Audiobook Licensing & Partnerships Manager - Japan
Core
Lead Spotify's audiobook business in Japan by building and managing relationships with Japanese publishers to secure content catalogues.
Role type
Senior partnerships manager (audiobooks)
Builds
Publisher portfolio and audiobook catalogue for the Japanese market
Domain
Digital content, audiobooks, Japanese publishing
Required skills
Japanese (fluent), English (fluent), commercial negotiations, licensing, business development, rights management, financial modeling, data analysis, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Knowledge of Japanese book publishing ecosystem, established industry network, experience in digital content licensing
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Map the Japanese publishing landscape and identify priority publishers, Build a pipeline of publishers and manage negotiations from first contact to onboarding, Lead commercial and licensing negotiations including distribution terms and budgets, Identify and prioritize audiobook catalogues using data and market insights, Own long-term publisher relationships and run performance reviews, Partner on catalogue onboarding and metadata readiness, Represent partners internally with product and operations teams, Monitor market developments to identify new opportunities
