Content Licensing Architect & Partnerships Leader

Signal AI; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Signal AI is seeking a Head of Content Licensing to own the end-to-end licensing strategy and execution. You will bridge commercial, product, legal, compliance, and technology to onboard new sources, manage relationships, and ensure compliance at scale.

You will lead negotiations, scale workflows from evaluation to contract management, and collaborate with product and data teams to translate licensing constraints into technical requirements for new offerings.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in content licensing, publisher relations, or media partnerships at scale.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to negotiate win-win deals.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Deep understanding of copyright, licensing agreements, and media regulations.
• Strategic thinker who balances short-term execution with portfolio building.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, technical complexity, and evolving market needs.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex topics to non-specialists.

Responsibilities

• Own the content licensing strategy and lead negotiations with new and existing content providers.
• Evaluate and prioritise new content sources based on product roadmap, market gaps, and revenue impact.
• Build and maintain relationships with key publishing partners for mutual value and growth.
• Design and scale licensing workflows from source evaluation through ingestion, legal review, and contract management.
• Ensure licensing aligns with contractual terms, regulatory requirements, and compliance standards.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to track content portfolio health, licensing costs, and ROI.
• Partner with product and data ingestion teams to translate licensing constraints into technical requirements.
• Define content requirements for new products and features.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to resolve licensing bottlenecks and improve time-to-market.
• Work with Product Team on GTM processes for pricing, packaging, and enablement.
• Communicate content capabilities and updates to sales, customer success, and product teams.

Skills

Content licensing

Publisher relations

Media partnerships

Commercial acumen

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Copyright & licensing

Job description

Signal AI is seeking a Head of Content Licensing to own the end-to-end licensing strategy and execution. You will bridge commercial, product, legal, compliance, and technology to onboard new sources, manage relationships, and ensure compliance at scale.

You will lead negotiations, scale workflows from evaluation to contract management, and collaborate with product and data teams to translate licensing constraints into technical requirements for new offerings.