Senior Analyst, Global PMO

Job Description

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 a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
• Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
• Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
• Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
• Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Senior Analyst, Global PMO

A little bit about our team:

The WMG Global Technology Project Management Office was created to unify the global IT portfolio, program, & project management competencies under one organization. We are responsible for the people, processes, & tools needed to provide these competencies to the global WMG Technology Organization and its customers. We are enabling the move to one unified, global IT organization by establishing & implementing best practices, and maintaining standards related to portfolio, program, & project management, planning, & execution. We provide a central repository for project methods, documentation, and metrics. We strive to improve the consistency, efficiency, and costs of global program & project delivery and to drive improved benefits realization through effective planning.

Your role:

Reporting to the Senior Director, PMO Operations under the Global Technology Project Management Office (PMO), this Senior Analyst must be able to effectively manage change and promote the continuous improvement of portfolio, program and project management related processes and tools. The successful candidate will haveteam leadership, understanding of industry best practices business acumen, professional bearing, Project Management tools knowledge, and strong relationship management skills.

Here you'll get to:
• Work collaboratively with PMO leadership team in development, implementation and maintenance of PMO-related policies, standards, tools, and procedures.
• Effectively communicate and support the adoption of new processes and tools within Project Management group and business stakeholders with priority given to resource management (allocations and capacity planning), and financial management.
• Be a champion of SDLC and ensure defined processes support its compliance.
• Actively champion PMO best practices to drive better project planning, execution, project prioritization and change management.
• Investigate potential opportunities for adoption to our PPM Platform (WorkFront) and other PMO tools like Jira, Monday.com
• Help with prioritizing programs and projects based on company objectives dealing with changing functional needs, resource capacity constraints, risk exposure, and interdependencies.
• Monitor metrics and generate reports to inform decisions that maximize returns across Global Technology projects and programs.
• Generate and drive improvements to PMO reporting by close collaboration with Project Managers and PMO leadership in order to provide visibility into Global Technology initiatives and highlight the health of projects, programs, and portfolios.
• Continuously look for improvement of processes and tools in order to further evolve project management methodologies to ensure process and project delivery quality and scalability.

About you:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years' experience in Project Management and PMO
• Experience with managing PPM systems (e.g. WorkFront)
• Proficient knowledge of other project management software to manage projects (e.g., MS Project and auxiliary tools)
• PMP certification
• Metric creation and reporting experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent leadership ability
• Effective analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and time management skills

We'd love it if you also had:
• WorkFront PPM, Jira, and Monday.com knowledge
• Agile familiarity
• Positive ''can-do'' attitude

About us:

As the home to Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world's premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We're the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

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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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