Warner Music Group (WMG) is expanding its global technology operations in India with the opening of a new technology hub in Bengaluru next month, as the music company steps up investments in engineering, data infrastructure and artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n
The Bengaluru facility will support WMG\u2019s global technology operations, with teams working on music distribution, data infrastructure and products, including core data pipelines as well as audience and marketing data products. The hub will also focus on applying AI and other emerging technologies to engineering initiatives. <\/p>\n
Mahesh Rao, WMG\u2019s Director of Software Engineering and Site Lead for India, is leading the expansion. He is responsible for the company\u2019s engineering strategy, organizational design, budgets and operating model in India and reports to Chief Technology Officer Leho Nigul, who is based in Toronto. <\/p>\n
Rao joined WMG after working at Walmart Global Tech, where he led software development.<\/p>\n
The company said the Bengaluru operation builds on foundations established by its Indian technology team over the past year. Recruitment is currently underway across multiple technology disciplines ahead of the facility\u2019s official opening. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re building a world-class music tech organization right here in Bengaluru,\u201d Rao said. \u201cThe caliber of talent in this market is exceptional, and we\u2019re looking for ambitious engineers and innovators who want to help shape the future of the global music industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nigul said Bengaluru would play a central role in WMG\u2019s global engineering strategy rather than simply serve as an extension of its existing technology operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re investing heavily in local leadership, modern tech stacks, and globally competitive compensation to attract engineers who want to solve complex, high-throughput systems problems at the intersection of music and AI,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The expansion adds to WMG\u2019s broader presence in India. The company established its India operations six years ago, with Mumbai serving as its headquarters.<\/p>\n
Jay Mehta, Managing Director of Warner Music India, said the company sees significant opportunities in India, citing both the country\u2019s creative ecosystem and its technology talent. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m delighted that Mahesh is spearheading our expansion in Bengaluru,\u201d Mehta said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Warner Music Group (WMG) is expanding its global technology operations in India with the opening of a new technology hub in Bengaluru next month, as the music company steps up investments in engineering, data infrastructure and artificial intelligence. The Bengaluru facility will support WMG\u2019s global technology operations, with teams working on music distribution, data infrastructure and products, including core data pipelines as well as audience and marketing data products. The hub will also focus on applying AI and other emerging technologies to engineering initiatives. Mahesh Rao, WMG\u2019s Director of Software Engineering and Site Lead for India, is leading the expansion. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1030201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1030201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030219,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030201\/revisions\/1030219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1030201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1030201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1030201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}