Senior Manager, Strategic Analytics Job at Universal Music Group in Santa Monica

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation, and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute, and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

How You'll LEAD:

Universal Music Group is looking for a Senior Manager to join the Strategic Analytics team. This role is located on-site in UMG’s Santa Monica office.

The Senior Manager will consult on projects for Senior Executives, as well as individuals within Business Development, Finance, Communications, Marketing, and UMG’s various label groups. The ideal candidate should have experience supervising and mentoring other analysts but will be excited to consistently conduct analysis on their own using large data sets in SQL and Excel. Candidates should also demonstrate a solid understanding (or an eagerness to learn) of the business models that are currently revolutionizing digital and subscription-based media.

How You'll CREATE:

• Manage the work process and professional development for yourself and 1 analyst on the Strategic Analytics team
• Create detailed financial models for scenario analysis on UMG’s biggest licensing negotiations
• Extract necessary data for projects using complex SQL scripts, employing strict quality control and sense-checks
• Create executive-level presentations to drive UMG-wide strategy
• Work with stakeholders in a consultative fashion to understand their goals and scope out analytical projects to answer their biggest questions
• Sample analysis may include:
  • Using data to identify user trends and platform trends, including user engagement, listening habits, conversion, retention, monetization, genre insights, among many others
  • Developing dynamic models to support licensing negotiations (e.g., with Spotify, Apple, YouTube), executive presentations, and high-level decision-making

Bring your VIBE:

• Experience in consulting, finance, or related field preferred
• 4-6 years’ quantitative experience using SQL and Excel to conduct data analysis, with at least 1-2 years of direct supervising experience
• Experience building flexible financial models to run scenario analyses
• Experience visualizing data and using PowerPoint to explain complex data concepts in a clear and concise way for the business
• Passion and curiosity for music and the data that is used within the industry
• Experience managing and engaging with clients in a consultative or analytical capacity
• Ability to build relationships across business units and work well in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines
• Ideal candidates will have also have proficiency in common programming languages used in data analytics (Python, R, etc.)

Perks Playlist:

• Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
  • 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
  • A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  • 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
• Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break
  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
  • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
  • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change. Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Job Category:

Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence

Salary Range:

$115,000 - $150,000

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. All candidates are encouraged to apply.