Which Bandmember are You?

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.

This is a Project Manager/Business Analyst dual-role, full-time, contractor position in our data services area. The position is primarily (~67%) responsible for overseeing and managing the onboarding of clients to our existing data services architecture/foundational data services and the migration of 100+ cross-functional systems from legacy data sources to UMG’s new Repertoire data service. This is a client engagement and task management role that requires excellent client, task management, organizational, cross-functional team coordination and communication skills. This position is also (~33%) responsible for performing business analytics to support business innovation efforts mainly within but not limited to UMG’s supply chain area. Music industry experience is a must. Music product lifecycle and supply chain systems experience a big plus.

How You'll Rock the Role

• Own, drive and innovate the onboarding process of new clients to existing data services
• Create, own and drive transition plan and provide periodic status reports for the migration of 100+ clients to New Repertoire Service
• Collaborate with cross-team stakeholders to execute the transition plan
• Work closely with business and development teams to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables
• Facilitate and run all project management related client and team meetings
• Define and track key performance metrics to track progress and measure the success of the project
• Efficiently run change management to keep the project on track and stakeholders informed
• Communicate product updates and changes to internal teams and external stakeholders
• Continuously monitor and analyze client feedback to improve project efficiency and satisfaction
• Own and drive requirements gathering sessions by working with cross-team subject matter experts
• Own, drive and create requirements documentation

What We're Looking For 

• Music industry experience
• Solid PM skills
• Solid Business Analyst skills
• Excellent client engagement and management skills
• Ability to project manage and lead project teams
• Ability to run change management and keep the project within scope and on track
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Proficiency in project management tools and software
• Ability to create project plans and provide project status/stats tracking progress against plan
• Ability to create requirements documentation, e.g. BRDs, data dictionaries, flow charts, etc.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Project Manager/Business Analyst in the music industry
• Proven track record of successfully owning and delivering projects from concept to launch
• Proven track record of successfully analyzing and documenting requirements for business process innovation and/or development projects
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to define product requirements and prioritize features
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and working in an Agile environment
• Experience with producing key requirements defining documents
• Experience with services architecture, APIs, Azure AD, SQS, SNS, and Swagger a plus
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, technology, commerce or a related field.
• PMP and/or Scrum Master certification a plus

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $55.74/hour - $74.32/hour

*Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K