Responsibilities
- Establish, discuss, and renew music licensing agreements with music labels in Japan, ensuring oversight of payment schedules, business generation criteria, and contractual obligations.
- Drive partner engagement and relationship management by tracking metrics, building forecasts, and ensuring brand reputation, while serving as the primary commercial point of contact and trusted advisor for their YouTube business.
- Leverage the YouTube product roadmap to prioritize new business opportunities, resolve partner issues, and advocate for partner needs internally to enhance performance and user experience.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Legal departments to synchronize resources for effective go-to-market execution and long-term partner strategies.
- Engage with executive leadership to foster sustainable partnerships, bridging internal organizational goals with external industry trends to capture new brand and music opportunities.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking.
- Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
- Experience managing agreements or partnerships.
- Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently to collaborate with partners.
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in the entertainment industry with a record of initiating and successfully managing music industry relationships and business development.
- Experience with data analysis, public presentations, and data management.
- Understanding of technological concepts, financial models, and music copyright.
- Ability to interface with partners, solve critical problems through analysis, and grow in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
- Ability to consult and communicate cross-functionally and externally, think strategically about issues, and convert insights into straightforward, timely actions.