Licensing Partnerships Manager

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Boston, MA that is seeking a Licensing Partnerships Manager responsible for the day-to-day operational management of in and out licensing partnerships, including business development, partner onboarding, product and marketing approvals, and financial oversight. Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day operational management of in and out licensing partnerships, including business development, partner onboarding, product and marketing approvals, and financial oversight
• Set up new partner onboarding across brand, product, sales, and marketing
• Manage seasonal product and design direction kick-off meetings, providing product and brand marketing direction
• Oversee the product and marketing approval process to ensure strong brand fit
• Manage seasonal or yearly marketing direction, facilitating kick-offs for marketing creative concepts, storyboards, and PR plans
• Create templates and initiate processes and systems to support the growing out licensing business
• Create pitch decks for new properties and compile external licensing applications
• Collect forecasting data with geos and collate commercial plans across product and distribution
• Manage the intake process with geos and teams, and collate post-launch selling reports
• Review quarterly and yearly business plans, providing guidance and identifying growth opportunities
• Monitor and support dialogues around actuals to forecast and royalty collection
• Explore additional growth opportunities around product and distribution
• Create P&Ls and monitor sales to forecast, providing quarterly status updates
• Ensure on-time and accurate royalty reporting
• Support internal energy forecasting at the contract stage and manage forecasting reporting to external partners
• Review and understand all active contracts, supporting contractual execution and amendments
• Serve as the main point of contact within the company, guiding teams on downstream execution
  
  

Requirements

• Experience in licensing partnerships, business development, and financial management
• Strong understanding of product and marketing approval processes
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work in a global environment
  
  

Key Stakeholders

• External partners
• Geos (forecasting, distribution, selling, and merchandising alignment)
• Product Management (direction setting and approvals)
• Brand (direction setting and approvals)
• Marketing (direction setting and approvals)
• Finance (forecasting, royalties, P&L)
• Legal (contracts, import authorizations)
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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