[Hiring] Vice President, International Strategic Partnerships @Broadcast Music, Inc.

Role Description

The Vice President, International Strategic Partnerships is a revenue catalyst responsible for accelerating BMI’s international growth agenda through the origination, structuring, and execution of high-impact strategic partnerships. Reporting to the Senior Vice President & Managing Director, International, this leader will expand and deepen relationships at the CMO, platform, and publisher levels—leveraging a substantial existing network across the international music ecosystem—to unlock new licensing, mandate, and service opportunities in unlicensed and under-licensed territories.

The role will play a leadership part in the success of BMI’s partnership in the UAE, driving stakeholder alignment, commercial momentum, and delivery against shared objectives. In addition to relationship development, the VP will build rigorous, data-driven business cases (including market sizing, investment requirements, timelines, and ROI) and present clear recommendations to senior leadership. The role partners closely with cross-functional teams (including Technology, Legal/Business Affairs, Finance, Licensing, Distribution and Operations) to translate strategy into execution, ensure operational readiness, and deliver measurable revenue and partner outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience driving international commercial growth within a performing rights organization or adjacent music industry sectors (e.g., music publishing, recorded music, digital platforms, rights administration, or media/entertainment).
• Demonstrated success originating, negotiating, and scaling strategic partnerships with senior decision-makers (CMO-, platform-, and/or publisher-level), and converting relationships into executed agreements and measurable revenue outcomes.
• Strong preference for experience building investment-grade business cases (market sizing, unit economics/ROI, risks, and implementation roadmaps).
• International operating experience and an established network across the global music ecosystem strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of music copyright and the commercial mechanics of licensing and rights administration, with the ability to translate complex concepts for internal and external stakeholders.
• Foreign language proficiency (written and/or spoken) is a plus.
• Strategic partnership origination and enterprise relationship management experience across CMOs, DSPs/platforms, publishers, and rights holders.
• Substantial existing contacts in the international music ecosystem (CMOs, publishers, platforms, labels, and related stakeholders).
• Demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
• Exceptional analytical and financial acumen, including market sizing, scenario modeling, and ROI-based business case development.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills; able to represent BMI with credibility and diplomacy.
• Cultural agility and comfort operating internationally.
• Ability to establish and maintain constructive, informative relationships with partners and vendors.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint in particular).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly self-directed and outcomes-oriented; thrives in ambiguity.

Benefits

• Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses.
• Global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music.
• Equal opportunity employer.