Ally Glerum
Product Leader & Operator in Music Technology
Los Angeles, CA
I'm a product leader and operator with 10+ years of experience building technology for the music industry. I've shipped products at Amazon Music and Luminate (Nielsen Music), and I'm currently leading Product & Operations at Notes, where we're tackling one of the industry's biggest challenges: financial clarity for musicians.
My background blends product management, analytics, and business operations. In 2026, I've become fluent in AI-augmented workflows to move faster while keeping a human eye on product quality. Across every role, I've been drawn to the same goal: helping musicians get paid fairly. I also enjoy building the processes that help teams work better together.
Outside of work, I'm a live music enthusiast, forever Spanish language student, meditation & yoga practitioner, and 100% cat person. More about me →
Notes
notes.fm
Operations & Product
2024 – Present
Notes is a music technology platform helping musicians and industry companies locate and claim unclaimed music royalties. As an early team member, I work across product strategy, operations, business development, subscription billing, and team management.
- Led development of our Catalog Royalty Review product, translating nuanced royalty registration rules into logic that identifies where musicians are missing money. Managed growing volume as Royalty Review scaled from bespoke audits to a repeatable engine
- Built the monetization infrastructure end-to-end: Stripe Billing, membership gating, paid conversion flows, company subscriptions, and tax compliance.
- Coordinated user growth systems across signup, onboarding, team invites, and activation, helping grow the platform from roughly 300 users to over 1,300 in 6 months
- Owned delivery of B2B catalog reviews for enterprise prospects and customers, surfacing royalty issues for large catalog owners and turning review findings into business-development proof points
- Defined product specs, error-code architecture, and QA processes for major releases, coordinating across engineering, data, and business teams
- Managed payroll migration, benefits setup, 401(k), contractor conversions, corporate tax filings, and accounting operations, reducing risk and keeping the company operationally scalable
Women in Music
Vice-Chair, Events | LA Chapter
April 2023 – Present
I serve on the LA Committee for Women in Music, a global non-profit dedicated to equality in the music industry. I produce at least 6 events per year for the LA chapter, from networking nights and panels to our first-ever wellness programming.
Flagship Event: Mental Health & Wellness Day
In September 2026, I conceived and produced WIM LA's first Mental Health & Wellness event, bringing together 35 members of the music industry for a morning of therapeutic workshops, breathwork, and sound healing. I led the yoga and mindful movement session personally, and the community left feeling grounded and de-stressed at a time when industry uncertainty is running high. I sourced the venue and secured eight brand and community partners through personal outreach, delivering the full event with all programming, venue, and gift bag costs covered through in-kind partnerships.
Career History
Senior Technical Product Manager | Amazon Music
April 2022 – November 2023
I led launches for Amazon Music for Artists, a globally available web and mobile app serving artists across 7 languages. My focus was on connecting Amazon's retail strength with the artist community and building the processes that helped a growing team ship with confidence.
- Launched Merch Curation, integrating Amazon's retail platform into a tool used by 40,000+ artists worldwide, helping musicians earn more money on Amazon and leading to a 20% increase in artist profiles with official merchandise
- Created a Product Development Lifecycle that gave engineers, UX, marketing, and QA a real voice at every stage, improving morale and making sure ideas didn't die on the backlog
- Reduced bug backlog by over 80% in 1.5 years by running a tight product development process
- Designed, executed, and analyzed A/B tests for artist-to-fan CRM tools to inform feature prioritization
Product Manager | Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music)
August 2017 – April 2022
I owned the roadmap for the Music Connect API, a core B2B product providing music streaming, sales, airplay, and chart data to the industry. When I started, the API was not yet productized. I taught myself API product management and turned it into a product that served multiple segments of the music industry.
- Launched six API endpoints and oversaw 30+ custom data feeds, leading to a 2X increase in customer base and $1.6M revenue boost
- Led the global launch of Luminate's streaming dataset and two Global Billboard Charts (the first of their kind), coordinating across product, engineering, and operations with 60+ countries reporting
- Retired SoundScan, a nearly 30-year-old legacy product that didn't even have streaming data. Managed the customer transition by building key features into Music Connect and training users on the new platform
- Managed and mentored one Product Business Analyst
Data Science Emerging Leaders Associate | Nielsen
July 2015 – August 2017
Rotational program applying data science across Nielsen's media and telecom businesses. Transitioned to the Nielsen Music team in the final six months, which set the course for everything that came after.
Skills
Product
Technical
AI & Tooling
Languages
Education
University of Florida
B.S. Statistics | Minors: Mathematics & Spanish Language
Community
Laptop Donation Program Lead | Nielsen & Luminate
2016 – 2020
Founded and led programs at Nielsen and Luminate to donate refurbished company laptops, providing over 1,500 machines to underserved communities.
Speaking Engagements
Indie Week 2026: Rights, Royalties & Accountability
Panelist with other experts deep in the royalty space. The panel explored why so much money goes unclaimed in music and what artists can do about it, which is exactly the problem Notes is built to solve. Notes brings scattered catalog and royalty data into one place so musicians can spot gaps early and fix issues before royalty money goes missing.
SONA Music & Money 2026: Understanding Catalog Metadata
Music & Money is an educational series designed to help music creators feel empowered to navigate financial decisions and grow wealth with clarity and confidence.
Get in Touch
I'm always happy to connect with people in music and tech. Whether you want to chat about product, the industry, or just say hi, reach out. You can also learn more about me.