Manager, Strategic Analytics

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world. Universal Music Group is looking for a Manager, Strategic Analytics to join the Strategic Analytics team. How we LEAD: The Manager will scope out and execute on projects for Senior Executives, as well as individuals within Business Development, Finance, Communications, Marketing, and UMG’s various label groups. The ideal candidate should have experience conducting complex analyses using large data sets in SQL and Excel, forming strong and commercially impactful insights from these analyses, and communicating the results to decision-makers of a wide range of functions, seniority and technical expertise. Candidates should also demonstrate a solid understanding (or an eagerness to learn) the business models that are currently revolutionizing digital and subscription-based media. How you’ll CREATE: Work with stakeholders in a consultative fashion to understand their goals and scope out analytical projects to answer their biggest questions Create detailed financial models for scenario analysis on UMG’s biggest licensing negotiations Extract necessary data for projects using complex SQL scripts, employing strict quality control and sense-checks Create executive-level presentations to drive UMG-wide strategy Own complex analytical workstreams from start...