Program Manager, Record Label Licensing , Record Label Licensing

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DESCRIPTION:

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As a Program Manager overseeing record label and strategic partnership licensing operations, you will play a pivotal role in orchestrating complex, cross-functional programs that are critical to Amazon's digital music licensing accuracy and efficiencies. This challenging position requires a unique blend of strategic thinking, operational expertise, and interpersonal finesse. You will be the cornerstone connecting various teams, vendors and labels, ensuring seamless rights management and reporting, efficient licensing process implementation, and strong label relationships.

Your ability to navigate ambiguity, drive data-informed decisions, and influence diverse stakeholders will be crucial in optimizing our operational performance.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on Amazon's music licensing success, requiring you to balance tactical execution with strategic vision while adapting to the ever-evolving landscape of digital music rights.

Key job responsibilities
- Own and manage cross-functional programs across rights management, licensing team support and provider service programs, driving execution from inception to completion.
- Define program strategy, set objectives, and establish clear measurable success criteria. Drive timely decisions and delivery to meet deadlines and program goals.
- Serve as the key point of contact between the Record Label Licensing team and partner teams (e.g., Catalog, Royalties, Legal). Build and manage productive relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Be the expert on Amazon organizational and AI tools to identify opportunities and drive improvements in licensing efficiency and operational performance.
- Collaborate with tech teams or stakeholder project managers to influence roadmaps, make recommendations on system/feature improvements, and drive prioritization of technical requirements.
- Negotiate effectively with stakeholders on operational expectations, resource allocation, best practices, and compliance issues to meet business objectives.
- Manage and apply operational tactics to remove roadblocks, handle exceptions, and improve efficiencies across the record label licensing team's outputs.
- Drive and manage the implementation of new initiatives related to territory expansion, new label on/off-boardings, strategic partnership processes, new terms reporting and handovers, label relations collaborations, product launches, and business models.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts,…