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.

How we LEAD:

We are in search for an Organizational Change Management and Transformation Specialist for an 18-month project, this is a temp opportunity. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting all aspects of the Change Management function's involvement in key business initiatives – including business engagement, communications, identification and implementation of changes to business structure and processes, and training activities. This role will have a significant focus on the company's key change initiatives including our SAP S4/HANA Transformation and FMS implementation. This role will also be responsible for supporting internal corporate change initiatives and will be a key contributor to the enhancement of Universal Music Group's overall change management capabilities.

How you'll CREATE:

• Conduct needs analysis, comparing current state to future state processes and procedures.
• Engage with project team members and key stakeholders to understand organizational structure, business processes, and related roles and responsibilities to identify change potential.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal and external teams throughout the entirety of change initiatives.
• Participate in the business process re-engineering discovery sessions to identify key change impacts and prepare related documentation.
• Conduct engagement and readiness assessment with end-users impacted by the change.
• Identify and manage key stakeholders within the organization.
• Create awareness of change by assisting in creating and implementing comprehensive communication plans for all levels of the business.
• Drive adoption and ownership of change by working with leadership/management teams and end users.
• Manage risks throughout change initiatives by conducting risk analysis and developing related mitigation plans.
• Lead sustainment activities with the project team including Lessons Learned and Strategy Enhancement.
• Support the development and delivery of training materials as needed.

Bring your VIBE:

• Minimum 5 years of change management experience.
• Experience in SAP transformations required with knowledge in Fashion Management Systems preferred.
• Skills to work independently and in a large project team setting.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts and persuasively to cross-functional teams.

• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess excellent organizational and planning skills, superior project management and time management skills.
• Self-motivated with ability to not only work in group/individual setting, but able to drive action and independently with little to no direction.
• Organized, independent, and self-motivated with a team player attitude.
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office