Vice President, Strategy
About The Position
The Vice President, Strategy is a key member of Warner Music Group’s Global Strategy team, which works across Recorded Music and Music Publishing at the intersection of creative and corporate operations. The role partners with the EVP, Global Head of Strategy and senior leaders to advance company-wide strategic priorities and transformations, supporting decisions with rigorous analysis and a deep understanding of the music industry landscape. The position leads high-impact enterprise initiatives that improve business performance, operational excellence, and long-term value creation. It develops strategic direction across departments and international markets, translates vision into actionable plans, and ensures initiatives are integrated across the organization. Success requires strong analytical and program management capabilities, clear executive communication, trusted relationships, and the ability to influence collaborators and turn complex challenges into practical solutions. The position requires at least four days per week in the office. The annual salary range is $230,000 to $245,000. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States by their first day of employment.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in a leading management consulting firm and/or a corporate strategy, strategic transformation, or business operations function.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional strategic programs within large, global, matrixed organizations.
- Outstanding analytical and structured problem-solving skills, including the ability to simplify complexity and translate insights into practical recommendations.
- Outstanding program management capabilities, including experience delivering multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience preparing executive-level presentations and communicating complex concepts to senior audiences.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and partner management skills.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders, establish reliable connections, and build consensus across diverse business groups.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States as of the first day of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in music, media, entertainment, or another content-driven industry.
- Familiarity with the music industry's commercial models and competitive landscape.
- Familiarity with building AI tooling and automation.
Responsibilities
- Partner with executive management to develop and execute Warner Music Group’s global strategic priorities.
- Lead strategic analysis of business opportunities, organizational efficiency and frameworks, and long-term growth initiatives.
- Translate complex business challenges into clear, data-driven recommendations for executive decision-making.
- Lead cross-functional strategic programs from planning through implementation, delivering agreed objectives and measurable business outcomes.
- Establish program governance, delivery plans, milestones, risk and dependency management, and success measures.
- Design and evaluate target operating models, including organizational structures, functional design, role scoping, and span-and-layer analysis.
- Build alignment across global functions and international markets, influence collaborators, and secure agreement for initiative implementation.
- Act as a trusted strategic partner to senior management, providing insight, challenge, and recommendations.
- Drive an effective operating cadence for strategic initiatives, including governance, accountability, and timely decision-making.
- Support development, tracking, and reporting of strategic objectives, OKRs, KPIs, and program performance measures.
- Partner with Business Intelligence, Finance, and other teams to ensure reporting yields meaningful, actionable insights.
- Coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver central initiatives efficiently and effectively.
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes, governance, operating models, and organizational efficiency.
- Promote consistency, collaboration, and continuous improvement in project development and program execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
