I.T. Business Analyst/Systems Analyst from the Music Industry - London
Location: London, near Euston and King’s Cross
THE COMPANY AND SITUATION:
The world leader in the provision of software systems to the music and entertainment industry is seeking an I.T. Business Analyst or former Systems Analyst specifically from the music industry, preferably music publishing. They are a software house with a range of products and this vacancy relates to their flagship royalties management products aimed specifically at the music industry. If you currently work in the music industry, how do you fancy a move to the “other side of the fence” as it were, from user to vendor, to service a client base consisting of some of the biggest names in the Music Industry?
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
The experience and attributes required for this role are as follows:
- A minimum of 5 years experience in the Music industry, preferably Music Publishing
- Experience of either copyright, royalties or licensing in the music industry
- At least 3 years experience in either Systems Analysis or I.T Business Analysis
- A very high standard of written English; literacy in English to the standard required for producing professional documentation
The above experience and attributes are essential. You require all of the above experience in order for to be eligible for this role.
Ideally, we’re looking for a Business Analyst with a technical background, someone who could work with music clients and start specifying and writing specifications that could be programmed from. The perfect profile would be someone who started as a programmer, then became a systems analyst, then a business analyst to users within their organisation and has experience on internal projects to build systems or solutions, knows what it takes to interview users for their needs and put together specifications and requirements so that they can be built.
We need experience in the core operations of a music company, for example for the record labels to record, exploit, license and collect royalties. Periphery such as HR systems is not relevant here.
THE ROLE:
You will be working on the flagship products of the world leader in this niche, an enterprise music publishing application. They are designed for multi-national and large independent music publishing companies. Essentially, the role is to capture the requirement, document it, liaise with technicians and see where the gaps are, agree the course of action, work the budget and then eventually let the technical staff build what they need and then deliver it.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
The opportunities here are huge, instead of the “glass ceilings” that one can encounter in the large blue-chips! Is there perhaps nowhere to go upwards or sideways from you current position? Or do you simply fancy a change?
Initially you will start working on projects where there will be active involvement by senior management. Once you progress, you will be left to run projects on your own, will be given more scope to execute projects yourself and will be able to manage other project team members.
As you would be the first person of this profile in the company, the career path here is to move into management to eventually grow a team beneath you performing this kind of Business Analysis.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a specific requirement for people with experience in the Music industry. Please be aware that there is no point in applying if you do not match the above criteria and have never worked in Music before.
Location: London, near Euston and King’s Cross
Salary: Maximum £42,500 plus discretionary bonus and benefits