Strategic Partner Manager, Music Publishing

Google Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company located in Greater London is seeking a Strategic Partner Manager specializing in music publishing. You'll be responsible for building and managing partnerships with music publishers and collection societies to facilitate YouTube’s licensing operations across EMEA. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Business or Law and four years of related experience in music publishing or licensing, fostering relationships and solving problems in a dynamic environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence the music business landscape and drive growth within a global platform.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in music publishing or licensing music publishing rights.
• Experience discussing and closing agreements in digital music or media.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and evolve external relationships with partners.
• Discuss content-licensing agreements with partners.
• Manage day-to-day operations and partnership management with music partners.
• Develop knowledge of licensing of music copyrights and communicate it.

Skills

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Spreadsheet analysis

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Law

Tools

YouTube’s Content Management System

Job description

Strategic Partner Manager, Music Publishing

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Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Apply

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Law or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in music publishing or licensing music publishing rights for digital music, broadcast, or internet businesses, including sync rights, performance license and withdrawal, collection societies, and publisher/label relationships.
• Experience discussing and closing agreements in digital music or media.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time as needed.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with spreadsheet analysis, data management, and YouTube’s Content Management System.
• Experience with business planning and quantitative analysis.
• Familiarity with technological concepts, financial models, and product features.
• Ability to think and convert issues into straightforward, timely action.

About the job

The Music Publishing Partnerships work with music publishers and collection societies across EMEA on obtaining licenses to run advertisement-based video on demand (AVOD) and subscription-based video on demand (SVOD) services on YouTube.

As the Manager, you will play a key role in discussing licenses needed for YouTube to expand its services across the europe, middle east, and africa (EMEA) region. Your focus will be building partnerships with music publishers and collection societies and providing ongoing relationship management to key content partners in the region. You will also work closely with internal reporting and partner support teams on facilitating ongoing business and operational processes, addressing rights management issues, and identifying and driving business growth opportunities.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and evolve external relationships with partners and across the ecosystem, and manage partnerships with entities of all sizes.
• Discuss content-licensing agreements with partners.
• Manage day-to-day operations and partnership management with music partners, including fielding and prioritizing incoming requests, troubleshooting partner systems, and creating and forecasting partner performance.
• Develop knowledge of licensing of music copyrights and Google and YouTube technology, including YouTube's Content Identification system. Communicate these technical systems to our partners and share the knowledge with your team on the evolving music business landscape.
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, and Legal to structure new business models and provide the best user experience to the YouTube ecosystem.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire.

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