its intuitive interface, Stem provides a seamless experience, allowing artists to effortlessly track, split, and disperse revenue to multiple recipients in real-time. By working collaboratively with its users on their overall career strategy and financial literacy, Stem’s commitment goes beyond distribution. The experienced professionals at Stem work closely with artists, serving as an extension of their team. Leveraging a vast network of artist marketing resources, Stem offers personalized guidance and support with artists and their teams in the driver's seat. Utilizing Stem’s bespoke servicing and data-driven approach are artists and labels of every genre and size such as Julia Michaels, Ashe, bbno$, Duckwrth, Richy Mitch & The Coalminers, Hamdi, IDK, Mac Ayers, Sonderhouse, Boom Records, Bethel Music, Thriller Records, Versewire Recognizing the innovation and lucidity of this ecosystem, Billboard deemed Stem one of their Top 20 Distributors, Fast Company hailed Stem among its “Most Innovative Companies” in 2021, while BuiltIn named it one of the “Best Places To Work” for the last 5 years.

We're looking for a VP of Product & Engineering to help shape the future of our platform at Stem. This role is all about leading the product vision, building and scaling a strong team, and collaborating across the company to create smart, user-focused solutions. You'll get to work in a nimble, fast-moving startup environment, but also have the unique opportunity to help grow the team as we evolve alongside our parent company, Concord. It's a great mix of hands-on impact and long-term strategy at the intersection of music, tech, and finance.

This role is full-time and based in one of our office hubs of LA/ New York/ or Nashville. This is a hybrid position with frequent in person meetings with our teams in the Concord offices.

Our Team:

Stem’s team includes music industry veterans that have worked in many of the world;s leading music companies including: Primary Wave, Interscope Records, Tik Tok, AWAL, Island Records, Spotify, UTA, OneRPM, Vydia, Warner Chappell, iHeart, and more. Among the world class artists that Stem’s executives have supported are superstars including: Frank Ocean, Maroon 5, Morgan Wallen, Billie Eillish, Chappell Roan, Dolly Parton, GloRilla, Childish Gambino, Migos, Bad Bunny, Brent Faiyaz, Kygo, Whitney Houston, Foster the People, MGMT, Keith Urban and others.

Responsibilities

What You'Ll Do:

● Connect deeply with the business to understand where we're headed, set a clear and inspiring product vision, and ensure we're consistently shipping, improving, and raising the bar on product experience.

● Translate business goals and user insights into a clear and actionable roadmap, balancing short-term priorities with long-term strategic initiatives

● Oversee the full product and engineering lifecycle from discovery and design to development, deployment, and iteration delivering high-impact, high-quality solutions at scale.

● Drive High-Level Architecture and Design: Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of our systems through sound architectural principles and design practices

● Drives thought leadership around engineering methodologies, provides context on how these align with product and business objectives

● Works effectively with Product, Design, and leadership to successfully execute product initiatives and align engineering efforts appropriately

● Build, lead, and mentor a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, and designers, cultivating a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement..

● Stays current with engineering trends and opportunities, leverages to accomplish business goals but with the experience and rigor to stay away from “shiny objects”

● Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that can enhance product performance, reliability, and differentiation in the market

● Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Artist Relations,Business Development) to define and execute on key company initiatives.

● Ensures the successful development of stable solutions to users, market-facing and internal, as well as adherence to Agile and continuous delivery methods

● Implement and improve agile development practices that increase delivery velocity, product quality, and responsiveness to changing user needs.

● Institute system metrics that provide regular updates on engineering team velocity, including outcomes, roadblocks, success needs, and other key metrics to stakeholders

● Ensure technical excellence and system reliability through best practices in architecture, security, testing, and deployment.

● Act as a visible and vocal champion for our users, translating their needs into solutions that drive engagement, retention, and growth.

Qualifications

What You’Ll Need To Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, digital marketing or other relevant discipline or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in music marketing role.
• Ability to operate in a highly collaborative manner and work well under pressure. 
• Established relations with marketing and creator agencies
• Proven track record of delivering audience growth
• A strategic and analytical approach with the ability to communicate actionable suggestions.
• Creative and innovative outlook
• Experience working with labels, artists and managers
• Ability to work across multiple projects of different sizes and development
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally as required.

At Concord, we offer competitive salaries, private medical and dental insurance, generous time off, charity match, paid time off for volunteering and a culture committed to supporting everyone’s growth and development.

Concord is an equal opportunity employer. We employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of age, gender assignment, marital status, pregnancy, disability, race, religion, sex as required by law. We believe that diversity, inclusion and equity is paramount for the creation of music, theatre and film that celebrates and empowers all cultures.