Enterprise Product Lead

sonyglobal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Music Publishing is executing a focused, multi-year program to reshape core technology and business processes to handle AI and growing complexity in the music industry. You will lead the enterprise product strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle management with a focus on delivering measurable business impact.

You will partner with senior leaders, mentor Product Managers, and drive discovery, ROI-driven business cases, and KPI-based execution across multiple initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading product strategy and roadmaps.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into actionable requirements.
• Strong business case development and ROI focus.
• Experience mentoring product teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise product strategy with planning, roadmap development and lifecycle management.
• Translate enterprise goals into a cohesive, outcome-driven roadmap from vision to execution.
• Drive a discovery-led process to identify high-value business problems with business partners.
• Develop, maintain, and champion rigorous business cases for major initiatives with ROI and KPIs.
• Monitor trends (including AI) to inform product strategy and propose new solutions.
• Collaborate with Architecture and Engineering to ensure the roadmap is ambitious yet pragmatic.
• Lead and develop a high-performing product team with clear ownership and standards.
• Align stakeholders across the business to ensure shared understanding of the product vision.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmap

Discovery

Business cases

KPIs

AI trends

Job description

At Sony Music Publishing ("SMP") , we believe every voice matters. We are the #1 global music publisher, advancing the artistry of the world's greatest songwriters and composers for over 25 years. We keep songwriters at the forefront of everything we do, and design our suite of services to amplify opportunities, build connections, and defend their rights. Our roster benefits from an international team committed to providing support at every career stage. From classic catalogues to contemporary hitmakers, history is always being written. We are a part of the Sony family of global companies. Learn more about SMP at https://www.sonymusicpub.com/en .

Why join Sony Music Group?

Here at Sony Music Group, we are shaping what's next in a way that creates impact. Forging powerful new ideas at the heart of music, technology, and culture that entertain and move people.

This is your opportunity. Part of a global community, united by individual passion, rising to that challenge every day. Adapting at pace and supporting one another, inspired to influence the future. For the benefit of you, our people; our creators, our business, and wider society too.

Be a part of an organization that is creator first. Committed to fueling excellence and always imagining more, while fostering a supportive culture, one where we elevate each other and act responsibly.

Job Purpose:

At Sony Music Publishing, we recognize that constant evolution is the new standard for success. To remain leaders and effective advocates for our songwriters, we are executing a focused, multi-year program to fundamentally reshape our core technology and business processes. This initiative will prepare our systems for the rapid adoption of emerging technologies like AI and equip our operations to handle increasing variety and complexity in the music business.

What You'll Do: ( job responsibilities )

Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and Lead Product Strategy: Collaborate with the Transformation Office Lead to define the enterprise product strategy, and then lead its execution through planning, roadmap development, and lifecycle management.
• Translate Strategy to Roadmap: Convert enterprise goals into a cohesive, outcome-driven product roadmap, ensuring a clear line from vision to execution.
• Champion Discovery & Validation: Drive a discovery-led process to identify the highest-value business problems, validating solutions and assumptions directly with business partners.
• Author and Champion Business Cases: Develop, maintain , and champion rigorous business cases for all major initiatives, defining clear value propositions, ROI, and success metrics to drive investment and prioritization decisions.
• Inform Strategy: Monitor business, market, and technology trends (including AI) to inform product strategy and proactively propose new solutions.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team: Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of excellence, autonomy, and accountability.
• Establish Product Excellence: Develop and govern a strong product development lifecycle, creating consistent standards, prioritization frameworks, and clear decision-making rights.
• Bridge Strategy and Execution: Lead the Product team in translating desired business outcomes into actionable product requirements and measurable KPIs.
• Empower Your Team: Actively mentor your team to master the balance between strategic thinking and pragmatic execution, providing clear guardrails for value, quality, and alignment.

Execution & Value Realization

• Align Stakeholders: Partner with senior leaders across the business to align on priorities, manage competing needs, and ensure a shared understanding of the product vision.
• Act as the primary bridge between business strategy and technical execution, collaborating with Architecture and Engineering to ensure the product roadmap is both ambitious in its vision and pragmatic in its delivery.
• Deliver Visible Value: Build trust across the organization by delivering value incrementally and transparently, ensuring momentum is maintained.
• Measure What Matters: Define, track, and report on KPIs that measure business outcomes, product adoption, and value realiz