Director, Sync Licensing Operations & Automation

Kobalt; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Kobalt in London is seeking a Director to lead the UK Sync Licensing Administration function and partner with US teams to enforce global standards. You will drive end-to-end licensing administration, contracts, and governance while reducing bottlenecks and embracing automation and AI to improve speed, accuracy, and scale.

You will work with Creative, Legal, Business Affairs, Data and Technology to evolve licensing administration into a data-led, technology-enabled function and build meaningful

Qualifications

• Experience in music publishing sync licensing administration and licensing practices.
• Ability to manage complex licensing and contractual matters with commercial judgement.
• Proven track record of improving operational processes and workflows.
• Curious, solution-focused mindset with interest in automation and data-led improvements.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with large datasets.
• Experience with SQL or similar querying tools (e.g., Tableau) to interrogate data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UK Sync Licensing Administration function and align with global standards.
• Oversee end-to-end administration of publishing sync agreements, ensuring accuracy and governance.
• Provide escalation support on complex licensing and contractual matters.
• Collaborate with Business Affairs and Legal on negotiation principles and risk.
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities to simplify workflows and automate tasks.
• Design and implement more efficient workflows and automated processes.
• Explore AI and agentic solutions to reduce manual work.
• Work with data teams to query operational data and build dashboards in Tableau.
• Define KPIs and monitor licensing volumes, turnaround times, risks, and improvements.
• Partner with Creative, Sync, Copyright, Royalties, Legal, Finance and Technology.

Skills

Sync licensing administration

Licensing management

Data analysis

SQL

Tableau

AWS Athena

Automation & AI

Stakeholder management

Tools

SQL

Tableau

AWS Athena

Job description

Kobalt in London is seeking a Director to lead the UK Sync Licensing Administration function and partner with US teams to enforce global standards. You will drive end-to-end licensing administration, contracts, and governance while reducing bottlenecks and embracing automation and AI to improve speed, accuracy, and scale.

You will work with Creative, Legal, Business Affairs, Data and Technology to evolve licensing administration into a data-led, technology-enabled function and build meaningful