Overview
Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.
The Role
This role is a key leadership role within the Distribution Operations department and is responsible for sustaining a highly performing team, ensuring necessary processes and planning are in place to maximise efficiency and drive improvements to optimise operational effectiveness. The Operations & Royalty Distributions department at PRS for Music is crucial in managing the end-to-end process of distributing royalties to its members – both through the main quarterly distributions, and through smaller, monthly distributions. Through a collaborative and inclusive team approach, Distribution Operations work closely with teams across the business to calculate the revenue available for distributions, matching music usage data with licensed revenue and performing agreed control checks to ensure accuracy and completeness. There is also a chance to be involved in PRS' distribution policy decisions and reviews of its operational processes, while delivering record-breaking distributions to PRS members.
Responsibilities
As our Distribution Operations Manager, some of your responsibilities will include: Accountable for the timeliness and accuracy of quarterly distributions through leadership of the Distribution Operations team. Performance management of a team of coordinators, including oversight and reviews of their workflows, to ensure all key distributions tasks are completed on time and to a high quality. Heavily support the distribution operations strategy and act as expert on the distribution capacity, workflow, and capability work stream. Drive improvements in people, process, and capacity management to improve operational efficiency. Implement full people performance metrics, methodologies, and systems. Responsible for the resolution of distribution related issues, including decisions on the options for resolution and communications within Operations and PRS. For a full list of duties, please email the recruitment team and request a copy of the job description.
About you
At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have: Operational people management experience Knowledge of Excel to at least ‘intermediate’ level, with a working knowledge of other Microsoft applications Excellent analytical, financial and presentation skills. Highly driven, tenacious and target focused with a proven track record of leading others to achieve and exceed operational KPIs and working collaboratively across teams.
What’s in it for you?
Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd: We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference. We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity. We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact. We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward. We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support. We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days. Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to two months of the year. Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.
The Process
Our interview process for this role is simple: First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams. Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub. We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.
Location
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week. To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.
If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.
At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.
The Role
This role is a key leadership role within the Distribution Operations department and is responsible for sustaining a highly performing team, ensuring necessary processes and planning are in place to maximise efficiency and drive improvements to optimise operational effectiveness. The Operations & Royalty Distributions department at PRS for Music is crucial in managing the end-to-end process of distributing royalties to its members – both through the main quarterly distributions, and through smaller, monthly distributions. Through a collaborative and inclusive team approach, Distribution Operations work closely with teams across the business to calculate the revenue available for distributions, matching music usage data with licensed revenue and performing agreed control checks to ensure accuracy and completeness. There is also a chance to be involved in PRS' distribution policy decisions and reviews of its operational processes, while delivering record-breaking distributions to PRS members.
Responsibilities
As our Distribution Operations Manager, some of your responsibilities will include: Accountable for the timeliness and accuracy of quarterly distributions through leadership of the Distribution Operations team. Performance management of a team of coordinators, including oversight and reviews of their workflows, to ensure all key distributions tasks are completed on time and to a high quality. Heavily support the distribution operations strategy and act as expert on the distribution capacity, workflow, and capability work stream. Drive improvements in people, process, and capacity management to improve operational efficiency. Implement full people performance metrics, methodologies, and systems. Responsible for the resolution of distribution related issues, including decisions on the options for resolution and communications within Operations and PRS. For a full list of duties, please email the recruitment team and request a copy of the job description.
About you
At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have: Operational people management experience Knowledge of Excel to at least ‘intermediate’ level, with a working knowledge of other Microsoft applications Excellent analytical, financial and presentation skills. Highly driven, tenacious and target focused with a proven track record of leading others to achieve and exceed operational KPIs and working collaboratively across teams.
What’s in it for you?
Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd: We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference. We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity. We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact. We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward. We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support. We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days. Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to two months of the year. Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.
The Process
Our interview process for this role is simple: First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams. Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub. We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.
Location
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week. To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.
If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.
At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive. #J-18808-Ljbffr
