Global Licensing & Partnerships Leader

grapevinejobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Commercial Licensing & Partnerships Manager will play a key role in identifying and developing new commercial opportunities across the company’s brands and IP. This is a broad, entrepreneurial role focused on extending brands, reaching consumers, and generating additional revenue streams across categories and markets.

You will identify potential partners, negotiate deals, and lead opportunities from concept through execution, leveraging an international network and strong deal-making

Qualifications

• Experience closing revenue-generating licensing deals.
• Track record of taking brands/IP into new territories or categories.
• International network across relevant industries and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new commercial opportunities across brands and IP, creating incremental revenue streams.
• Explore new categories, channels, markets, and consumer experiences for commercial potential.
• Proactively approach potential partners, licensees, agents, retailers, and brands to extend IP.
• Develop creative partnership concepts and assess their commercial and strategic potential.
• Build clear commercial proposals and business cases for new opportunities; demonstrate value to the business and partners.
• Lead negotiations from initial concept to deal structuring and execution.
• Monitor market developments and consumer trends to spot growth opportunities.
• Represent the company at industry events to build relationships and stay close to market dynamics.

Skills

Commercial licensing

Partnerships

Business development

Negotiation

Relationship building

Job description

The Senior Commercial Licensing & Partnerships Manager will play a key role in identifying and developing new commercial opportunities across the company’s brands and IP. This is a broad, entrepreneurial role focused on extending brands, reaching consumers, and generating additional revenue streams across categories and markets.

You will identify potential partners, negotiate deals, and lead opportunities from concept through execution, leveraging an international network and strong deal-making