Rights Manager — Lead Rights Ops & Strategy

Warner Media, LLC.; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery in Stockholm leads a focused Rights team delivering high-quality rights, contract administration and operational support across EMEA.

The Rights Manager role combines people leadership with hands-on stakeholder collaboration to enable informed decisions in a dynamic media environment. You will mentor Rights Administrators and Analysts, oversee workflow balancing, and partner with Acquisitions, Legal and Finance to deliver accurate rights information and reports.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of administrative, operational or analytical specialists.
• Strong data management and documentation skills with accuracy.
• Experience in rights management, content operations or licensing preferred.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, across regions.
• Strong understanding of TV/SVOD rights concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills and handling large data sets.
• Able to summarize complex information clearly.
• Curious and confident using AI-enabled tools to collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Rights Administrators and Analysts.
• Plan and balance workload to meet deadlines and service levels.
• Oversee rights management, contract administration, data quality and budget-related admin.
• Partner with Acquisitions, Legal, Finance, Planning and Scheduling and other stakeholders for accurate rights info and reports.
• Represent the team in change projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in workflows, documentation, systems usage and stakeholder communication.
• Support the effective use of company tools, including Copilot, to improve quality and efficiency.

Skills

People leadership

Data quality

Stakeholder communication

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

AI tools

Tools

Copilot

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery in Stockholm leads a focused Rights team delivering high-quality rights, contract administration and operational support across EMEA.

The Rights Manager role combines people leadership with hands-on stakeholder collaboration to enable informed decisions in a dynamic media environment. You will mentor Rights Administrators and Analysts, oversee workflow balancing, and partner with Acquisitions, Legal and Finance to deliver accurate rights information and reports.