Senior Product Manager

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In 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.
 

How we LEAD:

Universal Music Group is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the evolution of our next-generation Financial Forecasting & Planning Platform. This platform leverages machine learning and advanced analytics to support one of the company's most critical business processes: forecasting financial performance across a complex global organization.

Reporting into the central Data & AI organization, this role will serve as the product owner and strategic leader for a custom-built forecasting application used by Finance teams across UMG. The successful candidate will partner closely with Finance leadership, data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to transform forecasting from a largely manual process into a scalable, intelligent, and continuously improving product.

This is a highly cross-functional role requiring equal comfort discussing forecasting methodologies with finance executives, technical architecture with engineers, and product strategy with senior leadership.

The role is based in Santa Monica, California and requires close partnership with UMG's global Finance organization.

How you'll CREATE:

Own the Product Vision and Roadmap

• Define and execute the long-term product strategy for UMG's Financial Forecasting & Planning Platform.

• Develop and maintain a prioritized roadmap that balances business impact, technical feasibility, operational efficiency, and user experience.

• Partner with Finance leadership to translate forecasting requirements into scalable product capabilities.

• Establish a clear product vision that evolves from advanced analytics and machine learning toward future AI-enabled planning and decision support capabilities.

Partner Deeply with Finance

• Embed closely with Finance teams to understand forecasting workflows, planning cycles, assumptions, approval processes, and reporting requirements.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve forecast accuracy, and increase organizational visibility into forecast drivers.

• Facilitate alignment across global stakeholders on forecasting methodologies, business definitions, and planning processes.

• Act as the primary bridge between Finance and technical teams.

Lead Cross-Functional Delivery

• Lead a dedicated product team consisting of machine learning scientists, data engineers, full-stack engineers, and project management resources.

• Drive product discovery, requirements definition, prioritization, execution, testing, and release planning.

• Ensure delivery teams remain focused on measurable business outcomes rather than technical outputs alone.

• Coordinate with enterprise technology, data, and analytics teams to ensure alignment with broader platform strategy.

Drive Adoption and Business Impact

• Define success metrics and KPIs for forecast quality, operational efficiency, user adoption, and business value.

• Monitor platform performance and continuously identify opportunities for improvement.

• Lead change management efforts and stakeholder communications across Finance and business teams.

• Build strong relationships with executive sponsors and key users to ensure the platform becomes a trusted part of financial decision-making.

Shape the Future of Intelligent Forecasting

• Partner with Data Science teams to operationalize forecasting models and continuously improve predictive performance.

• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and identify opportunities to enhance planning, scenario modeling, forecasting documentation, and decision support.

• Help establish a long-term vision for AI-enabled financial planning and forecasting across UMG.

Bring your VIBE:

Required qualifications:

• 7+ years of product management experience leading complex software products or enterprise applications.

• Experience building and launching custom business applications, workflow platforms, planning systems, or data-intensive products.

• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams that include engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and agile product development practices.

• Experience defining product strategy, roadmaps, and business cases for enterprise software initiatives.

• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with senior executives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Finance, FP&A, forecasting, planning, accounting, ERP, or business operations functions.

• Familiarity with forecasting methodologies, financial planning processes, budgeting, or scenario modeling.

• Experience working with machine learning, predictive analytics, or AI-enabled products.

• Understanding of modern data platforms, cloud technologies, and analytics ecosystems.

• Experience leading products that combine structured data, statistical models, and business workflows.

• MBA, finance background, or equivalent business experience is a plus.

Success in the First 12 Months

• Establish a clear product vision and multi-year roadmap for the forecasting platform.

• Become a trusted partner to Finance leadership and key forecasting stakeholders.

• Improve forecasting workflows through automation, usability improvements, and operational efficiencies.

• Successfully lead a multidisciplinary product team delivering measurable business outcomes.

• Increase confidence, transparency, and scalability in UMG's global forecasting process.

• Lay the foundation for future AI-enabled forecasting and planning capabilities.

Perks Playlist:

Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren’t just values—they’re 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.

Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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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.