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Qvest US · 1 week ago

Senior Manager - Rights Management

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Qvest US is the global leader in technology and business consulting for the Media & Entertainment and Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail industries. They are seeking a Senior Manager with Rights Management expertise to lead teams in delivering exceptional quality and building strong client relationships, focusing on the financial aspects of rights management. The role involves practice development, sales, project delivery, and developing methodologies to support the Rights practice.

Information Technology & Services

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Support the IP & Rights Management practice on a strategic level, including revenue targets, a resource plan, and go to market strategies

Establish and own relevant and key vendor relationships

Serve as a leader in the Rights practice including mentoring and developing talent

Learn and get very comfortable with business development with the support of more senior and seasoned leaders in the Rights Practice

Consistently identify potential opportunities by learning how to leverage your delivery experience to solve problems for our clients

Lead the proposal process and/or help to grow an existing account/projects to meet relevant targets

Independently develop sales proposal strategies and proposals

Represent Qvest.US in the sales process as an expert with depth of knowledge in IP & Rights Management

Ability to quickly learn Qvest.US methodologies and templates

Develop new methodologies, templates, and accelerators as needed to support Qvest.US effectiveness, consistency and relevancy in the Rights practice

Demonstrate leadership in project delivery, sometimes over multiple projects

Understand, develop and articulate complex business challenges into actionable plans

Be a trustworthy leader to make the best decision for the project, team and client

Independently deliver complex engagements with multiple resources and/or projects

Manage executive relationships at project or account level

Qualification

Rights Management expertiseFinancial aspects of rights managementProject Management experienceBusiness developmentRights Management system implementationsAgileScrum experienceStakeholder engagementLeadership skillsTeam managementCommunication skills

Required

10+ years Project Management and/or leadership experience – including experience with a large consulting company

At least 4-6 years managing process/organization/strategy/SDLC/Implementation-based projects

Subject matter expertise in content IP/Rights, especially in the Media & Entertainment and CPG space

Rights management experience in content acquisition / production management, publishing / distribution, and licensing with a focus on the financial aspects of rights management (budgeting, forecasting, ultimates, royalties, participations, revenue recognition, etc)

Interest in and experience contributing to business development

At least two Rights Management system implementations (e.g., Rightsline, RSG, Mediamorph, FilmTrack, Vistex)

Bachelor's degree in engineering, information systems, computer science, business administration, or other related fields

Experience managing teams through client-facing activities such as requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, and deliverable review/approval sessions

Demonstrated aptitude building and managing to project plans and reporting status to clients and internal teams

Agile or Scrum experience