Communications Lead - MENAT+

The role

This role sits within Spotify's regional communications group and reports to the regional head of communications for the Southern Asia, Middle East, and Africa area. The person will set the communications direction for a broad region spanning North Africa, the Middle East, Türkiye, and Pakistan, working alongside regional leaders and the company's global communications teams. Much of the work involves translating global messaging into locally resonant stories while advising on reputation and policy matters.

What you would do

• Design and run a unified regional communications plan that centers local creators and listeners
• Advise regional executives on business priorities, reputation, and fast-developing issues
• Spot reputational openings and threats early and shape measured responses to shifting policy and media conditions
• Build stories around emerging local scenes and cultural moments through earned coverage
• Coordinate with music, podcast, product, growth, marketing, and public affairs teams on regional priorities
• Link regional perspectives with global communications strategy and adapt global themes for local audiences
• Handle executive positioning, thought leadership, media relations, and B2B messaging
• Direct agency partners and budgets with an emphasis on efficient, high-quality, locally relevant output

What they asked for

• Ten or more years of communications experience spanning consumer, corporate, reputation, and policy work
• Working knowledge of media, culture, and creator ecosystems in MENA, Türkiye, Pakistan, or comparable markets
• Strategic mind paired with versatile storytelling across earned media, executive comms, influencer work, and integrated channels
• Understanding of how policy, political, regulatory, and cultural shifts affect corporate reputation
• Professional fluency in English plus Arabic and/or Turkish
• Sound judgment in sensitive situations and the ability to advise senior leaders clearly under pressure
• Able to influence cross-functional global teams without direct reporting authority

Nice to have

• Genuine interest in music, creators, cultural trends, technology, and how media is changing