[Hiring] Head of Consumer Product Licensing @Seminal

Role Description

We are looking for a highly motivated, commercially driven, and entrepreneurial Head of Consumer Product Licensing - North America to lead Seminal's consumer products licensing business across the region. This role is responsible for:

• Building new licensing revenue across categories.
• Developing relationships with leading licensees and retailers.
• Expanding the reach of Seminal's growing catalogue of artists and artworks across North America, Canada, and Latin America.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can combine strategic thinking with direct sales execution. The successful candidate will work across:

• Manufacturers
• Retailers
• Agencies
• Internal teams

Over time, the role will also build and lead a broader licensing team as the business scales.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IP licensing experience with a demonstrable record of delivering third-party and direct licensing deals.
• Demonstrated success building and leading licensing partnership programs.
• Established relationships with in-market professionals and key decision-makers across the U.S. licensing ecosystem.
• Ability to travel for trade shows, conferences, partner meetings, and other business requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Available to work full-time and able to start immediately or as soon as practicable.
• Legally authorized to live and work in the United States.

Requirements

• Experience across multiple consumer product categories such as fashion, CPG, homewares, toys, collectibles, beauty, gaming, entertainment, and publishing.
• Experience managing licensing agencies or agent networks.
• Experience building or scaling a regional licensing team.
• Experience working in a technology-enabled licensing, creative, media, or consumer products business.
• International licensing experience across North America, Canada, Latin America, or broader global markets.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Commercially ambitious and motivated by building a licensing business, not simply maintaining existing accounts.
• Brings an established industry network and knows how to turn relationships into new opportunities.
• Can move comfortably between strategy, partner management, direct sales, and detailed execution.
• Thrives in a dynamic, complex partner ecosystem and takes ownership without requiring heavy structure.
• Is excited by art, technology, consumer products, and the opportunity to expand how visual artists participate in global licensing.