Established in 2015, Create Music Group is a leading music and entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, distribution company, and entertainment network which generates over 15 billion music streams each month on DSP’s. Named #2 on the Inc 5000 Fastest Growth Companies in America in 2020, the company has grown exponentially by leveraging its owned IP with its media and technology platform. The company works with superstar artists, major and independent record labels, and global media brands. It operates a number of companies including Label Engine, one of the largest independent music distribution platforms in the world, with over 75,000 artists and 5,000 label clients; and Flighthouse, a digital entertainment brand focused on Gen Z, which has more than 300 million followers across social media. Create Music Group is based in Hollywood, CA and has 400 employees worldwide.
Job Summary
The Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Platform is a newly created role within the Data & AI team, reporting to the SVP of Data & AI. This role bridges two critical coordination points that have been impacting delivery speed: the interface between DevOps and our 6+ application and product engineering teams, and the alignment between Data Engineering and Analytics teams.
Responsibilities
- Own cross-org requirements coordination between DevOps (Data & AI) and app/product engineering teams — establish data contracts, shared entity standards, and handoff protocols
- Run internal coordination between data engineers and analytics — design reviews, medallion feedback loops, and a recurring forum for schema and design questions
- Manage program rituals across both surfaces — standups, design syncs, retrospectives, and office hours
- Surface and resolve blockers, dependencies, and misalignments before they impact delivery
- Communicate program status to SVP Data & AI and CTO as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- 5+ years in a senior technical program or data engineering role with cross-functional scope
- Technical fluency in data platform concepts (e.g. data contracts, dbt, and medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold layers))
- Proven track record of driving alignment across teams without direct management authority
- Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to distill complex technical dependencies for both engineers and executives
- Experience designing and running program rituals (standups, design reviews, retrospectives) that improve team velocity
- Self-directed in ambiguous environments as this is a new role
- Experience in music tech, media, or entertainment; familiarity with GCP (BigQuery, Pub/Sub, CloudComposer); prior high-growth scale-up experience is an asset
- Other duties as assigned
Pay Scale
- $120,000 - $140,000 CAD per year
- The final compensation within this range will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and overall fit for the role.
