Technical Lead Manager

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. 

Technology is one of the most important parts of our business. Whether it’s signing up new artists; ensuring we provide the right data to Spotify, YouTube, and other digital service providers; or helping artists use the latest AI tools and make thoughtful decisions with data-driven insights – technology plays an invaluable role in our success. The engineering team at Warner Music Group makes all of it a reality. 

Warner Music Group is embarking on a major transformation, further infusing technology into its businesses, products, and operations.

As the Technical Lead Manager you will work with Senior Engineers and Business Stakeholders, and will have the unique opportunity to both set direction and remain hands-on, designing and implementing deliverables with your team. Your work will be the foundation upon which critical Warner Music Group’s business processes run. 

Key responsibilities include:

• End to end ownership of team deliverables and objectives
• Setting technical vision and engineering best practices in collaboration with senior engineers within the team
• Active career development of engineers
• Effective hiring and team building 
• Collaborating closely with business stakeholders

Here you’ll get to:

• Reimagine and implement the future platforms for the music industry 
• Build, drive and uplift dynamic and highly effective engineering team(s) 
• Own the creation and delivery of highly innovative products

About you:

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related field
• You’re a passionate engineering leader with 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing strategic projects, with 1.5+ years of experience in people management, supervision/team leadership role
• Can mobilize teams around a vision and help lead execution of that vision
• You are hands on leader who writes code, conducts code reviews, and participates in setting engineering best practices
• You communicate effectively and have a proven track record of effective hiring and team building 
• You thrive in ambiguity and fast-paced, evolving environments
• You’re an empathetic leader who builds strong teams

About us:

As the home to 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. We’re the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels. 

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice. 

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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