Director, Royalty Distribution Process

Are you interested in helping create a brand-new, purpose-driven company in the music industry? Do you thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment? If you do, we'd like to get to know you.

WORKING AT THE MLC

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is committed to excellence, service, transparency, and diversity. Our culture is collaborative, our people are adaptable, and our office environment is open. On our team, you are respected, valued for your unique strengths and experiences, and empowered to identify and resolve your own challenges.

THE ROLE

In this role, you will direct activities for the royalty distribution process and communicate information across multiple workstreams. You will work with multiple departments to ensure that all tasks are completed effectively. You are a self-starter with strong project and process management skills. You will drive for process integrity and on time task completion. You love to solve problems, big and small. You mentor and train others, and you approach every challenge head-on. As an integral part of the team, you will play a key role in building, driving, and improving the entire process from beginning to end.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• 4 years' experience demonstrated skills coordinating / leading projects or processes.
• Proficient in Excel & using corporate systems
• Superior attention to detail
• Strong prioritization skills
• Mentoring and leadership skills
• Knowledge and experience of process improvement concepts and practices, such as Lean Six Sigma
• Ability to adapt quickly to change
  
  

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

YOU WILL LEAD THE END-TO-END PROCESS BY:

• Directing the Royalty Distribution process from usage data ingestion to the distribution of payments to Members
• Lead cross-functional projects directly or indirectly connected to the E2E Process. This will include project planning, meeting facilitation, team communications, measurement strategies, etc.
• Communicating deadlines to the team and monitoring the status of task completion throughout the process
• Tracking the completion of tasks using automated system updates or source documents from process owners
• Identifying issues and risks in the process and recommending possible solutions to improve efficiency
• Engaging next level leaders to address bottlenecks or disruptions risking material process delays
• Facilitating meetings to align with process steps, get updates and follow up on action items
• Specifically directing the prioritization of usage processing to maintain a high level of quality and continuously identifying improvements for the DSP experience
• Documenting the outcome of the 75-day process cycle to evidence the work done with each cycle including variances to the planned process and resolutions
• Creating presentations to communicate process steps, process change, and roles and responsibilities
  
  
  
  

YOU WILL COACH AND DEVELOP THE TEAM BY:

• Assisting in the prioritization of process improvements and documentation of policies and procedures
• Creating training materials
• Mentoring and training others on the team; continuously coaching for peak performance
  
  
  
  

YOU WILL CHAMPION THE MLC'S CULTURE BY:

• Embracing The MLC's leadership values and applying The MLC's Guiding Principles to your team's work
• Being process-oriented, data-driven, and tech-savvy; being collaborative, curious, and open to new ideas
• Building a diverse and dynamic team; mentoring team members; developing future leaders
• Inspiring others with your enthusiasm and humility
  
  

THE MLC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THAT COMMITS TO PURSUING, HIRING, AND CELEBRATING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND CREATING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE MLC DOES NOT MAKE EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, GENDER, GENDER-IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL STATUS, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, DISABILITY, AGE, MILITARY OR VETERAN STATUS, OR ANY OTHER CATEGORY PROTECTED BY LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING RECRUITING, HIRING, PLACEMENT, PROMOTION, TERMINATION, LAYOFF, TRANSFER, LEAVES OF ABSENCE, AND COMPENSATION.