Manager, Strategic Analytics

600 UMG Recordings Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Universal Music Group in Santa Monica, CA, is hiring a Manager, Strategic Analytics to lead analytics projects for senior executives and cross-functional teams. You will develop detailed financial models for licensing negotiations and extract data with SQL, delivering insights that drive strategic decisions.

The role requires 3-5 years of multi-project leadership, strong SQL/Excel skills, and experience communicating complex data to non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience leading complex, multi-stage strategic projects from start to finish.
• 3-5 years’ quantitative experience using SQL and Excel to conduct data analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science or equivalent years of experience.
• 2+ years experience in consulting, finance, or corporate strategy preferred.
• Experience building flexible financial models to run scenario analyses.
• Experience visualizing data and using PowerPoint to explain complex data concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience managing clients or stakeholders in a consultative role.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
• Familiarity with gen AI tools and responsible use in analysis.

Responsibilities

• Scope and execute projects for Senior Executives and various business units.
• Create detailed financial models for licensing negotiations and scenario analysis.
• Extract data via complex SQL scripts with quality control and validation.
• Prepare executive-level presentations to drive company-wide strategy.
• Own analytics workstreams from start to finish with minimal oversight.

Skills

SQL

Excel

PowerPoint

Client management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Business/CS

Tools

Python

R

Job description

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 to finish with minimal technical oversight.

Sample work may include

• Advising stakeholders at UMG responsible for new business on potential market sizes and sources of growth
• Developing dynamic models to support licensing negotiations (e.g., with Spotify, Apple, YouTube) and help explain market dynamics in partners’ biggest growth areas
• Creating robust internal methods for forecasting and predicting content performance for newer and older artists
• Conducting breakeven analyses for major content promotion investment opportunities
• Collaborating with junior Strategic Analytics team members to complete more extensive/longer-term analytical projects

Bring your VIBE

• 3-5 years’ experience leading complex, multi-stage strategic projects from start to finish, from data collection and analysis to quality checking and final packaging and presentation
• 3-5 years’ quantitative experience using SQL and Excel to conduct data analysis
• Bachelors in Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science or equivalent years of experience
• 2+ years Experience in consulting, finance, or corporate strategy preferred
• Experience building flexible financial models to run scenario analyses
• Experience visualizing data and using PowerPoint to explain complex data concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience managing and engaging with clients in a consultative or analytical capacity
• A track record of solid client and/or stakeholder relationships developed through repeated excellence in delivering their needs
• Experience building relationships across business units
• Ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines
• A thoughtful approach to gen AI: comfortable using LLMs to augment work while thinking critically, independently, and maintaining full ownership of the output
• Passion and curiosity for music and the data that is used within the industry
• Ideal candidates will have also have proficiency in common programming languages used in data analytics (Python, R, etc.)

This role is located on-site in UMG’s Santa Monica office, with the expectation of at least 3-4 days a week in office.

Preferred experience, but not required

• Previous experience in the entertainment or subscription media space
• Experience in economics research
• Experience building flexible financial models to run scenario analyses
• Experience working with data in an integrated cloud environment (e.g, AWS, Google Cloud)
• A keen sense for how high-level statistical or analytical concepts translate into dollars and cents for a business

Perks Playlist

Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren’t just values—they’re how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
• Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
• 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
• 2-weeks paid Winter Break
• 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
• Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
• Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

Equal Opportunity Statement and E-Verify

Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are an E-Verify employer in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. Please note, UMG is not enrolled in E-Verify in California and New York, and cannot support employment of candidates whose employer must enroll in E-Verify, for example candidates on STEM-OPT.

Job Category: Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence

Salary Range: $85,500 - $131,000

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

We are Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company. We are the home for music’s greatest artists, innovators and entrepreneurs.