Royalties-In Manager

WildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency. The Royalties-in Manager will report to the Head of Partnership Finance, managing all licensee reporting, ensuring accurate and timely processing of inbound royalty statements, invoicing, cash collection, and aged debt management. The role involves leading a globally distributed team and acting as a system champion for WestEnd royalties/rights management system to optimize efficiency and consistency.

Must Have

• Manage a globally distributed Royalties team (10-12 members)
• Optimize existing team structure as necessary
• Champion WestEnd royalties/rights management system
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of inbound licensee royalty statements
• Ensure accurate and timely issuing of all invoicing (minimum guarantee, overage, fixed fee, promotional fee etc)
• Accountable for cash collection and managing aged debt levels
• Manage credit check process for new contracts
• Set and monitor KPIs for the royalty processing team
• Manage licensee forecast cycles efficiently
• Meet Licensor reporting requirements
• Experience in managing royalties-in within a global business
• Confident in managing a remote team across different cultures and timezones
• Financially literate
• Strong attention to detail
• Process-oriented
• Essential team leadership experience

Good to Have

• Experience with royalties systems development (e.g., WestEnd, Jaguar, Counterpoint)

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid work model
• Competitive benefits
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Supportive work environment
• Corporate culture promoting equal opportunities
• Accommodations for people with disabilities throughout recruitment

Company Description

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

Overview

WildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency with 20 offices worldwide. Since 1972 we have been providing our partners with dedicated licensing and marketing professionals and fully integrated retail, creative & product development, legal and accounting services.

We are looking to add to our talented team of innovators that can help us manage some of the most profitable and enduring brands in the world! We believe that our partnerships are about clarity, openness, and trust, and we are widely known for our straightforward approach.

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 West End and ensure we optimise efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of processes.

Job Description

• 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)

Qualifications

• 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

Additional Information

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. We offer competitive benefits, and we invest in our people and their future.

Our Commitment

Diversity, Equity, 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

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° franchise management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands around the world. With approximately 14,000 half-hours of kids’ and family content 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!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.

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

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. A leader in 360° franchise management—spanning Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing—our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to such franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we produce such acclaimed series as *The Snoopy Show*, *Snoopy in Space*, *Camp Snoopy*, *Teletubbies Let’s Go!*, *Yo Gabba GabbaLand!*, *Sonic Prime* and *Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City*. With a library of approximately 14,000 half-hours, our shows reach kids and families everywhere, including on our YouTube network, which has generated more than 1.7 trillion minutes of watch time. Our consumer products licensing arm, WildBrain CPLG, represents our own and partner brands in every major territory worldwide.

Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.

About WildBrain CPLG

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG, we believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd., a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: www.cplg.com.