Chief of Staff to the CEO

Reposted 21 Hours Ago
Broadway Junction, New York, NY
In-Office
325K-375K Annually
Expert/Leader
Music • News + Entertainment
The Role
The Chief of Staff supports the CEO in running operations, managing meetings, and ensuring effective communication. They handle presentations and data analysis while maintaining high levels of organization and detail in executing strategy across the company.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.
 

Your role:

  • This person will support and enable the CEO in leading Warner Music Group with the utmost effectiveness and efficiency. They will have constant interaction with the CEO, and be one of his direct reports and a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

    • “Run-the-team” business operations

      • Own agenda for and help run recurring leadership meetings (e.g., staff meetings, business unit reviews, offsites, etc.)

      • Manage OKR (Objectives & Key Results) process across the entire Company

      • Own agenda and manage preparation of materials for monthly Board of Directors calls and quarterly Board meetings

      • Ensure delivery of regular CEO reporting (e.g., team updates, financials, operational KPIs, project progress)

    • Executive support

      • Work with Executive Assistant to manage the CEO’s calendar and maximize the use of his limited time

      • Ensure the CEO’s meetings are effective: Preview & provide advance feedback on teams’ work, prepare / pre-seed / pre-align stakeholders, follow up on and close out action items

      • Drive global and cross-functional collaboration: manage the flow of information and connect dots between the CEO & his direct reports, among the CEO’s direct reports, and across the rest of the company’s senior executives

      • Ad hoc presentation creation, memo writing, and data analysis


About you:

  • 15 years’ experience in strategy & operations, biz ops, transformation, program management, or similar type roles

  • Has been a chief of staff or similarly supported an executive

  • Highly operational, organized, and detail-oriented – the trains run on time because of this person

  • Experience successfully leading large, complex, highly cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders of all levels of seniority

  • High-EQ diplomat who is a master at reading the room

  • Determined, creative problem solver and diligent, dependable executor – failure is not an option for this person

  • Great storyteller & concise communicator: verbal, written, and in slides. Comfortable communicating at all levels and adept at tailoring the messaging to the audience

  • Capable of absorbing and processing high volumes of information, and synthesizing it and utilizing it to connect dots

  • Able to balance structure with flexibility

  • Able to operate autonomously, comfortable with ambiguity

  • Demands excellence from themselves and those around them

  • Strong work ethic and service mentality

  • Unquestionable moral compass, discreet, mature

  • Position requires being in the NYC office 5 days/week.  Local candidates are encouraged to apply.


We’d love it if you also had:

  • Experience working at a music or media company

  • Experience working in a matrixed, highly cross-functional organization


As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, 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 catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.


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.


Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
 

This position requires a minimum of 5 days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration, which is essential for talent development and strong working relationships. #LI-Onsite Salary Range: $325,000 - $375,000 Salary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Links to relevant documents:

2026 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf

EVerify Participation Poster.pdf

Right To Work .pdf

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
5,762 Employees

What We Do

With a legacy extending back over 200 years, Warner Music Group (WMG) today brings together artists, songwriters, and entrepreneurs that are moving entertainment culture across the globe. Operating in more than 70 countries through a network of affiliates and licensees, WMG's Recorded Music division includes renowned labels such as 300 Entertainment, Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, Canvasback, Elektra, Erato, First Night, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin', Warner Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville. WMG's music publishing arm, Warner Chappell Music, has a catalog of over one million copyrights spanning every musical genre, from the standards of the Great American Songbook to the biggest hits of the 21st century. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, the independent artist and label services company – as well as next gen artist services division WMX, which includes consumer brands such as Songkick, the live music app; EMP, the merchandise e-tailer; UPROXX, the youth culture destination; and HipHopDX, the hip-hop music news site. In addition, WMG counts storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment and social media content creator IMGN among its many brands.

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