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This is a rare opportunity to step into a truly strategic leadership role at BBC Studios. You’ll shape global commercial direction, influence content investment decisions, and drive growth across our world-class portfolio. You’ll lead a high-performing global team, work closely with genre and studio leadership, and help shape the future of BBC Studios on the global stage. The role of President of global content sales is a critical role for BBC Studios. Reporting to the CEO, BBC Studios Global Content Studio, the role is accountable for driving the global content sales business, setting its strategic direction and ensuring it is run as a best in class content exploitation effort.
Job Responsibility:
Accountable for the performance and results of global content sales
Lead a high performing Global Sales team, operating effectively and efficiently, securing market leading commercial outcomes in line with BBC Studios strategic objectives
Manage the P&L for global content sales in order to achieve targets as part of the Global Content Studio business plan and performance. Responsible for budgets and forecasting to promote sales and control costs
Responsible for working with the CEO and Genre Managing Directors to deliver a strong Content Investment portfolio
Create and own the content sales strategy for BBC Studios to ensure clear route to market plans which reflect nuances of BBC Studios’ relationships and deliver sustainable, commercial outcomes
Manage investment cases through the genre investment process and seek appropriate local partners to be able to help build our business according to the genre and owned services growth strategies
Leads on assessing commercial value of titles across content sales and O&O platforms in support of content investment decision-making
Acts as the primary interface with Genre teams on 3rd party IP acquisition, representing demands needs across Content Sales and O&O platforms
Act as the company’s distribution expert, keeping abreast of all relevant media companies and their senior management and decision makers understanding the business landscape, market and technology environment trends in order to develop corporate reputation and exploit business development opportunities
Drive and enhance our reputation in the market to enhance customer, producer and talent relationships
Lead a matrixed team spanning multi disciplines and support functions, global route to market strategy and gathering demand from key market
Build and empower fully aligned teams, giving them accountability for business outcomes
Drive an efficient, flexible and ever-evolving operation where all functions, services and business support are high-performing
Be an inspiring leader for BBC Studios who empowers people and celebrates a culture to be proud of
Provide leadership and stability to the business and operational teams, actively fostering good morale and high levels of engagement
Build, lead, coach and retain a high performing and cohesive team so that they can deliver BBC Studios Global Content Studios objectives and aspirations
Requirements:
Proven senior leadership experience in global content sales and distribution
Demonstrable experience of holding full P&L responsibility for a large-scale global or regional content, media, or entertainment business
Proven experience in a senior role in content investment decisions, including assessing commercial value, influencing greenlight decisions, and shaping content portfolios
Experience of regularly operating at board, CEO, or equivalent senior executive level, influencing strategy and managing relationships with top-tier industry partners and decision-makers
Experience of leading and developing large, global, matrixed teams across multiple functions and territories, with direct accountability for performance and engagement
What we offer:
A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days
Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions)
Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit
Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture