SVP, Product & Integration

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.

A little bit about our team:

ADA Worldwide strives to provide independent artists and label partners with access to the resources, relationships and experience required to share their creative vision with a global audience. We honor our diverse history and embrace the future with unwavering passion & ambition.

As the independent sales and marketing arm of Warner Music Group, the ADA Label Management team works closely with distributed artists and label partners to help realize our common goals for promoting music on a global basis while optimizing sales opportunities. The Commerce & Marketing team sits at the center of ADA, collaborating with label management, operations, services, finance, business affairs and the whole of Warner Music Group.

Here you'll get to:
• Translate the company's strategy into a multi-year product and technology vision; set and own the product roadmap and ensure that it is in strategic alignment with business objectives, a best-in-class customer experience, and revenue goals.
• Partner and collaborate with IT teams to plan and deliver on development of all software and technology to support client needs and business objectives; independently drive development projects as necessary, while ensuring that all efforts remain aligned with WMG IT architectures and processes and are designed to interoperate where appropriate.
• Perform regular market research and analyze the competitive landscape to proactively address competitive threats, inform the product roadmap and anticipate market trends and evolving client needs.
• Attract, motivate, and lead a diverse, high-performing product and technology organization, focused on leveraging ADA's user-focused client needs as a key proxy to broader WMG business functions.
• Establish a product culture and best practices to unlock higher-value innovation versus continued optimization and small improvements. Identify and develop new products and services that will engage and attract clients, with the goal of continuing and expanding competitive advantage and further developing and delivering a market-leading offering.
• Prioritize competing opportunities, balance market needs with business goals, drive detailed trade-offs over the product life cycle; manage conflict and articulate the rationale behind product decisions. Estimate costs and timelines and manage budgets as appropriate.
• Engage and communicate effectively with every user group (clients, internal users/stakeholders) and create strong feedback cycles in the product development process by establishing a customer-centric value system within the organization.
• Establish a highly data-driven development mindset, driving the adoption of clear metrics and KPIs to ensure broad alignment across the entire business towards shared outcomes.
• Identify and advise on technology M&A opportunities and perform due diligence as necessary.

About you:
• Deep experience with music industry products and technology, including supply chain services across all segments of the market (majors, independents, DIY).
• Demonstrable success building, leading, motivating, and developing product and technology teams.
• Knowledge and experience with modern software product development technologies and principles.
• Proven track record of delivering results and impact through innovative client-facing products.
• Strong business, technical and design acumen along with a deep strategic mindset; leverage analytical skills and experience to inform decisions based on hard and soft data.
• Successful software development process transformation within enterprise environments to enable more iterative and rapid delivery of value to the business.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver multiple large-scale projects simultaneously; experience with managing in-house and outsourced development groups to deliver solutions.
• Strong commitment to cross-departmental collaboration and technology interoperability.

It would be music to our ears if you also had:
• College Degree preferred
• 10+ years of executive-level product and technology management in the Media and Entertainment sector across a range of companies including innovative startups and larger enterprises.

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. As well as consumer brands such as Songkick the live music app, EMP the merchandise e-tailer, and UPROXX the youth culture destination.

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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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