Senior Licensing Manager

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom ICE Full time

ICE and its Role in the Music Industry

ICE is a purpose-driven organisation, founded by rightsholders, for rightsholders.
We exist to support songwriters, enabling societies and publishers to accurately compensate them when their work is used internationally.
We operate at the exciting intersection of technology, music, and data. Since our 2010 launch, we have paid billions to rightsholders through deep expertise in Copyright, Processing and Licensing.
Our collaboration with stakeholders across the industry delivers best practice, new processes & innovative solutions for better royalty flows.
Strategic investment in technology enables us to process trillions of streams, to deliver the maximum revenue for rightsholders.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Licensing Manager with expertise in the Online Licensing market to join our Commercial Team at the earliest opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

Pro-actively identify and drive licensing opportunities in new business areas that may include video, gaming and other social related services as well as audio services, working collaboratively with the analytics team to carry out valuations of market segments and new opportunities.Lead negotiations, support senior management and carry out in-depth analysis of commercial proposals.Deliver licensing solutions to maximise revenues for each account to ensure all their services and territories are licensed effectively and fully.Work closely with business development and operational teams to ensure strategic partnerships and first-party products offered as part of our licensing services for new and existing business deliver “best in class” services to rightsholders.Prepare and present licence proposals to ICE management team and licensing committeesEnsure rightsholder licensing customers remain informed of high-value licence performance and market developments during and (as necessarily) in between committees.Orchestrate and where needed, deliver cross-team and cross-departmental training as to the specifics of any new business segments delivered.Build close working relationships with accounts.Take full responsibility for resolving issues, identify necessary changes and engage with relevant business partners (particularly processing operations, legal and finance).Carry out complex and high value licence fee adjustments for accounts.

Team Management

Lead, inspire and support other members of the licensing team, encouraging personal development and sharing of best practice and knowledge.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Graduate level education or relevant work experienceBackground in a commercial negotiation/account management role.An excellent knowledge of the online licensing market.Expertise in gathering, analysing and interpreting data.Experience of negotiating complex contractual issues.Know-how in broadcast and new media industries.A good understanding of all Microsoft Office software.

Personal Profile:

Able to work easily on own initiative but also in close conjunction with key individuals across different teamsAbility to think and develop practical, innovative and creative solutions to complex issues.Ability to prioritise workload effectively while being flexible and reactive to business needs.Delivers high standards, collaborative working and integrated solutions.Builds positive relationships with partners and stakeholders, with strong networking skillsExcellent interpersonal influence, communication and negotiating skill.Directly influences the organisation by striving to continuously improve through challenging the status quo.

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What we offer:

Competitive local benefits based on your locationWe promote flexible working regarding time and/or placeBoth mental and physical health initiativesCorporate pension scheme Comprehensive training and development opportunities Industry insider events, team socials and company eventsEnhanced holiday allowance 

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. 
We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout your application.



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