Contract Administration Manager - Music Publishing

Kobalt Music; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kobalt Music in Nashville is seeking a Manager to lead the Contract Administration team. You will oversee onboarding, interpretation of client agreements, and data integrity across systems, driving efficiency and governance.

The role emphasizes strategic oversight, process optimization, and department scalability, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder partnership at all levels.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience within music publishing.
• Proven experience in people management, including performance coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex contractual data into actionable insights for stakeholders and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to drive operational change and manage projects from inception to completion.
• Strong analytical skills, with a proven ability to assess operational feasibility, identify trends, and leverage data to make informed decisions and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a high performing team, fostering a culture of excellence and professional growth.
• Own end-to-end documentation for key departmental workflows and support training to ensure consistency across the team.
• Act as the primary point of escalation for complex contract interpretations and cross-departmental operational challenges.
• Work closely with Director, Contract Administration and Director, Client Onboarding to assess the operational feasibility of proposed contractual terms and data requirements for new and existing clients.
• Drive strategic initiatives to optimize contract administration workflows, system architecture, and team productivity.
• Partner with the Product team to identify, test, and implement technical enhancements that scale operational capacity and throughput, while ensuring effective adoption and usage across the team.
• Effectively delegate work across the team, monitoring progress to ensure timely completion and escalating complex issues or bottlenecks appropriately.
• Interpret and onboard key commercial and contractual terms for publishing agreements into Kobalt’s internal systems.
• Ingest copyrights as part of new client signings and ongoing song deliveries, ensuring data accuracy and completeness.
• Other team responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Music publishing

People management

Contract data interpretation

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical fluency

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Power BI

Job description

Kobalt Music in Nashville is seeking a Manager to lead the Contract Administration team. You will oversee onboarding, interpretation of client agreements, and data integrity across systems, driving efficiency and governance.

The role emphasizes strategic oversight, process optimization, and department scalability, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder partnership at all levels.