Collaboration Technology Engineer

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.
 

Job Summary 

We are currently seeking a Collaboration Technology Engineer with expertise in collaboration tools and platforms. As a key member of the UMG Global Technology team, the Collaboration Technology Engineer is responsible for the administration, integration, and optimization of enterprise collaboration platforms and productivity tools. The position will be a team player working to expand and mature the collaboration solutions for use within our enterprise. This role will help coordinate the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future technology across the organization to ensure service, quality, and continuity for our business units and teams. The ideal candidate has experience supporting a wide range of collaboration technology platforms.    

In addition to having strong technical skills, you must be comfortable in effectively communicating with business end users, technical IT teams, business partners, network providers, and business process outsourced vendors, all while being sensitive to a wide diversity of cultural and technical backgrounds in a global business environment.    

Job Functions 

• Lead employee collaboration experiences and ensure our global users have access to reliable and efficient technology solutions that empower them to excel in their roles and drive business success.     

• Gather requirements to implement and maintain collaboration and productivity tools.    

• Support day-to-day collaboration and productivity tools to ensure a superior and reliable user experience.     

• Track project status, provides reporting, and reports back to leadership and internal customers.     

• Responsible to create and maintain tech standards and training materials.     

• Identify opportunities and develop business case justifications for spending and initiatives, including identification of risks and cost/benefit analyses.    

• Administer and configure collaboration platforms (M365, Google Workspace, Slack, Box.com, etc.) to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient operations.    

• Enforce organizational standards for collaboration platforms, including workspace roles, provisioning protocols, and compliance requirements.    

• Collaborate with security and privacy teams for third-party app reviews and risk assessments.    

• Track assigned department ticket queues, ensuring prompt resolution.    

• Provide Tier 2/3 support and training for collaboration tools, ensuring high user satisfaction.