Senior Compensation Analyst / Talent Framework Project Specialist (Contract)

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: Senior Compensation Analyst / Talent Framework Project Specialist (Contract)

A little bit about our team:

You will become an integral part of the Talent Framework program team focused primarily on the Pay and Job Architecture workstreams. You will work closely with the Global People Team to deliver the outcomes of the Talent Framework Program. 

Your role:

The Talent Framework Program is one of the most significant global transformation projects across WMG. The project is being phased in over time to allow for effective integration into the fabric of the business. Phase 1 (completed), included the development of detailed job profiles that represent the areas of expertise across this iconic creative music business. The existing roles have been mapped into the new global career framework job profiles within each business and functional area and include standardized career tracks and levels across 21 job family groups. 

Phase 2 of the program is under way and making great progress across several workstreams. Your role will be to drive completion of the calibration of the initial job mapping that was completed in Phase 1. The key outcome of this role is to refine the job mapping both vertically and horizontally to ensure accuracy and consistency within functions and business groups globally. You will work closely with members of the compensation team as well as the global People Partners in conducting analysis and recommending refinements to produce the final mapping. In addition, you will work on the implementation of the new pay architecture including finalizing development of salary structures, employee impact analyses and presentations, Workday testing, and change management materials. 

Here you’ll get to:

• Drive the completion of the job mapping calibration process and manage collection and analysis of changes as well as sign-offs by group

• Analyze the job family groups, job families and career levels to report on internal and external alignment by business groups

• Conduct various analyses as needed to support the People Partners in finalizing the calibration of employees into new job architecture

• Conduct market benchmarking to pressure test newly developed salary structures and support the pay architecture validation process

• Develop total compensation reports to illustrate key outcomes of the assignment of employees into the new job and pay architectures

• Compile employee impact analyses and presentations to finalize salary structures

• Design and document job evaluation processes to ensure cross-organizational fairness and consistency in aligning job des