VP, Product – Business Applications

About this role

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 Vice President of Product to lead our Business Applications product organization.   

Reporting to the Chief Data Officer, you will lead a portfolio of strategic business applications that transform trusted enterprise data into intuitive, AI-enabled software experiences. You will oversee Product Leaders responsible for multiple application domains,   establish   a modern product operating model, and ensure investments across the por tfolio are aligned to the company's highest priorities.  

This is a player-coach leadership role. While your long-term responsibility is building a high-performing product organization, your immediate priority will be leading the successful development and launch of an artist application   that puts data and audience development tools into the hands of UMG’ s artists .     

This role requires equal comfort discussing product strategy with executives, organizational capability with product leaders, software architect ure with engineering, AI-native product development practices with technical teams, and business workflows with stakeholders across UMG.  

We believe AI is fundamentally changing both what software can do and how software is built.   We're   looking for a product executive who can help transform not only our application portfolio, but the way our product teams discover, design, build, and continuously improve software.  

How   you'll   CREATE  

Lead the Product Organization  

• Build and lead a high-performing organization   of Product Managers and Product Leaders responsible for UMG's business application portfolio.  

• Coach Product Leaders to strengthen product strategy, customer discovery, prioritization, execution, and product quality.  

• Establish consistent product operating principles, governance, planning processes, and success metrics across the organization.  

• Recruit, develop, and   retain   exceptional product talent while fostering a culture of ownership, learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.  

• Partner closely   with UMG’s label leadership and data teams, Finance, Partnerships, Engineering, UX, Applied AI, Data Platform Products, and business stakeholders to deliver exceptional software.  

Define Portfolio Strategy and Investment  

• Own the long-term strategy and roadmap for UMG's portfolio of internal business applications.  

• Continuously evaluate where to invest, accelerate, expand,   consolidate , or retire applications based on business value and strategic priorities.  

• Allocate product resources across multiple teams, m aking thoughtful tradeoffs between near-term business needs and long-term platform investments.  

• Maintain a multi-year   portfolio   roadmap that balances innovation, modernization, operational efficiency, and user experience.  

• Guide   build -versus-buy decisions and vendor strategy across the application portfolio.  

Lead UMG’s Artist-facing data and CRM solutions  

• Personally lead the strategy and execution of Halo, UMG's flagship application for artist teams.  

• Partner closely with labels, territories, engineering, d esign, and business stakeholders to ensure Halo becomes the trusted daily workspace for artist teams worldwide.  

• Drive successful delivery, adoption, and measurable business impact while   establishing   a scalable product foundation for future capabilities.  

• Transition from direct involvement over time as the product organization   matures   and   additional   Product Leaders assume greater ownership.  

Build an AI-Native Product Organization  

• Help redefine how products are built at UMG by embedding AI throughout the pro duct development lifecycle.  

• Establish modern product management practices that   leverage   AI across customer discovery, prioritization, prototyping, requirements generation, engineering collaboration, testing, documentation, and release planning.  

• Coach Product Leaders to effectively use AI as part of their everyday work,   improving both   product quality and delivery velocity.  

• Partner with Engineering leadership to continuously evolve AI-assisted software development practices, evaluating emerging capabilities s uch as agentic workflows, AI coding assistants, rapid prototyping tools, and intelligent product operations.  

• Champion   a culture of experimentation that enables teams to move faster while   maintaining   governance, quality, and security.  

Drive Business Outcomes  

• Define success metrics across the application portfolio, measuring business impact, adoption, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.  

• Ensure product teams   remain   focused on delivering measurable business outcomes rather than technical output s.  

• Build trusted partnerships with executive stakeholders across Finance, Commercial, Artist Services, Labels, Technology, and Corporate Functions.  

• Communicate product strategy, investment decisions, and portfolio performance to senior leadership.  

Bring your VIBE  

Required Qualifications  

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

• Experience leading multiple product teams or Product Leaders within a portfolio environment.  

• Demonstrated success bui lding high-performing product organizations and coaching Product Managers into stronger product leaders.  

• Experience developing e

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