Chief Security Officer

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.

For a Chief Security Officer (CSO), the key responsibilities typically span enterprise security, risk, resilience, and executive leadership:

• Enterprise Security Strategy — Define and execute the organization’s security vision, strategy, roadmap, and operating model aligned with business priorities.
• Cybersecurity & Information Protection — Protect systems, networks, applications, intellectual property, sensitive data, and critical digital assets from internal and external threats.
• Enterprise Risk Management — Identify, quantify, prioritize, and communicate securityrisks; establish appropriate controls and risk-acceptance processes.
• Threat Intelligence & Incident Response — Maintain awareness of emerging threats and ensure effective detection, investigation, containment, recovery, and post-incident improvement.
• Physical & Executive Security — Oversee physical security of offices, facilities, events, executives, employees, and other critical assets where within the CSO mandate.
• Business Continuity & Crisis Management — Build organizational resilience through crisis response, business continuity, disaster recovery, and coordinated executive decision-making.
• Governance, Compliance & Assurance — Establish security policies, standards, controls, metrics, and governance while supporting regulatory, contractual, audit, and compliance requirements.
• Third-Party & Supply-Chain Risk — Assess and manage security exposure introduced by vendors, partners, contractors, cloud providers, and other third parties.
• Security Architecture & Technology — Ensure security is embedded into technology strategy, architecture, cloud adoption, product development, and major transformation programs.
• Identity & Access Management — Establish strong controls around identities, privileged access, authentication, authorization, and the lifecycle of employee and third-party access.
• Security Culture & Awareness — Build security accountability across the workforce through education, communications, exercises, and leadership engagement.
• Security Organization Leadership — Build and lead a high-performing global securityorganization, including talent, organizational design, budgets, vendors, and strategic investments.
• Cross-Functional Partnership — Partner closely with Technology, Legal, Privacy, HR, Finance, Internal Audit, Communications, and business leadership.
• Continuous Improvement — Benchmark security maturity, measure effectiveness, test controls and response capabilities, and continuously adapt the security program as the threat and business environments evolve.

Perks Playlist:

Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren’t just values—they’re how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services

• Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants

• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)

• Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement

• 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution

A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees

• 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees

• 2-weeks paid Winter Break

• 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)

• Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)

• Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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