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Senior Manager, Compliance & Legal

Warner Music Group

New York, NY 06-27-2022
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Manager, Compliance and Legal

A little bit about our team:

The Corporate Secretary's Office is responsible for managing the corporate secretary activities of Warner Music Group and its affiliates and maintains their official records.

Your role:

This role will provide corporate secretarial expertise to WMG by assisting with planning and administering various tasks for the Board of Directors of Warner Music Group and other tasks administered by the Corporate Secretary's Office. The role will report to the SVP, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. In this role, you will also assist the Capital Markets/Securities and Compliance groups.

Here you'll get to:
• Organize annual board meetings and prepare any meeting materials
• Schedule board calendars and address board requests
• Manage director board portal
• Manage annual board processes, such as the D&O (Director & Officer) questionnaires, diversity questionnaires and board self-assessments
• Annual director compensation, including equity grant issuances
• Partner with the Corporate Secretary in the preparation and filing of annual and other reports and SEC filings
• Liaising with tax and finance departments to get required information for annual and other reports including director tax reporting
• SEC reporting, including periodic and Section 16 filings
• Capital markets transactions, including closings for debt and equity offerings
• Compliance matters, including compliance with policies such as the trade compliance policy
• Perform legal research from various databases, draft documents, and presentations, maintain electronic files, and monitor filing deadlines
• Oversee miscellaneous discreet projects

About you:
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 6+ years experience in a corporate legal department
• Demonstrated experience in SEC and Nasdaq compliance
• Prior experience in interacting with external members of the board of directors and senior level executives
• Ability to exercise discretion with highly sensitive information
• Ability to multi-task with a focus on quality and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills as well as solid interpersonal skills
• Capable of working with others at all levels of the organization and across cultures

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-reve40-3-134-118-95-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Warner Music Group

With a legacy extending back over 200 years, Warner Music Group (WMG) today brings together artists, songwriters and entrepreneurs that are moving entertainment culture across the globe. Operating in more than 70 countries through a network of affiliates and licensees, WMG’s Recorded Music division includes renowned labels such as Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, Canvasback, Elektra, Erato, First Night, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin’, Warner Records, Warner Classics and Warner Music Nashville.