Licensing Program Manager, Partner Brands (Remote)

Wizards of the Coast; Renton (WA); Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health savings accounts

401(k) retirement plan

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Wizards of the Coast is seeking a Program Manager, Partner Brands to lead licensing programs across our titles. You’ll partner with licensors in Japan and collaborate with global teams to launch products fans treasure.

You will bridge cultures, manage day-to-day licensee relationships, and drive product development, timelines, and marketing information across internal and external stakeholders. This role emphasizes bilingual communication and strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in translation and interpretation.
• Work experience within licensing, consumer goods, gaming, or TCG industries is a plus.
• Strong understanding of the Japanese TCG market and gaming culture.
• Entrepreneurial, persistent, and resourceful, with experience learning quickly.
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance risk and business objectives.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and experience developing strong internal and external relationships.
• Ability to identify key concerns quickly and drive collaborators to a consensus.
• Strong project management abilities; capable of prioritizing and balancing multiple projects simultaneously, under tight time constraints and within budget parameters.

Responsibilities

• Connect us between Japan and the U.S. and help facilitate communication with our partners in Japan, translating emails and submission materials, providing insights on the Japanese marketplace and community, actively studying the Japanese TCG market to discover opportunities with new and existing partners.
• Drive the business and partnership; manage onboarding, communication, seeing opportunities, problem-solving, marketing and all business reviews. Build and summarize performance reports while ensuring internal licensing compliance and development timelines.
• Cross-functional leadership; work collaboratively to support and lead through the pipeline of partnership product development, owning the licensing flow, release schedule and marketing information to internal teams.

Skills

Japanese-English fluency

Presentation skills

Translation/interpretation

Licensing/TCG knowledge

Project management

Negotiation

Job description

Wizards of the Coast is seeking a Program Manager, Partner Brands to lead licensing programs across our titles. You’ll partner with licensors in Japan and collaborate with global teams to launch products fans treasure.

You will bridge cultures, manage day-to-day licensee relationships, and drive product development, timelines, and marketing information across internal and external stakeholders. This role emphasizes bilingual communication and strategic partnerships.