Director, Commercial Licensing

Team Introduction

The Commercial Licensing team serves as the hub for all branded uses of music on and by the platform. Working with teams across the organization, the Commercial Licensing org enables brands, institutions, and content publishers to engage with music in meaningful ways within the ByteDance ecosystem and ByteDance brands to champion music out in the world.

As the Commercial Licensing team scales to support brand initiatives across the ByteDance suite of products, we are seeking a Director of Commercial Licensing to oversee the global development of services and innovation by leading the Commercial Licensing team. The successful candidate will have deeply established contacts throughout the music industry, a deep understanding of licensing and deal negotiation and experience managing a team.



Responsibilities:

- Managing the commercial licensing team in US, EU and APAC (3 team members in total).

- Source and secure commercial partnerships with third party platforms. Present deals to senior management for buy in and approval.

- Develop strategies for large-scale, global licensing and partnership efforts, supporting the products, policies, and partnerships that enable the usage of music on our platforms by brands, advertisers, and monetized users.

- Work with finance to set budget for Commercial Music.

- Forecast and analyze outcomes of key deals and iterate upon initiatives to continue refining programs and packages.

- Establish and grow strong relationships with external partners in the licensing, advertising, and production communities.

- Serve as the subject expert on all things commercial licensing, providing guidance on timing, logistics, and creative.