Program Director

Job Title: Program Director

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

1. Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
2. Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
3. Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
4. Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

A little bit about our team:

The Finance Transformation (FIT) team is a group of professionals across the WMG organization brought together to re-imagine our processes and systems to establish more standardized and efficient ways of working that will drive WMG’s growth and business aspirations.

Your Role:

You are responsible for managing project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders. Maintain project plans, timelines, and proactively allocate resources. This role will oversee the execution of project tasks to ensure successful completion within budget and schedule constraints.

Here you'll get to:

Project Planning/Execution:

1. This role is responsible for partnering with the Transformation Leads, Change Management team and Process Owners, defining and prioritizing their project plans and ensure execution against them.
2. Proactively manage project roadmap, revising as appropriate to meet changing needs.
3. PMO experience in SAP S4 Hana implementation; preferably with large system integrators.
4. Maintain requirement documentation.
5. Manage scope and governing change request process.

Performance Monitoring/Reporting:

1. Track project progress against established goals and performance metrics.
2. Generate reports on program status and stage gates.
3. Day-to-day project management.

Risk Management/Mitigation:

1. Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project outcomes.
2. Adhering to PMO governance standards, communications, and schedules.

Communication/Engagement:

1. Key liaison between project team and stakeholders to manage expectations, deliverable activity, status, and concerns.

Third Party Management:

1. Responsible for adherence of SOW requirements as well as ensuring progress between status meetings and ensuring all product areas work in harmonization.
2. Manage the delivery of the program and third party budgets and timelines.

About you:

1. 15+ years in Program Management for Global Finance Transformation.
2. PMO experience in SAP S4 Hana implementation.
3. Deep program management experience driving business workflow improvement.
4. A passion for delivering results and building trust with internal and external stakeholders.
5. A proven ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload.
6. Ability to motivate and maintain project momentum. Ensure that projects are completed on time, on budget with a high level of customer/business satisfaction.

About us:

As the home to 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We’re the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

Salary Range: $200,000 to $250,000 Annually

Effective October 1st, 2023 this position will require being in the office 4 days a week. We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

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.