VP Licensing – Kids Brands

CANAL+ Polska

VP Licensing managing partnerships for STUDIOCANAL Kids & Family. Overseeing licensing, negotiations, and brand strategy across various markets.

Posted 7/4/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This role is the commercial lynchpin between the brand, the creative team and our partners; the aim being to forge financially solid partnerships that reflect our values and vision and to lead a network of agents in Europe, Middle East, AUS/NZ.
Manage all aspects of licensing including deal generation through to successful product launches and go-to market strategies including retail initiatives.
Reporting line to the Head of Global Sales Licensing & Retail (London).
Negotiate added-value deals and support the licensing strategy directly for markets where we don’t have agents e.g. France, Germany, Italy etc.
Manage agent network for other territories.
Implement the sales strategy for each of the brands and each of the territories, in collaboration with the Kids & Family sales department.
Participating in licensing trade shows (BLE, Paris Licensing Show, etc.).
Supervising retail operations to optimize licensee revenues.
Managing a network of licensees and securing strategic partnerships in identified key areas.
Working with management to set and monitor overall financial targets, breaking them down into targets for each category and partner.
Monitoring the market, analyzing market performance and contributing defining Studiocanal's licensing strategy and partnerships.
Establish fruitful working relationships with other VP Licensing especially in the UK to create value, address challenges, create a collaborative mindset between territories and the company.
Collaborate with the creative/marketing team on certain product development decisions, provide insights on your market trends and business opportunities, and help resolve any product approval and development issues.
Monitoring business plans, contracts, financial flows and analyzing licensees' results with a view to optimizing them with the sales administrator.
Coordination with the financial and legal departments and the operational departments of the various territories concerned (cinemas, video, VOD, TV).
Coordination of agents' activities with all internal commercial, creative, legal and financial departments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent in English, French language proficiency (C1)
In-depth knowledge of the French & European licensing environment, main partners and distribution networks (minimum two years)
Multicultural interpersonal skills, curiosity and team spirit.
Agility in the creating smooth information flows
Ability to see the big picture and make the link between product categories, retailers and consumers in order to develop a clear brand proposition and support the business growth driven by Management.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills with a persuasive entrepreneurial spirit in presenting arguments while balancing the views of others
A keen eye for detail and financial (P&L management) and legal awareness, as this role requires a global understanding of contracts and financial issues
Regular travels and availability to attend European, French and international trade fairs

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexibility of a small company
supported by a larger group

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Hard Skills & Tools

Licensing ManagementDeal GenerationProduct LaunchesGo-To-Market StrategiesFinancial AnalysisContract ManagementMarket Performance AnalysisRetail Operations ManagementStrategic Partnership DevelopmentBusiness Plan Monitoring

Soft Skills

Multicultural Interpersonal SkillsCuriosityTeam SpiritAgility In Information FlowPersuasive Communication