Universal Music Group. California, Santa Monica

Reporting into the central Data & AI organization, this role will serve as the product owner and strategic leader for a custom-built forecasting application used by Finance teams across UMG. The successful candidate will partner closely with Finance leadership, data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to transform forecasting from a largely manual process into a scalable, intelligent, and continuously improving product.

• Define and execute the long-term product strategy for UMG’s Financial Forecasting & Planning Platform.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized roadmap that balances business impact, technical feasibility, operational efficiency, and user experience.
• Partner with Finance leadership to translate forecasting requirements into scalable product capabilities.
• Establish a clear product vision that evolves from advanced analytics and machine learning toward future AI-enabled planning and decision support capabilities.

• Embed closely with Finance teams to understand forecasting workflows, planning cycles, assumptions, approval processes, and reporting requirements.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve forecast accuracy, and increase organizational visibility into forecast drivers.
• Facilitate alignment across global stakeholders on forecasting methodologies, business definitions, and planning processes.
• Act as the primary bridge between Finance and technical teams.

• Lead a dedicated product team consisting of machine learning scientists, data engineers, full-stack engineers, and project management resources.
• Drive product discovery, requirements definition, prioritization, execution, testing, and release planning.
• Ensure delivery teams remain focused on measurable business outcomes rather than technical outputs alone.
• Coordinate with enterprise technology, data, and analytics teams to ensure alignment with broader platform strategy.

• Define success metrics and KPIs for forecast quality, operational efficiency, user adoption, and business value.
• Monitor platform performance and continuously identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead change management efforts and stakeholder communications across Finance and business teams.
• Build strong relationships with executive sponsors and key users to ensure the platform becomes a trusted part of financial decision-making.

• Partner with Data Science teams to operationalize forecasting models and continuously improve predictive performance.
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and identify opportunities to enhance planning, scenario modeling, forecasting documentation, and decision support.
• Help establish a long-term vision for AI-enabled financial planning and forecasting across UMG.

• 7+ years of product management experience leading complex software products or enterprise applications.
• Experience building and launching custom business applications, workflow platforms, planning systems, or data-intensive products.
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional teams that include engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles and agile product development practices.
• Experience defining product strategy, roadmaps, and business cases for enterprise software initiatives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with senior executives.

• Experience supporting Finance, FP&A, forecasting, planning, accounting, ERP, or business operations functions.
• Familiarity with forecasting methodologies, financial planning processes, budgeting, or scenario modeling.
• Experience working with machine learning, predictive analytics, or AI-enabled products.
• Understanding of modern data platforms, cloud technologies, and analytics ecosystems.
• Experience leading products that combine structured data, statistical models, and business workflows.
• MBA, finance background, or equivalent business experience is a plus.

• Establish a clear…