Warner Music Group

Business Operations Manager

Warner Music Group$78K — $110K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in the music industry and royalty functions, focusing on both artist and copyright.
  • Proven experience with complex music and royalty data migrations.
  • Large systems development and implementation project management experience.
  • Desired experience managing 3rd party contractors and offshore development resources.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to validate complex data reconciliations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the project for EROS artist royalties and copyright migration, including project scope and deployment.
  • Provide month-end operational support, monitoring jobs and resolving issues for royalty functions.
  • Assist with configuring EROS Copyright for new label acquisitions and sales migrations.
  • Implement projects related to new label acquisitions, including sales testing and production rollout.
  • Oversee the management of Copyright application projects, crafting and executing test cases.
  • Execute the EROS Copyright Change Management process and support copyright audits.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Paid time off and flexible working hours.
  • Employee discounts on music and merchandise.
  • Professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
A little bit about our team:

The Global Royalty Department is a Technology Operations and transformation department with the objective to keep the Warner Music Group's royalty functions - artist and copyright - up to date on technology used to support the Business operations.

Your role:

This role will be co-responsible for the Program/Project Management of the EROS (artist royalty & Copyright) migration projects and the day-to-day Operational support for the Artist Royalties and Copyright ecosystem. These are Business areas/functions which have an important impact for Artists and Publishers.

Here you'll get to:

- You will be responsible for the Project Management of the EROS (Artist Royalties and Copyright) new version migration projects - scope includes Project management, conduct test phases (Unit Testing, System Integration Testing and UAT) and Deployment.

- You will be responsible for the Month-end Support: This includes monitoring jobs and resolving issues related to jobs (both Artist Royalties and Copyright). This is critical for the Financial monthly close.

- You will assist the Business with EROS Copyright configuration for new label acquisitions.

- You will be responsible for the Execution of Projects related to new label acquisitions (sales migration, sales testing and implementation in Production which includes assisting with EROS Copyright configuration.

- You will be responsible for the management of the Copyright application projects like new versions implementation. This includes project management, creation of test cases, execution of tests, conducting UAT, User's training and deployment in Production.

- You will be responsible for the execution of the EROS Copyright Change Management process.

- You will be responsible for the support for Copyright Audits (data extract and data reconciliation).

About you:

- You have 4+ years proven music industry and royalty functional experience, both artist and copyright.

- You have proven experience working with complex music and royalty data migrations.

- You have large systems development and implementation project management experience.

- Experience managing 3rd party contractors and offshore development resources is highly desirable.

- You have strong analytical skills and ability to validate complex analysis and data reconciliations.

- You have demonstrated leadership in achieving shared objectives within a matrix organization, participating in cross-divisional projects and building effective cross-functional teams and relationships.

- You have the ability to achieve results through influence over external and internal staff who are not direct reports as well as those who are.

- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills; capable of interfacing effectively with WMG royalty management and staff.

- You have to be a team player who can cooperate/collaborate with business unit and Technology Teams.

- You are attentive to detail.

- You have experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

- You are persuasive, encouraging, and diplomatic.

- You have the ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources.

- You have the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

- You have advanced knowledge of SQL, MS Office and Google Tools (Docs and Sheets).

We'd love it if you also had:

- Certified PMP (Project Management Professional).

- International development and system implementation experience is highly desirable.

- Advanced knowledge of Jira is highly desirable.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Accounting, or related field; or 8+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination and experience.

$78,400 - $110,000 a year

Compensation: This position offers a base salary of $78,400 - $110,000 CAD. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a performance based annual bonus.

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an active, existing vacancy.

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Don't be discouraged if you don't hear from us right away. We're taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.

About Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate. It was founded in 1958 and is currently headquartered in New York City. The company operates in over 70 countries and has a roster of over 3,500 artists. Warner Music Group's labels include Atlantic Records, Elektra Records, and Warner Records, among others. The company also owns music publishing companies and has a significant presence in the music streaming industry. Warner Music Group is committed to diversity and inclusion and has implemented several initiatives to promote these values.
Learn more about Warner Music Group
Size
5,900 employees
Market Cap
$18 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$497 million
Founded
1958
5 Year Trend
+10.6%
Revenue
$4.5 billion
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