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The General Manager (GM) of Kobalt Music Scandinavia is a pivotal leadership role responsible for driving the growth and success of Kobalt’s music services business across the Scandinavian region (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland). The GM will lead a dynamic team to sign, develop, and service a diverse roster of songwriters, artists, and music publishers, while ensuring Kobalt’s position as a leading innovator in the music industry.

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A GENERAL MANAGER?

- Develop and execute a comprehensive regional strategy that aligns with Kobalt’s global vision and goals.

- Identify and capitalize on market trends and opportunities to expand Kobalt’s presence and influence in Scandinavia

- Cultivate strong relationships with key industry stakeholders, including artists, songwriters, publishers, labels, collecting societies, and digital service providers

- Oversee, manage and drive business development within Scandinavia, sourcing and identifying creators, publishers and copyrights to sign

- Manage advance spend and investments in order to drive NPS

- Oversee the successful onboarding and integration of new clients.

- Drive creative collaboration and maximize the commercial potential of Kobalt’s catalog

- Manage project priorities and resource investments

- Ensure a consistent and best-in-class customer-first mindset, maintaining and building trust with clients

- Build and manage a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence

- Mentor and develop staff to reach their full potential

- Develop and oversee a marketing strategy for the Kobalt brand in the Scandinavian market

- Drive revenue growth in the Scandinavian markets

- Facilitate functional alignment between local team and company-wide teams to improve workflow, collaboration and efficiency

- Ensure proactive and effective interaction with Kobalt departments across all offices including Creative, Finance, Business Affairs, Publishing Operations, Writer andamp; Publisher Relations and the People teams

- Achieve regional revenue targets and profitability goals.

- Provide regular reports on financial performance, key metrics, and market insights.

WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

- Proven success in a Senior Leadership/Executive capacity

- Proven experience of having worked in a similar capacity

- Strong decision-making ability

- Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills

- Proven ability to develop and achieve financial plans/goals

- Ability to motivate and lead employees, and hold them accountable

- Strong working knowledge of operational procedures

- Understanding of Music Publishing

- Understanding of Deal management

- Experience of driving regional revenue targets

- Experience managing budgeting and resources effectively

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