Licensing Product Manager: Design Partnerships & Execution

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ALICE + OLIVIA is seeking a Licensing Product Manager to partner with Design leadership on licensing initiatives, creative collaborations, and new product opportunities. This role bridges design, product development, partnerships, and execution, helping bring ideas from concept to market while keeping communication and details on track.

The ideal candidate is strategic, hands-on, and highly organized, with a passion for licensed categories and brand partnerships.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in licensing, project management, product development, brand partnerships, merchandising, or related function.
• Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle from concept through commercialization.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Design and Product Development teams.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Comfortable moving between strategic work and administrative details as needed.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Creatively driven, with interest in execution, partnerships, and business results.
• Excited to help build and scale a new function within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of licensing and collaborative product opportunities.
• Manage relationships with external licensing partners, vendors, and creative collaborators.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, approvals, and communication across licensed categories.
• Ensure brand standards, creative integrity, and commercial objectives are maintained throughout the development process.
• Liaise with the Director of Partnerships & Licensing to ensure approvals and key milestones are achieved.
• Partner closely with the Head of Design and Senior Director of Print & Concept Design to bring creative concepts through execution.
• Own project tracking, meeting follow-ups, calendars, and workflow management for strategic initiatives.
• Establish and improve processes that create efficiency across Design and licensing functions.
• Maintain tools, trackers, presentations, and reporting related to licensed product initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to streamline communication between creative and business teams.
• Serve as a liaison between Design, Product Development, Production, Merchandising, and Marketing teams.
• Monitor key development milestones and ensure projects remain on schedule.
• Support product category expansion opportunities and new business ventures.
• Assist with cost, margin, and commercialization considerations throughout the development process.
• Help translate creative concepts into actionable business plans and executable strategies.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Relationship-building

Brand storytelling

Job description

ALICE + OLIVIA is seeking a Licensing Product Manager to partner with Design leadership on licensing initiatives, creative collaborations, and new product opportunities. This role bridges design, product development, partnerships, and execution, helping bring ideas from concept to market while keeping communication and details on track.

The ideal candidate is strategic, hands-on, and highly organized, with a passion for licensed categories and brand partnerships.