Partner Manager, Music Business Development
Manages music-industry partner relationships and deal administration, coordinating with Legal, Product, and other teams to operationalize agreements and resolve partner needs. Requires 5+ years of cross-functional project experience and knowledge of music rights and digital music ecosystems.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for partner inquiries throughout the deal lifecycle, including product features, reporting, and trends.
- Triage and resolve day-to-day partner issues by coordinating with Legal, Product, and other internal teams.
- Represent the company in quarterly business reviews, educational sessions, and other partner engagements.
- Research inbound partnership opportunities, assessing rights scope and fit with the product roadmap.
- Operationalize signed deals by translating commercial terms into internal workflows.
- Own documentation for active deals and partner initiatives, tracking progress throughout each agreement.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience managing cross-functional projects across business, product, legal, finance, and/or technical teams, ideally involving contracts, partnerships, or deal administration.
- Ability to translate legal and commercial contracts into actionable requirements for cross-functional teams.
- Working knowledge of music rights and the digital music ecosystem, including recorded and publishing rights, content delivery, metadata, rightsholders, and DSPs.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to track multiple agreements, obligations, and deadlines.
- Experience with project management, CRM, contract management, tracking, reporting, and collaboration tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience serving as a primary contact for internal and external stakeholders.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual salary: $150,000–$200,000, before equity.
- Company equity package.
- 401(k) with 3% employer match and Roth 401(k).
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with PPO, HSA, and FSA options.
- 11 paid holidays, unlimited PTO, and sick time.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Creative education stipend.
- Generous commuter allowance.
- In-office lunch five days per week.
Skills
Music Rights, Digital Music, Publishing Rights, Metadata, Content Delivery, Project Management, Contract Management, CRM, Reporting, Cross-Functional Coordination
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