Operations Manager

Job description

Audiosocket is a music-first company built by people who genuinely care about creators, culture, and craft. We power music licensing for storytellers across film, TV, advertising, gaming, and digital media—while fiercely supporting the artists behind the music.

Audiosocket is a remote-first company, designed for flexibility, focus, and trust. Our team works from wherever they do their best work, collaborating across time zones with clarity, autonomy, and respect. We believe great work doesn’t require a shared office—it requires shared values.

What makes Audiosocket a great place to work is our balance of creative energy and operational excellence. We move fast, take ownership, and continuously improve, while maintaining a supportive, people-centered culture. Team members are encouraged to think independently, contribute ideas, and grow alongside the company.

At Audiosocket, you’ll find a team that hustles with intention, communicates openly, and genuinely enjoys building something meaningful together—without sacrificing flexibility, balance, or humanity.

The Operations Manager is responsible for hands-on ownership and execution of the core operational function of a modern music publishing and licensing business. This role actively participates in day-to-day work while providing structure and coordination across music catalog management, licensing workflows, royalty operations, and technology enabled services.

This role requires a highly organized, systems minded operator who is comfortable working at the intersection of music rights, technology platforms, and cross functional teams. They bring clarity, structure, and efficiency to a fast moving environment, enabling the company to scale responsibly. Success in this role also requires strong people leadership, with an emphasis on collaboration, mentorship, and fostering a supportive, high performance team culture.

This role partners closely with executive leadership, finance, legal, product, and licensing teams to ensure operational excellence, compliance, and transparency.

Operational Strategy and Execution

• Own day-to-day management and operational execution across music licensing, publishing, and technology enabled services

• Translate company strategy into scalable operational processes and workflows

• Identify operational gaps, inefficiencies, and risks and implement solutions

• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and reporting to measure operational performance

Music Catalog and Rights Operations

• Oversee catalog ingestion, metadata accuracy, rights administration, and documentation workflows

• Ensure proper registration and maintenance of works with PROs, CMOs, Sub-Publishers and other rights organizations globally

• Consult with legal as needed to support contract administration and compliance

• Maintain operational readiness for audits, reporting, and partner due diligence

Licensing and Revenue Operations

• Support licensing operations including deal execution, usage tracking, reporting, and invoicing

• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting to artists, rightsholders, and partners

• Improve systems and processes that support usage based or API driven licensing models

Technology and Systems Management

• Serve as the operational bridge between internal teams and external technology partners

• Oversee implementation and optimization of tools including CMS, Artist Portal, rights management systems, CRM, accounting platforms, AI tools, and internal dashboards

• Partner with product and engineering teams to align operational requirements with platform development

• Document system processes and ensure data integrity across platforms

Cross Functional Leadership

• Serve as a central point of coordination across Licensing and Publishing, Creative, Catalog, Accounting, Production, and Tech and Product teams, ensuring alignment, clarity, and efficient execution across functions.

• Build, maintain, and evolve clear operational documentation, SOPs, and training materials that support consistency, scalability, and knowledge sharing.

• Oversee onboarding and enablement for new hires and external partners, ensuring they are set up for success within established systems and workflows.

• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement by reinforcing clear ownership, strong communication, and collaborative problem solving.

Risk, Compliance, and Governance

• Ensure operational compliance with contracts, copyright law, data protection, and industry standards

• Support internal controls, audit processes, and risk mitigation efforts

• Maintain operational policies related to rights, data, security, and partner obligations

Qualifications

• 5 plus years of operations management experience in music publishing, music licensing, digital media, SaaS, or related fields

• Strong understanding of music rights, publishing administration, licensing, and royalty workflows

• Experience working with technology platforms, APIs, and data driven systems preferred

• Proven ability to design and implement scalable operational processes

• High level of comfort with data, reporting, and systems based decision making

• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to operate independently while collaborating across teams

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a hybrid music and technology business

• Familiarity with usage based pricing models or API enabled platforms

• Experience supporting global rights administration and international partners

• Prior involvement in platform launches, operational scaling, or digital transformation initiatives

Success Metrics: This role is foundational to the company’s ability to scale, innovate, and build trust with artists, partners, and platforms. The Operations Manager ensures that creative value, legal rights, and technology infrastructure are aligned and executed with precision.

• Operational efficiency and process reliability

• Accuracy and timeliness of catalog, licensing, and royalty reporting

• System performance and data integrity across platforms

• Readiness for audits, partner reviews, and due diligence

• Cross team satisfaction and operational clarity

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

02-02-2026

Profession type

Logistics jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English