Senior Manager, International Markets (Brand Partnerships)

Music is Universal

Its the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the worlds leading music company. From A&R to finance legal to digital sales to marketing Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender race disability sexual orientation religion belief age marital status background pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism dyslexia ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition please email

Music is Universal

Its the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the worlds leading music company. From A&R to finance legal to digital sales to marketing Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender race disability sexual orientation religion belief age marital status background pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism dyslexia ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition please email

The A Side: A Day in The Life

Universal Music Group for Brands is the dedicated brand agency of Universal Music Group creating innovative and tailor-made business solutions for brands. We leverage the power of Music & Culture to create innovative and differentiated customer propositions for our brand partners to help them grow their business.

Within our global team based in London we are currently looking for a Senior Manager International Markets. This role is a New Business role with a specific focus on international priorities. It will work with our ex-US markets and regions to scale and diversify their brand partnerships businesses and assist in growing and implementing global partnerships.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Commercial

• Support UMGs international countries and regions (ex-US) in growing their Brand Partnerships business by being a centre of excellence and knowledge and supporting across full funnel of pitches and activations
• Proactively scale local initiatives and campaigns into global or regional partnerships
• Compile and analyse financial data to ascertain trends and opportunities
• Analyse and manage P&Ls and look for optimisations and efficiencies
• Create clear compelling presentations to formulate responses to global and regional brand briefs from clients and agencies
• Work with cross-functional teams including data & insights creative media buying legal & labels to package opportunities of international relevance
• Pitch and present new proposals to senior internal and external stakeholders

Be Collaborative & Organised

• Assist the Vice-President Global Strategic Growth & International Markets in day to day activities and priorities including building market overview presentations and reports
• Assist in management of 1 full-time intern
• Run regular market regional or global forums and update calls and in-person conferences and meetings

Person Specification

Necessary

• Experience in an international or global team within a partnerships team agency or culture/entertainment marketing function at a brand with a demonstrable history of driving revenue growth
• Experience working across all levels of business including senior executives and client partners
• Proficient in analysing financial results and trends as well as internal and third-party data outputs
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills & business flair
• Entrepreneurial spirit and proactive approach
• Team player with capacity to work efficiently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritise work to tight deadlines and have a strong sense of initiative
• Computer skills required (proficient in PowerPoint Excel or equivalent)

Desirable

• Direct experience working in a market outside of the US or UK

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholders specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent definitive and exhaustive statement.

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