As Manager – IRL/DQC (IRL (International Repertoire Licensing) and DQC (Data Quality Check)), you will play a central role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of royalty reporting across Sony Music's global affiliate and licensee network.
You will lead a team of 3, and work at the intersection of contractual compliance, data quality, and process excellence — directly contributing to the financial integrity of GFSS operations.
This is a high-visibility role offering strong exposure to cross‐functional collaboration, systems, people development, and strategic process improvement.
What you'll do:
Receive, review, audit, and analyze royalty reports submitted by worldwide Sony Music Entertainment affiliates and licensees, ensuring adherence to contractual terms and agreements.
Identify, communicate, and resolve inaccuracies and/or discrepancies between reporting received and data stored within Sony Music's worldwide databases.
Manage sales inquiries raised by local affiliates, root‐causing requests to mitigate future issues and continuously improve reporting quality.
People Management & Team Development
Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3 direct reports, setting clear goals, providing regular feedback, and supporting their professional growth within the IRL/DQC function.
Drive a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and high performance within the team.
Partner with vendor partner on capacity planning, cross‐training initiatives, and resource readiness to ensure operational resilience.
Actively evolve team processes — identifying inefficiencies, simplifying workflows, and embedding best practices that raise the overall capability and output of the function.
Onboarding & Special Projects
Provide support to various affiliates in capturing new IRL deals systematically within established frameworks, ensuring accurate and timely onboarding.
Support local teams in the systematic capture of new mergers and acquisitions,



ensuring data integrity and seamless integration into Sony Music's databases.
Process Improvement & Design
Design and implement strategies to improve team productivity and reporting accuracy across the IRL/DQC function.
Proactively identify strategic opportunities and address them in a cross‐functional manner.
Maintain ongoing interaction with management regarding royalty reporting concerns, discrepancies, and escalations.
Who you are:
Minimum 6‐8 years of experience in royalty operations, music licensing, finance shared services, or a related field; prior people management experience is essential.
Proven ability to lead and develop small teams, including managing third‐party / outsourced resources.
Strong analytical and audit skills with the ability to identify discrepancies and resolve data quality issues across large, complex datasets.
Familiarity with royalty reporting systems and ERP platforms (SAP preferred); exposure to royalty or licensing agreement structures is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to coordinate effectively with integral affiliates and senior stakeholders.
Proactive and detail‐oriented, comfortable leading independently in a fast‐paced, cross‐cultural environment with shifting priorities.
A natural process improver — someone who doesn't just manage existing workflows but actively looks for ways to make them better.
Willingness to work in UK‐aligned hours; hybrid work model with approximately 2 office days per month from the Mumbai office.
Equal Opportunities
As an active part of a culturally and socially diverse society, Sony Music's aim is that our workforce is diverse and inclusive.
Sony Music is an equal‐opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.
We employ, retain, promote and otherwise treat all employees and job applicants according to their merit, qualifications, competence and talent.
We apply this policy without regard to any individual's sex, race, religion, origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition or disability.
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