Universal Music Group · 1 month ago
Senior Manager, Insights and Strategy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$86K/yr - $217K/yr
3+ years expUniversal Music Group is the world’s leading music company, committed to artistry, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The Senior Manager, Insights & Strategy will lead complex workstreams, mentor junior team members, and influence decisions that shape the business by transforming data into actionable insights.
Audio Recording and ProductionMedia and EntertainmentMusicPublishing
Responsibilities
Independently translate open-ended business challenges into structured analyses, insights, and actionable recommendations across product strategy, merchandising, marketing, forecasting, audience research, and more
Build clear narratives that resonate across a wide range of stakeholders—from creatives to executives to technical partners
Develop and refine scalable data models, dashboards, templates, and planning frameworks that improve decision-making for internal teams and label partners
Identify inefficiencies, gaps, data issues, or recurring pain points; design solutions that reduce manual work and increase quality
Develop trusted cross-functional relationships with label teams, creative stakeholders, operational leaders, and technology groups
Act as a strategic thought partner, leveraging insights and business intel to push work forward and elevate decision quality
Guide and mentor analysts, overseeing the quality, clarity, and impact of their work
Work with data engineering, product, and tech teams to influence data models, schemas, pipelines, QA processes, and upstream improvements
Help ensure our data infrastructure matches our strategic needs—connecting tools, enhancing data reliability, and improving accessibility
Qualification
Required
3–5+ years in analytics, business strategy, consulting, eCommerce, media/entertainment, data product, or similar data-driven roles
Experience leading workstreams, managing stakeholders, and mentoring analysts
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced environments
Strategic & analytical acumen: You can break down ambiguous questions, design rigorous analyses, and turn data into clear recommendations
Technical competency across SQL querying (intermediate to advanced)
Technical competency across Excel (pivot tables, modeling)
Technical competency across Data visualization (Tableau, Looker, Data Studio, or similar)
Strong communication skills—verbal, written, and visual—tailored to executives, creatives, operators, and technical teams
Business fluency: Basic understanding of finance, marketing, operations, or business performance levers
Project management excellence with comfort juggling multiple deadlines
Preferred
Experience in entertainment, media, retail, or direct-to-consumer eCommerce
Data engineering, BI development, or data architecture experience (Python, dbt, Airflow, schema design, QA)
Experience with Shopify, Google Analytics, BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar platforms
Personal passion for music, creative industries, or fan culture
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
Recent News
2026-01-08
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