Director, Brands & Licensing, ANZ

Job title: Director, Brands & Licensing, ANZ

Company: BBC


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• Work with manager to deliver targets and priorities local regions including ANZ.
• Be the senior lead and key contributor in commercial negotiations, ensuring the best possible terms are achieved to deliver against targets.
• Act as the primary point for key regional decisions, enabling effective and timely responses aligned with business goals.
• Serve as a trusted conduit between the B&L Australia team and senior internal stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
• Act as a local resource and key personnel to high-value external partners across AU and beyond.
• Oversee individual deals to meet targets, deadlines and ensure commercial terms are delivered.
• Drive new business, identifying new commercial opportunities to achieve and exceed global growth objectives
• Advocate for local market data and analytics to inform potential strategies for growth
• Be the brand ambassador and commercial guidance, representing the business’ editorial/ brand involvement, while providing solutions that balance brand editorial and commercial opportunity.
• Work with global, multidisciplinary teams to ensure that all relevant updates and details needed for effective delivery of a deal are considered, includes deal precedents or cross division opportunities
• Collaborate with regional teams on global opportunities, maximizing brand impact and commercial value for potential multi-regional deals.

Leadership

• Drive process improvements and implement more efficient ways of working across the team, with a focus on long-term sustainability.
• Inspire, mentor and upskill area leads in key commercial competencies

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• Strong communication and analytical skills required
• Ability to effectively and tactfully deal with diverse staff at all levels; ability to work in teams & influence teams, particularly those in other countries
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Self-starter with the ability to see projects through to completion, problem solve, and multi-task under time constraints
• Intellectual curiosity and commercial acumen
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and collaborate across boundaries
• Experience in strategic brand, marketing editorial or commercial experience
• Media sector experience is desirable
• Global / Regional experience desirable
• Track record of working with world class brands

Job ImpactDecision making

• Working with a complex network of stakeholders, this role will seek to identify, develop and deliver brand, genre and sales opportunities.

Scope

• They will work independently to identify opportunities working with senior positions in shaping and delivering.

Strategic Impact/Influence

• This role will support the development and implementation of commercial strategy across the portfolio.

Reporting StructureCommercial Directors and Heads of businesses, regional leads, content leads and production teamsPerks and Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave
• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Annual Flu Vaccinations
• Annual Skin Checks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and Sanctus Coaching

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Location: Sydney, NSW

Job date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:29:09 GMT

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