COO, Central Europe

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Wir lieben Musik und arbeiten unermüdlich daran, die Menschen zu unterstützen, die sie machen. Hört sich gut an? Werde Teil unseres Teams! Job Title: COO, Central Europe Reports To: President, Records & Publishing, Central Europe Department: Warner Music Central Europe, Business Management Location: Berlin with frequent travel to Amsterdam, Hamburg, Brussels/Antwerp, Vienna and Zurich . A little bit about our team: WMG has reorganised its recorded music structure, bringing together our team in Warner Music Germany, Austria and Switzerland with our teams in Warner Music Benelux (Netherlands and Belgium) who also host Cloud 9 Records and our global dance label Spinnin Recordings. The changes will enable our recorded music teams in these markets to align their structures, processes and strategy, taking account of market nuance but also synergies and growth opportunities, under one leader. In our music publishing business, Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the team in WCM Benelux serves our songwriters’ ambitions across the Netherlands and Belgium. Both our recorded music and music publishing businesses are partnering with c entral functions (Finance, People, Technology etc) to deliver maximum impact for artists on the world stage. Historically, teams across Recorded Music GSA and Benelux have served independently with local management teams, and we are now working to build a Central European leadership team across the expanded region. Our publishing business in Germany will continue under separate leadership. Your role: In this role, you’ll partner with the President, Records & Publishing, Central Europe, to develop, define and deliver an ambitious long term vision and growth plan for our teams across Central Europe. Your role will deliver organic and inorganic growth opportunities that enhance business performance, leading commercial team members and services, and managing CE wide operations. You’ll be instrumental in partnering with regional and central teams to execute the Central Europe business plan to full impact. You will help identify and deliver opportunities to increase revenue and margin and help make Central Europe a home for our artists to achieve life changing success. You’ll inspire teams and deliver operational excellence for Central Europe through your expertise, connections, commercial discipline and leadership. Here you’ll get to: Support the President, Records & Publishing, Central Europe, to develop and deliver a strategic plan that grows market share, builds new revenue streams, delivers strong financial performance and enhances our artist & employee value proposition Lead commercial and business enabling teams across our new business, 360 and core operations (such as live, merch, artist management, brand, sync, media buying etc) Shape, build and deliver the roadmap for Central Europe’s business plan execution, to include agreed milestones, targets and budgets; monitor progress and update local and regional leadership as appropriate Support sourcing and integration of external deal opportunities through partnerships and M&A that increase market share and serve our ambitions to become the #2 in Central Europe Be a key member of the Central European leadership team, helping to drive the business and cultural transformation and setting a cadence of internal meetings to manage and govern progress Represent Warner at Industry Boards such as IFPI, building networks and staying abreast of Government and Industry developments Partner with other Warner Music affiliate businesses to share learnings, develop partnerships and leverage expertise Facilitate cascade, tracking and measurement of CE OKRs, aligning with EMEA and WMG goals and helping CE teams define departmental priorities and measures Progressively lead teams to deliver an agenda for change, developing fresh and dynamic approaches to boldly grow the business Build trusting relationships with shareholders, colleagues and third parties Identify and nurture the next generation of talent across Central Europe to create a robust, stable and future-proofed team. Oversee Central European operations, compliance and controls Lead, coach and mentor teams to provide world class services to our artists, partners and stakeholders About you: Enthusiastic can do attitude and accomplished business leader, with demonstrable experience of growing revenue streams and/or market share Previous experience delivering commercial value in a media/entertainment (or adjacent) industry Commercially savvy, a deal maker, adept at pursuing new business opportunities from concept through to implementation Impactful leader who drives operational excellence, big growth ambitions and Preferably a strong network in the music business or the ability to build external relationships quickly and effectively Wealth of expertise spanning sales and new business development, relationship management and M&A from deal concept to integration Thorough knowledge of market changes, their opportunities and risks Pragmatic and solution orientated Natural energiser and a great, inclusive people leader, with an innate ability to engage, excite, develop and grow a diverse range of employees Well networked to bring in new partnerships and business opportunities Exemplary communicator, authentic in style and polished in delivery Agile thinker with a project management, strategic yet hands on, transformation skillset Real experience of partnering with leadership to develop and deliver ambitious business plans Strong understanding financial performance metrics and business insights Committed to extensive business travel across markets to connect with peers and partners in WMG’s ecosystem Fluent German and English language skills Tech savvy (Google suite) with proven experience of driving adoption of AI tools We’d love it if you also had: Additional languages relevant to region (eg French, Dutch) A background in the music industry, ideally with a strong deal making focus Was uns wichtig ist und was nicht Foto, Alter, Familienstand, Herkunft - all diese Infos brauchen wir nicht. 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