Vice President, Global Head of Facilities Management

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 turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

● Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

● Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans. 

● Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises. 

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. 

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: Vice President, Global Head of Facilities Management

A little bit about our team: 

You will be a part of the US Workplace Experience team, designed to imagine, create, and maintain innovative workplace facilities to accommodate the needs of our ever-changing business.

Your role: 

You will be a vertical lead within the Workplace Experience team, designed to imagine, create, and maintain innovative workplace facilities to accommodate the needs of our constantly evolving business.  The Vice President, Global Head of Facilities Management will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction in the centralization and management of all Facilities-related activities across our global footprint. This role requires a seasoned professional with a consistent track record in Facilities Management, Project Management, and operational excellence. The successful candidate will lead a team with varied strengths of Facilities professionals to ensure the highest standards of safety, sustainability, and efficiency in all our facilities.

Here you’ll get to: 

• Develop and implement a comprehensive Global Facilities Management strategy to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and align with business objectives

• Lead the development and implementation of a centralized facilities management model, including technology and systems.

• Find opportunities for consolidation and standardization of facilities services and processes.

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Facilities Managers and support staff located across multiple regions including the Americas, EMEA and APAC

• Establish and maintain standard processes, policies, and procedures for facility operations and maintenance.  Responsible for creating the roadmap and driving progress towards increased automation / smart building integration within the global portfolio

• Supervise the budgeting, forecasting, and financial management of all Facilities-related expenses, ensuring cost-effectiveness and adherence to budgetary constraints; Serve as subject matter authority (SME) for global CapEx submissions within the Facilities scope.   Expand scope to be responsible for the centralization of budgeting, forecasting and financial management for chief global facilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Real Estate, Security, Projects, Hospitality, People Team, ESG, Procurement, Studio Operations and Global Technology to support the company's overall business objectives

• Assess and present reason for outsourcing facilities functions in international markets where applicable

• Serve as Facilities SME on project delivery engagements as required

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize facility performance, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce environmental impact