Manager, Investor Relations

Job Description

WMG's top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its team members, artists and songwriters across the globe. In response to COVID-19, WMG is fully committed to helping its people balance their home and life commitments with flexible working options, virtual wellness sessions, and more. WMG strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all US new employees, prior to the commencement of employment. If you are hired, you will be required to provide proof of your vaccination as part of your new employee onboarding process, subject to our legal obligation to make reasonable accommodations in certain limited circumstances.

Job Description:

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. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
• Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
• Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
• Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
• Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Manager, Investor Relations

A little bit about our team:

The Investor Relations team drives our narrative to ensure that the WMG's business strategy and financial prospects are fully understood by the analyst and investor community.

Your role:

This role will be a key member of a collaborative and dynamic team with high visible and direct exposure to senior management. This role will work with the SVP, Investor Relations to prepare senior management for investor presentations, conferences and quarterly earnings calls, develop key messages for the investor community, prepare regular reports for senior management and perform financial analysis regarding the company and its peers. The ideal candidate will be highly-motivated, enthusiastic self-starters who are attentive to deadlines and who are capable of putting forth high quality work under occasional time constraints.

Here you'll get to:
• Preparation of quarterly earnings materials including earnings call scripts, Q&A for senior management and analysis of key earnings drivers
• Research and develop key Q&A topics to prepare senior management for presentations at investor conferences and investor meetings
• Preparation of analyses and other materials for senior management to present at board meetings
• Cover and summarize peer companies' quarterly earnings calls, investor days and presentations at investor conferences
• Perform ad hoc research projects and valuation analysis related to the company and its peers using research reports, company filings and external database sources
• Maintain a monthly analysis of peer consensus estimates and peer ratings and target prices
• Prepare for senior management a regular market analysis including trading multiples, stock price performance, and sell-side ratings for the company and its peers
• Monitor sell-side analysts' estimates for the Company and key peer companies
• Maintain a database of analyst quarterly estimates and annual earnings for the Company
• Act as a liaison between internal and external customers of the investor relations department
• Provide analyst estimates to the Financial Planning department as well as obtain financial information from them regarding divisional results and targets
• Provide equity research for Corporate Communications, Corporate Development, Financial Planning, and other departments
• Coordinate conference calls associated with the quarterly earnings release, investor conferences and other publicly released information regarding the company

About you:
• Highly proficient in financial modeling and valuation analyses
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Ecomonics
• 3-5 years previous experience in investment banking, equity research, or management consulting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that includes in-depth knowledge of accounting and corporate finance
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Knowledge of equity markets, derivative instruments and market trading dynamics
• Excellent research skills and ability to organize, synthesize and present information
• Willing to be flexible, capable of performing tasks in a high intensity work environment and able to deliver high quality work product on tight deadlines
• Collaborative team player capable of working across multiple groups / functions within WMG
• Exceptional organizational skills, process-oriented and attentive to deadlines
• Strong familiarity with FactSet, Bloomberg and other financial news platforms/databases
• Excellent Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
• Prior experience effectively dealing with sensitive and confidential information and maintaining the strictest confidence

We'd love it if you also had:
• Prior experience working in the media industry a plus

About us:

As the home to Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, 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. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. 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.

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Don't be discouraged if you don't hear from us right away. We're taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

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