Location: London, England

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.  

Find a job that let’s your imagination run wild!  

Join our WildBrain CPLG team, part of the global WildBrain organization, to make us part of your story! WildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency, with offices in the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, the US and Asia. With over 45 years of experience in the licensing industry, WildBrain CPLG provides its clients with dedicated licensing and marketing professionals and fully integrated product development, legal and accounting services. WildBrain CPLG believes that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and is widely known for its no-nonsense, straightforward approach. The agency’s ASPIRE division is a leader in Corporate & Lifestyle brand representation and management.

About the Role 

Reporting to the Head of Partnership Finance, the Royalties-in Manager will be responsible for all licensee reporting for WBCPLG. This will involve managing all local Royalty/Regional Managers/Executives to ensure licensees report accurately and in accordance with contractual terms, invoices are issued on time, collection is actively managed and aged debt is kept under control. Will also manage licensee forecast cycles in conjunction with Partnership Finance and FP&A needs. The role will be systems champion for WestEnd and ensure we optimise efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of processes.

• Manage team of globally distributed Royalties Managers/Executives (currently 10-12)
• Reorganise and optimise existing team as necessary
• System champion for WestEnd royalties/rights management system – optimising use of current state and significantly contributing to any further system development (of this system and any that it interacts with such as CRM and ERP)
• Accountable for accurate and timely processing of all inbound licensee royalty statements
• Accountable for accurate and timely issuing of all invoicing (minimum guarantee, overage, fixed fee, promotional fee etc)
• Accountable for cash collection and managing aged debt levels, including escalation process
• Manage credit check process for new contracts
• Setting and monitoring suitable KPIs for royalty processing team
• Accountable for managing licensee forecast cycles efficiently in conjunction with Partnership Finance and FP&A needs
• Meeting Licensor reporting requirements (such as % royalty statements processed or collection targets)

• Experience in managing royalties-in previously within a global business
• Confident managing a remote team across different cultures and timezones (UK, various European countries, China and Singapore)
• Experience with systems development (royalties systems such as WestEnd, Jaguar, Counterpoint etc an advantage)
• Independent and autonomous
• Financially literate (does not have to be a qualified accountant)
• Strong attention to detail
• Process-oriented
• Team leadership experience essential

What We Offer  

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. 

Our Commitment  

Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.   

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.  

About WildBrain:  a parent company of Wildbrain CPLG

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° IP management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands with kids and families around the world. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.  

Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let's Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most-viewed family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.   

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.