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Music is Universal

It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From AandR 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 UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.

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The A Side: A Day in The Life

We are currently seeking a Director, Business Development andamp; Innovation to join our Digital Strategy Team. This Director will be joining a team of high performers that are working to promote the digital evolution of UMG through innovation, engagement within the startup community and market analysis.

This person will be expected to challenge the status quo, re-imagine business processes wearing a digital lens and recommend digital opportunities for implementation. They will also be expected to drive open and transparent communication within the group and externally across UMG and its record labels.

Based in London, this individual will be responsible for engaging with the startup and innovation communities representing the EMEA region. The ideal candidate must have a passion for music and an entrepreneurial spirit; they must be process and detail-oriented and intellectually curious; and they must thrive in a high-demand, performance-driven environment.

The B Side: Skills andamp; Experience

Be Analytical:

- Build business cases leveraging internal data, secondary research and advanced quantitative and qualitative modelling

Be Collaborative:

- Manage relationships with multiple partners across the investment and entrepreneurial communities

- Lead on designated internal programs and create new initiatives that meet the team’s objectives

- Travel globally to events and conferences and represent the Digital Innovation team

- Provide day-to-day support on digital strategy and business development

Be Innovative:

- Stay up to date with digital technology developments

- Source compelling new digital business opportunities

Be Strategic:

- Gather and synthesize information on incoming new digital business opportunities via partner
materials, research and external meetings

- Create and present research and analysis such that it is easily digestible and ultimately
transformed into a strategic narrative for both internal and external review

Person Specification

- Proven track record of experience in music-related business development, music start-up or music tech accelerator-oriented programs

- In-depth understanding of the music business and digital media landscape

- Inherent desire to stay current on developments in digital technology

- Familiarity of the start-up finance eco-system

- Ability to synthesize and communicate complex information from disparate sources into a
clear and compelling story that helps key internal decision makers commit to action

- Advanced presentation skills with an eye to aesthetics and design to facilitate communication

- Creative thinking and ability to seek innovative solutions to complex technical and business
problems

- Strong quantitative and analytical skills

- Ability to partner and collaborate with a diverse range of interests and perspectives

- Team player with a deep love of music

- Flexible and a willing to travel periodically to support business needs and collaborative engagements

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)

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