Universal Music Group · 1 month ago
Manager, Data Operations
New York, New York
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$66K/yr - $152K/yr
3+ years expUniversal Music Group is the world’s leading music company, committed to artistry, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The Manager, Data Operations will oversee the integrity, scalability, and efficiency of data systems, ensuring reliable and actionable data for strategic decisions across global teams.
Audio Recording and ProductionMedia and EntertainmentMusicPublishing
Responsibilities
Manage and optimize back-end data infrastructure that supports the team’s analytics frameworks and dashboards
Maintain large-scale datasets and ensure data accuracy, consistency, and performance across global analytics initiatives
Investigate and resolve data anomalies and pipeline issues efficiently and systematically
Build and maintain foundational datasets for fan segmentation, marketing insights, and campaign analytics
Interface with third-party partners to evaluate, integrate, and manage external data tools, APIs, and automation solutions
Identify and test new data sources and technologies, assessing their potential business impact and integration feasibility
Qualification
Required
3-6 years of experience in data operations, analytics engineering, or similar
Advanced proficiency in SQL and strong understanding of data modeling principles
Experience maintaining or optimizing large-scale datasets and dashboards (BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar)
Familiarity with ETL tools, APIs, and workflow orchestration (e.g., Airflow, dbt, or similar)
Strong analytical mindset and comfort working with marketing, finance, or CRM data
Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on process improvement and automation
Clear communicator capable of translating technical details into actionable insights for business partners
Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment
Passion for music, technology, and the evolving intersection of data and creativity
Preferred
Experience with web development is a plus, especially for enhancing visualization and dashboard capabilities
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options
100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
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
Company
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is a music-based entertainment company that offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide. It is a sub-organization of Leviy Publishing.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.65BKey Investors
William AckmanTencent
2023-06-06Post Ipo Debt· $802.31M
2021-09-21IPO
2021-06-21Secondary Market· $4.17B
Leadership Team
Devraj Sanyal
Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group, India & South Asia; SVP Strategy "AMEA"
Timothy Xu
Chairman and CEO
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