Umusic

Senior Director, Project and PMO Lead

Santa Monica, California · Director

Sponsorship not specified$108k-$235kDetected 21 days ago

Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementAccountingERPPerformance ManagementCadenceLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingPublic Speaking

About the role

This role will serve as the central coordination point for complex, cross-functional programs, ensuring alignment across workstreams, stakeholders, and leadership teams.
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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.
Develop, maintain, and continuously optimize the integrated program plan across all finance transformation workstreams.
Manage and track key milestones, deliverables, critical dependencies, and interrelated project activities to ensure successful program execution.
Drive proactive identification and resolution of risks, issues, and blockers impacting program delivery.
Establish and manage program governance structures, including leadership meetings, working groups, and executive steering forums.
Support Steering Committee preparation, including development of executive-level presentations, status updates, decision requests, and risk assessments.
Develop and maintain reporting templates, dashboards, and executive communications that provide meaningful insights into program performance.
Monitor program KPIs, delivery metrics, and transformation outcomes to drive continuous improvement.
Maintain comprehensive RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) logs and decision registers.

5+ years of experience in Project Management, Program Management, PMO leadership, or Finance Transformation roles.
Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation programs within Finance, Shared Services, ERP, or Business Transformation environments.
Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and delivery best practices.
Demonstrated experience managing integrated project plans, RAID management, executive reporting, and stakeholder communications.
Experience overseeing budgets, resource planning, and delivery performance for complex programs.
Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

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
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent
Monitor project health, delivery performance, and achievement of transformation objectives.

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.

Please note, UMG is not enrolled in E-Verify in California and New York, and cannot support employment of candidates whose employer must enroll in E-Verify, for example candidates on STEM-OPT.

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