SVP, Strategy & Operations, WM Latin America

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group were a global collective of music makers and music lovers tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs gamechanging creatives and passionate team members. Here we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Curiosity: We do our best work when were immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation and innovation is the key to our future.

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea like a great song travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists songwriters partners and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown and were committed to keeping the faith acting with integrity and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists musicians and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values appreciates and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

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.

Job Title: SVP Strategy & Operations WM Latin America

Reports To: President Warner Music Latin America

Department: Strategy & Operations

Location: Warner Music Latina Inc. Miami Beach Florida 33139

A little bit about our team:

The SVP of Strategy & Operations supports the President of Warner Music LatAm developing and executing business strategies to generate a global impact in WMG and deploying business intelligence strategies to strengthen data driven decision making processes across the region. This individual will support all managing directors across Latin America to drive inorganic growth through investment acquisition and partnership opportunities across various segments of WMGs business as well as supporting organic growth providing key business insights through business analytics.

Your role:

The SVP of Strategy & Operations will be an integral part of Warner Music Latin America supporting the President in sourcing and executing investments and acquisitions consistent with WMGs strategy and priorities and will also be leading the regional Data services hub to ensure critical KPIs are tracked to align the regional strategy. Working horizontally across the organization the role will have direct exposure to global leaders around WMG touching various aspects of our business. The right candidate must be comfortable interfacing with a variety of external partners and businesses with the ability to quickly analyze and articulate key business drivers across the music media and technology space.

Here youll get to:

• Support the President of Warner Music LATAM in developing and executing business strategies to generate a global impact in WMG and deploy business intelligence strategies to strengthen data driven decision making processes across the region.

• Support all managing directors across Latin America to drive inorganic growth through investments acquisitions and partnership opportunities across various segments of WMGs business as well as support organic growth by providing key business insights through business analytics.

• Originate evaluate negotiate and structure acquisitions minority investments and joint ventures.

• Generate comprehensive analysis of investment opportunities through market research financial modeling (including discounted cash flow analysis merger analysis etc.) synergy analysis and strategic integration/activation planning.

• Assist and lead due diligence on potential acquisition and investment targets.

• Support internal transaction approval process including preparation and presentation of transaction summaries and recommendations to senior management.

• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams across WMG to take transactions from ideation to execution and integration.

• Provide input on new initiatives business cases and projects that relate to WMGs strategic planning and business development activities.

• Develop and maintain an external network of dealmakers and industry experts in support of identifying key market trends and sourcing new opportunities.

• Develop strategies to incorporate new technologies and data analytics processes to outline new business opportunities aligned with future trends of the music industry.

• Telecommuting permitted 12 days per week.

• 20% domestic and international travel required.

About you:

• Masters degree or foreign equivalent in Business Administration Business Analytics Finance or a related field

• 7 years of experience in the position offered or related position in investmentfocused roles in investment banking private equity corporate development or venture capital industries. Will accept pre or postMasters degree experience.

• Must have 7 years of experience with:

  • Conducting sophisticated analysis and financial modeling including valuation and DCF principles for companies and investment opportunities at different stages of growth

  • Analyzing structuring and negotiating transactions of varying complexity from seedstage investments to M&A with a focus in LATAM startup companies

  • Serving in a senior managerial role leading crossfunctional teams and driving strategic initiatives

  • Developing and executing longterm strategies that align with the companys goals with a focus on growth market analysis innovation business development and competitive advantage.

• Must have 4 years of experience with applying knowledge of data analytics languages including R Python and SQL to generate business strategies and insights.

About us:

Warner Music Latina is the Latin division of Warner Music Group representing US Latin in our Miami office. Warner Music Latina seeks to provide best in class service to its artist roster and to push the Latin culture forward while breaking international barriers with its expertise to develop artists locally and in the global market. Among the extensive starstudded and upandcoming artists on the roster are Myke Towers Yandel Tokischa Maria Becerra Danny Ocean Sofia Reyes Zion & Lennox Tiago PZK Justin Quiles Blessd Ovy on the Drums Elena Rose Mau Y Ricky among many others.

As the home to 10K Projects Asylum Atlantic Music Group East West FFRR Fueled by Ramen Nonesuch Parlophone Rhino Roadrunner Sire Warner Records Warner Classics and several other of the worlds premier recording labels Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company Warner Chappell Music represents genrespanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA which supports the independent community as well as artist services division WMX. In addition WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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This position will require being in the office 4 days a week. We believe that an inoffice presence is critical for talent development collaboration and building strong relationships.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race religious creed color age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry marital status medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer) physical or mental disability military service or veteran status pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.