Manager/Snr Manager, Deal Structuring & Valuation, Deals Office in London

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.

A little bit about our team: The deals office drives the evaluation and structure of all recorded music and music publishing deals to enable long-term growth. We partner closely with global business leaders to assess opportunities that balance creativity with commercial value, strengthening our market position and shareholder value.

Your role: The Manager/Snr Manager, Deal Structuring & Valuation will be a key contributor to the Deals Office team, supporting the financial analysis, modeling, and structuring of strategic deals across recorded music and music publishing. This role is crucial in ensuring that deal proposals are financially sound, align with our strategic objectives, and contribute to long-term growth and shareholder value. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, and a foundational understanding of the music and entertainment industry.

Here you’ll get to:

• Prepare comprehensive financial models and valuation analyses (e.g., DCF, IRR, payback period) for potential deals.
• Present and explain valuation range and basis for catalog acquisitions.
• Support the structuring of deal terms and economic frameworks in collaboration with business, legal, and creative teams.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform deal assumptions and valuation benchmarks.
• Prepare detailed presentations and reports for operators and deal committee reviews, summarising financial projections and key deal terms.
• Support Reporting team and Radar system to ensure company-wide adoption, data integrity and completeness.
• Pro-actively develop financial models with use of AI to enable company-wide automated deal modelling.
• Perform periodic post-investment reviews and analysis, prepare summary of findings and portfolio analysis.

About you:

• 5-7 years of experience in finance, investment banking, corporate development, or a related analytical role, preferably within the music, entertainment, or media industries.
• Demonstrated experience in financial modeling, valuation techniques, and data analysis including using AI to automate financial modelling and data processing.
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI).
• High attention to detail and accuracy in data handling and reporting.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Knowledge of music/media industry is a strong plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA or CFA is a plus.

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.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.