Senior Director, Finance Insights and Reporting at Universal… · Santa…

Senior Director, Finance Insights and Reporting

Location: Santa Monica, California

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.

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 you’ll LEAD:

The Senior Director, Finance Insights & Reporting will lead the Finance Insights & Reporting pillar of the Finance Intelligence Center of Excellence (FinCo). The role is the Management Reporting Product Owner and Finance Business Owner for the FinCo Intelligence Platform, with end-to-end accountability for Management Reporting, dashboards, self-service, AI chat and human-reviewed GenAI and advanced analytics within Management Reporting. It owns product vision, UI/UX, approved semantic implementation, local extensions, design/build, support, adoption and retirement. The role collaborates with the authoritative Finance owners who remain the Business Narrative and Decision Owners, retaining interpretation, conclusions, decisions and actions.

How you’ll CREATE:

• FinCo Intelligence Platform: Serve as Finance Business Owner for the governed starting point for BI, Management Reporting, self-service, write-back, role-based access, AI chat and approved analytical insights used in MR. Own requirements, backlog, adoption and value.
• BI platform and tool strategy and selection: Lead the Finance evaluation, proof of value, recommendation, requirements, roadmap and value realization for the primary global BI platform, including usability, BigQuery fit, security, AI, embedded analytics and five-year TCO.
• Management Reporting portfolio: As Management Reporting Product Owner, own the prioritized portfolio and end-to-end Finance product delivery of global reports, dashboards and scorecards for central CFO teams, Controllership, Central FP&A, Shared Services, regions and OpCos.
• UI, UX and global/local design: Set reusable design, visualization, accessibility and mobile standards. Approve presentation-only local extensions using Data Management-approved semantics; changes to meaning, logic or grain require approval from the Finance Data Products, Semantics & Stewardship Leader.
• Semantic implementation, self-service and access: Implement only FInCo Data Management Pillar-approved semantics in BI models and enable governed self-service. Define personas, report-access tiers and consumption needs; Finance owners approve sensitive access.
• GenAI and advanced-analytics product ownership: Own the end-to-end lifecycle for human-reviewed GenAI and advanced analytics used within Management Reporting, from intake and backlog through requirements, acceptance, adoption, benefits, support and retirement.
• Product lifecycle, acceptance and support: Own design, build, testing, product UAT, content acceptance, release, functional support, telemetry, enhancement and retirement. The Finance Data Product Owner accepts underlying data; Data Quality supplies quality evidence; the Finance client approves business use. Own first-line report support and route semantic/data-product issues to Data Management and operational DQ issues to Data Quality.
• Enterprise and Finance Transformation collaboration: Actively collaborate with data and technology teams across the CDO and CIO organizations, and with the PBF CoE and FTO teams on Finance Transformation priorities, dependencies and delivery.
• FinCo peer-pillar collaboration: Work closely with Finance Data Products, Semantics & Stewardship and Finance Data Quality teams to collectively deliver FinCo objectives, align priorities, resolve cross-pillar dependencies and deliver integrated outcomes.
• Global team and stakeholder leadership: Build a multidisciplinary global BI and product team and engage Group, Regional and OpCo CFOs, Finance users, vendors and implementation partners.

Bring your VIBE:

• 15+ years of progressive experience leading enterprise BI, management reporting, analytics products, or Finance information-delivery capabilities, including significant people and product leadership in a large global organization.
• Deep knowledge of Finance management reporting, KPIs, actual-plan-forecast analysis, variance analysis, scorecards, executive reporting, and performance management, with demonstrated success balancing global standards and valid regional or business-line needs.
• Strong fluency in at least two leading enterprise BI platforms and modern cloud analytics; experience with semantic models, BigQuery, security, lifecycle management, embedded analytics, write-back, React-based experiences, and AI-enabled BI is highly valued.
• Proven experience leading platform evaluation and implementation, global product roadmaps, self-service governance, change and adoption, and executive stakeholder engagement across Finance, CDO, CIO/CTO, FTO, and external partners.
• A demonstrated record of building high-performing multidisciplinary teams and delivering measurable business value; a bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Design, or a related field is required, with an MBA or advanced qualification and music, media, or entertainment experience preferred.

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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Job Category:

Finance & Accounting

Salary Range:

$202K - $265K

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.