IP & Licensing Manager

WHERE YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

Our legal team is a trusted advisor, helping to foster innovation and facilitating business solutions wherever possible. As our new IP & Licensing Manager, your contribution will be crucial in building scalable structures, smart solutions, and efficient processes whenever we’re dealing with business partners -- both internally and externally.

In this role, you will work directly with our Director of Business & Legal Affairs in the following areas:

• Support the legal and business affairs team in managing and monitoring all aspects of license and partnership contracts 

• Assist with monitoring and administering royalty reporting to our licensing partners

• Communicate with our external licensing partners, e.g. musicians and music labels, and be their contact person for questions related to licensing and royalty reporting

• Ensure quality and accuracy of processes, documentation, and communication with external stakeholders

• Collaborate closely with our internal teams, mostly Finance and Business Intelligence

• Draft contracts in English and German 

EXPERIENCE AND PERSONALITY TRAITS WE FIND RELEVANT FOR THIS POSITION

• A Diploma or Master’s degree in business law, 2.Staatsexamen is a plus 

• 2+ years’ work experience in IP law, contract management, and royalty administration, preferably in the music business

• Tech­-savvy individual, proficient with cloud­-based document and database systems.

• Ability to work independently and reliably on multiple projects, under tight timeframes and in a fast­-paced environment

• You are an analytical thinker, a structured worker with a passion for accuracy 

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in German and English, as well as an entrepreneurial spirit

• You are a team player and always ready to help others

• A passion for classical music is a plus.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

• The opportunity to invest your time and energy into a meaningful and beautiful product that improves people’s lives.

• Small team, high impact - we don’t waste time with unnecessary process or politics.

• Friendly and purpose-driven working atmosphere in our office in Berlin Kreuzberg.

• An educational budget you can invest in your own development.

• Discount for sports club membership, as well as free yoga and circuit training in our office.

• We value long-lasting relationships – we will make sure you develop and grow within your role.