Head of Content Strategy and Partnerships

Simply's mission is to make the pursuit of creative hobbies simple and fun. Our top-grossing apps Simply Piano, Simply Guitar, Simply Sing, and Simply Draw put us on the fast track to building the world's largest global consumer subscription service that's revolutionizing how we spend our time at home. With over two million monthly downloads and hundreds of thousands of daily learners around the world, we're reinventing the way we spend our time at home.

We are expanding our world-class team and seeking a dynamic deal strategist to lead our content partnerships effort. This role manages relationships with Simply's music-industry partners and plays a key role in evaluating potential content partnerships across business lines to ensure their success. Responsibilities include leading negotiation strategy, financial modeling and analysis, evaluation of current and proposed partnerships, market intelligence, and most importantly, impact-driven deal making.

Main Responsibilities:

• Deal-making
• Lead negotiations with potential partners, mainly focusing on music publishers, record labels, Digital Service Providers, musicians, influencers, etc.
• Conduct fact-based modeling and valuation analyses to inform negotiation strategies and structure content deals
• Perform research and maintain relevant market intelligence (e.g., ed-tech and entertainment media deals, industry trends and competitive landscape, etc.)
• Relationship management
• Drive daily licensing operations - usage reporting and payments
• Maintain contract schedules and preemptively prepare for renewal talks
• Own, develop and deepen relationships with content owners in support of Simply's evolving needs
• Operational hacking
• Drive internal licensing and content initiatives to accelerate and improve Simply's content use
• Provide both ongoing and ad hoc data analyses with the goal of informing business decisions across the organization
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to a broad range of internal and external constituents
  

• Outstanding quantitative, financial, research, modeling and problem-solving skills
• Experience leading, working, and multi-tasking in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to balance business objectives and demanding negotiations
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Self-starter who can work independently within set objectives
• Curiosity and drive to uncover root causes of unexpected outcomes
• Strong knowledge of corporate finance and basic accounting
• The right candidate will be able to explain, and where needed, defend her/his analysis both orally and in writing
  
  

• Passion for and knowledge of the music landscape, content licensing models, and music content offerings
• 5+ years of relevant international experience
• MBA degree
• Startup experience and/or mentality - Get Things Done!