Business Development Senior Leader - Label (M/W/D)

Company Description

Believe is one of the world’s leading digital music companies. Believe’s mission is to develop local artists and labels in the digital ecosystem by providing them the solutions they need to grow their audience at each stage of their career and development. 

Its 2020 employees in more than 50 countries aim to support local artists and labels with a unique digital expertise, respect, fairness and transparency. 

To support our fast-growing presence on all continents, we are constantly looking for new Believers to join us and make a stronger and more positive impact on the music industry!

Believe is listed on compartment A of the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Ticker: BLV, ISIN: 
FR0014003FE9).

Ready to #setthetone with Believe

Job Description

As a Head of new business, part of our distribution team, your mission is to define and implement our sales strategy for independent artists and label in the country with passion, innovation, care, and transparency.

You will work with a team of label sales manager and talent scouts in charge of selling distribution & marketing partnerships to a network of indie artists. You will support and guide the team to ensure we source, attract and sign new partners (artists and labels) in a constantly mutating environment.

Your duties will include but not limited to the following

• Leading and developing a team of label sales managers and talent scouts
  • With exemplarity and by sharing Believe’s driving forces in your daily relations and activities
  • Set guidelines, strategy, and objectives to improve and assess the team’s performance
  • Support your team by identifying improvement needs and providing appropriate training, mentoring, and coaching
• Sales and sourcing strategy
  • Define and implement your sales strategy and roadmap
  • Lead with your team the sales process and completion of deals aligned with the company procedures (salesforce, contract signatures)
  • Identify new business opportunities to initiate and close complex deals covering aspects such as legal, financial, marketing and communication components
  • Build and maintain an excellent network in the music industry based on reputation and quality of service
• Leading the sales activity
  • Identify appropriate KPIs to measure the sales performance and ensure regular reporting and completeness of the data in all internal tools
  • Communicate priority targets and leads to the team and define actions plan, build a pipe of new artists and labels
  • Ensure the deals are aligned with defined business rules and internal process to guarantee successful relationship
  • Identify and share best practices with the team and the group

Qualifications

• Fluent English is mandatory to succeed in your role as part of a global company. French can be a plus
• You have a relevant sales experience and experience in people management.
• You have a proven track record in sales management and a deep knowledge of the indie labels landscape
• A solid network in the music industry is a strong plus
• You are passionate about technology, data, and artists / labels development.

You will report directly to the local Head of Distribution

Additional Information

We are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organisation. We, therefore, welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation.

Set the tone with us​

​Working at Believe means having individual and collective impact in a fast-growing company! ​

At all stages of their careers, Believers are an important part of what we are doing: shaping the future of the music industry. ​

We need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our clients: our international presence is an inspiring and enriching work environment for each one of us, with daily opportunities to connect with our colleagues all over the world. ​

​We have two hearts at Believe - our People and our Artists. ​

We believe in THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE, who grow every day to develop their potential… We aim to provide our Believers with the best environment to thrive. ​

ROCK THE JOB ​

• Tailor-made training and coaching program ​

• Remote working policy​

• A wellness program "Pauses" with many activities and animations in-house​

• Access to Eutelmed, a digital mental health and well-being platform that allows you to speak with an experienced psychologist​

• A healthy and eco-responsible company restaurant​

• Individual or family health insurance​

• CSE benefits ​

• A rooftop​

• A gym with free classes​

SING IN HARMONY ​​

• Ambassador program: an employee volunteering initiative dedicated to all Believers interested in having a positive impact on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), wellbeing and the planet.​

• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package “Forfait mobilité durable” => Reimbursement of up to 600€ for public transport/low carbon footprint​

• 5 calendar days 2nd parent leave with 100% pay (in addition to the legal paternity or adoption leave)