Spotify expanding in Asia, hiring in Hong Kong and Singapore
Spotify, a popular Swedish music streaming service with over 18M monthly active users, has begun hiring in Asia. The company is seeking a Sales Director and Key Account Manager in Singapore as well as a Commercial Lawyer in Hong Kong.
The job openings follow Spotify’s announcement in 2011 that it would be expanding to Asia, although there’s been not much news since. Ex-Googler Dan Brody is leading Spotify’s operations in the region.
月間1800万以上のアクティブユーザーがいる、人気のスウェーデンの音楽ストリーミングサービスSpotifyは、アジアで雇用を開始した。同社は、香港の商業弁護士だけではなく、シンガポールでセールスディレクター(営業部長)とキーアカウントマネージャー(主要顧客マネージャー)を求めている。
求人は、Spotifyの2011年のアジアへの拡大の発表に従ったものだが、これまで余りニュースはなかった。元GoogleのDan Brody氏は、この地域で同社の事業をリードしている。
There’s also no word on when the music service would be made available to Asian consumers, despite already serving serving users in 20 countries, including Australia and New Zealand. It was a similar situation with iTunes, although that changed last year.
Rampant piracy may be what’s holding Spotify back: In developing markets, it may be hard to convince consumers to pay for music since they won’t have as much disposable income. Other factors could include language differences and difficulties negotiating with record labels.
But the job openings could signal a turn. Spotify’s negotiations with record labels in Asia could be kicking up a notch.
横行する違法コピーがSpotifyを引き止めているのかもしれない:発展途上国の市場では、消費者が十分な可処分所得を持っていないので、音楽のために支払うという事を納得させるのは難しいかもしれない。その他の要因としては、言語の違いやレコード会社との交渉の難しさを含められるかもしれない。
しかし、求人は変化を示している可能性がある。Spotifyのアジアのレコード会社との交渉は興味深いかもしれない。
The commercial lawyer in Hong Kong will be tasked with providing legal support in partnerships with telcos, hardware producers, and other distribution partners. The lawyer is also expected to understand “complex licensing agreements” with record labels and publishers.
The job’s location makes sense, since Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan have the leading music industries in Asia, and they’re relatively close to one another.
The lawyer is expected to travel out of Hong Kong often, possess a solid understanding of business culture in Hong Kong and other cities, as well as display fluency in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and basic Japanese.
仕事場所は、理にかなっている。なぜなら、香港、台湾、韓国、日本はアジアでも有数の音楽業界を持っていて、互いに比較的近くに位置しているからである。
弁護士は、しばしば香港外にも出張し、英語、北京語、広東語、そして基本的な日本語を流暢に話すだけではなく、香港と他の都市でのビジネス文化をしっかりと理解していることを期待されている。
Meanwhile, the job openings in Singapore suggest that Spotify is ramping up revenue generation in Asia through advertising. The sales roles will involve talking with media agencies and conceptualizing innovating marketing ideas.
Spotify earns significant chunks of money from advertising. It operates on a freemium model, supporting its free service through display advertising. Users can opt for an ad-free experience and more features by paying either USD 4.99 or USD 9.99 a month.