IT Product Owner - Royalties

Job Description

IT Product Owner (Business Analyst) - Royalties

WMG's top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its team members, artists and songwriters across the globe. In response to COVID-19, WMG is fully committed to helping its people balance their home and life commitments with flexible working options, virtual wellness sessions, and more. WMG strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all US new employees, prior to the commencement of employment. If you are hired, you will be required to provide proof of your vaccination as part of your new employee onboarding process, subject to our legal obligation to make reasonable accommodations in certain limited circumstances.

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group we're all about our people. Our global company is made up of knowledgeable, passionate, and creative individuals. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We believe in each individual's value and encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

It is the mission of every member of the WMG team around the world to create a nurturing environment for artists, songwriters, and the people behind the music – at every stage of their career. We strive to set WMG apart by embracing innovation – an integral part of our company's DNA.

Consider a career at WMG and be a part of one of the most influential forces in culture today.

Job Title: IT Product Owner - Royalties

A little bit about our team:

We are a small group of IT professionals who are tasked with development and support of the Warner royalty systems. You will work directly with royalty and finance teams from the various countries where Warner does business. You will help to bring valuable royalty information from the back-office directly to our artists and other royalty recipients.

Why this could be your next big break:

You will be working closely with the Warner royalty teams around the world, to help them better serve their artist's needs. You will work closely with our engineering team to aid in the design of ongoing Royalties Portal improvement. This role is important to the future of our interactions with artists and other partners. You will have direct influence on the direction of the Royalties Portal and design ongoing processes for royalty delivery.

Here you'll get to:
• You will work directly with Warner teams around the world (over 35 countries)
• You will be responsible for communicating with stakeholders, including business managers, IT managers, and the development team to ensure the goals are clear, and the vision is aligned with business objectives.
• You will translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.
• You will work in an Agile environment and continuously review the business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and identify opportunities and risks
• You will prioritize and maintain the sprint backlog, balancing the requirements of stakeholders with the overall business strategy and objectives
• You will develop and execute on the product roadmap
• You will lead the product functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the business processes and technology
• You will provide assistance, support, and training to our royalty teams
• You will strategize with the business team on the best approach to integrate new technology into their regular business process

About you:
• You have a bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related experience
• You have a good balance of technical knowledge and business acumen
• You are passionate about the customer and are customer focused
• You are a proactive, self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• You have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment
• You have a high degree of organization, individual initiative, and personal accountability
• You have strong analytical skills and are comfortable analyzing very large data sets

It would be music to our ears if you also had:
• Music industry knowledge
• Music business royalty process knowledge
• Experience working with multi-cultural teams, across countries and time zones
• Understanding of the Agile development methodologies
• An established background in launching software in partnership with business and engineering teams

About us:

With its broad and diverse roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics and Warner Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers with a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

For more than four decades, WMG has been an industry-leading force in providing a world-class array of services designed to help artists and labels grow their careers and their businesses. Artist & Label Services is the umbrella for WEA (Warner-Elektra-Atlantic) – the pioneering WEA distribution and marketing network – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.

We look forward to our next big step in to the future where we can continue to provide ground-breaking, intuitive tools and services to our artists and writers.

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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.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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