Director of Corporate Development, The Orchard
$140-170k
4 days a week in office
Music distribution and licensing
Be an early applicant
Music distribution and licensing
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$140-170k
4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be a technology-driven leader in music distribution and artist & label services.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years’ of experience working in a strategic capacity in management consulting firms, investment banking, or corporate development and strategy roles
- High proficiency with valuation modeling and techniques with advanced analytical skills
- Excellent negotiator with strong business acumen, strategic thinking, attention to detail, and data-driven decision-making
- Strong communication skills and a proven track record of communicating a vision and roadmap along with the resourcing needs to achieve it; ability to operate successfully in a cross-functional environment, build relationships, and influence managers
- Ability to build strategic plans and execute against them within quantitative modeling, strategic thinking, and sound business judgment
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to think end-to-end, manage long-term projects, manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce high quality deliverables
What the job involves
- The Orchard has an immediate opening for a Director, Corporate Development - New York
- The ideal candidate will serve as a key member of the Strategy team reporting directly to the SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development
- In this position you will be in a high visibility role and serve as a strategic thought partner who will advise and influence decisions which have a real impact on the business
- You will help drive growth and be empowered to deliver impactful business analysis across the organization and inspire junior team members
- Office- first role, in office 4 days a week
- Lead and coordinate due diligence, and other relevant analyses for potential M&A, investment and strategic partnership opportunities
- Build and negotiate valuations and other key aspects of M&A transactions
- Execute detailed financial models and other analyses to facilitate decision making
- Understand and stay current on various regional markets and industry trends, the competitive landscape, and internal product development efforts to evaluate business opportunities; analyze financial and non-financial data to draw conclusions and make recommendations to management
- Own day-to-day work for strategic team including materials preparation, financial planning, senior management presentations and communication to cross functional teams
- Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with key internal and external partners, investors, industry experts and within the start-up ecosystem
Our take
The Orchard has spent 25 years offering independent artists a comprehensive set of music services, including marketing, sales, YouTube monetisation, and distribution and licensing across over 40 worldwide markets. The company has spent nearly a decade of that time operating as a subsidiary of Sony Music.
The addition of YouTube monetisation services was a smart addition nearly a decade ago - even if it’s landed The Orchard in some hot copyfraud water for what some criticise as an overzealous approach to copyright infringement claims. It’s meant that artists with The Orchard have more tools in their arsenal to combat the rise of streaming services, which have put independent artists in a difficult position regarding monetisation.
If the company wants to continue providing the best service for independent artists, however, it may need to be more proactive in accommodating new and highly influential trends in music marketing. TikTok, for example, has become a major tool for generating exposure, and many artists are experimenting independently with NFTs. The industry is moving at light speed, and The Orchard may need to pick up its pace to continue attracting independent talent.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
- A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
- An excellent range of benefits, like private medical cover, a generous pension scheme, life assurance and income protection, plus loads of music biz perks
- We invest in your professional growth & development
Company HQ
NoHo, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Richard Gottehrer
(Chief Creative Officer)An original founder of the company back in 1997.
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