Senior Vice President, Privacy and Data Protection

We are UMG the Universal Music Group. We are the worlds leading music 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.

Senior Vice President Privacy & Data Protection

(Public Company / UMG Culture)

How We LEAD:

The Senior Vice President Privacy & Data Protection is a senior executive leader responsible for establishing and overseeing Universal Music Groups global privacy data protection and data governance strategy. This role provides enterprise-level leadership to ensure that privacy and data protection are embedded into UMGs business strategy digital transformation and global operations in a manner that supports artists creators partners and fans worldwide.

As a public company executive the SVP serves as a key advisor to the Chief Compliance Officer General Counsel executive leadership team with responsibility for identifying managing and communicating material privacy and data protection risks. The role ensures compliance with applicable global privacy laws and regulatory expectations while enabling innovation commercial growth and responsible use of data across UMGs labels platforms and services.

The SVP leads a global risk-based privacy program grounded in best practices regulatory accountability and strong governance balancing global consistency with the realities of UMGs decentralized multi-territory operating model.

How Youll CREATE:

• Set and execute UMGs global privacy and data protection vision aligning privacy governance with corporate strategy digital initiatives and evolving regulatory and market expectations.

• Own enterprise-wide privacy risk management including identification assessment mitigation and escalation of material risks to senior management.

• Serve as the executive point of accountability for privacy compliance across UMGs global operations including GDPR U.S. federal and state laws and other international data protection regimes.

• Oversee governance of privacy incidents and data breaches ensuring timely escalation regulatory notifications remediation and post-incident reporting consistent with public-company obligations.

• Direct global privacy audits monitoring and assurance activities ensuring consistent execution across territories labels and business units.

• Provide executive oversight of third-party data and privacy risk including strategic partners vendors platforms and technology providers.

• Track and assess global regulatory developments and enforcement trends advising executive leadership on business impact risk exposure and strategic response.

• Partner closely with technology product digital security and commercial leadership to embed privacy-by-design and responsible data use into UMGs products platforms and artist-facing services.

• Guide and oversee negotiation of complex data protection and data usage provisions in high-impact commercial agreements including DPAs licensing arrangements and strategic partnerships.

• Build lead and mentor a global privacy organization fostering collaboration across legal compliance security and business teams in a fast-moving creative environment.

• Champion continuous improvement of policies controls and processes ensuring scalable governance that supports UMGs global footprint while respecting local regulatory and cultural requirements.

Bring Your VIBE:

• 15 years of progressive experience in privacy data protection regulatory law or related fields at a top-tier law firm multinational organization or equivalent; CIPP certification strongly preferred.

• Deep expertise in GDPR and U.S. federal and state privacy laws with demonstrated experience operating across multiple international jurisdictions.

• Proven experience leading global privacy programs in complex matrixed and decentralized organizations.

• Strong executive presence and credibility with experience advising C-suite leaders on regulatory risk governance and compliance matters.

• Strategic business-oriented judgment with the ability to balance legal risk innovation and commercial imperatives in a creative artist-centered business.

• Exceptional leadership and collaboration skills with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders across diverse business units.

• Outstanding communication analytical and drafting skills including the ability to translate complex regulatory issues into clear actionable guidance for senior leadership.

Perks Playlist:

Join an entrepreneurial global organization where authenticity boldness creativity connection drive and insight arent just valuestheyre 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

A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:

• 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

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

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

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Salary Range:

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. All candidates are encouraged to apply.