Job description
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 2,037 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
We are opening a new Catalogue Acquisition Manager position to support the business team in charge of accelerating catalogue acquisitions at group level.
Under the responsibility of the VP Small Catalogue Acquisition and with a “dotted line” with the VP M&A, the Catalog Acquisition Manager will be responsible for managing all aspects of the catalogue acquisitions processes and will also lead special/ad-hoc projects to support scale and strengthen the execution model.
Key Responsibilities :
Lead deal execution
- Manage deal pipeline: assess deals eligibility and set priorities leveraging local teams’ intelligence
- Analyze past catalogue performance, model future cash flows and define target acquisition price
- Negotiate key business and financial terms of the transactions in collaboration with the Catalogue Acquisition Lawyer and the local team (non-binding agreement, asset purchase agreement)
- Coordinate and oversee the conduct of the due diligence process of the assets, including financial, legal, and potential tax reviews
- Prepare post-merger integration kick-off meetings, anticipating any specific issues and onboarding relevant expert teams as early as possible in the acquisition process
- Contribute to catalogue performance monitoring and analysis post-acquisition
Lead special/ad hoc projects to support scale and strengthen the execution model
- Prepare strategy and deal pipeline presentations on a regular basis
- Participate to process improvement and formalization
- Lead and streamline the sourcing process on a defined geographical scope in collaboration with country and local business heads
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in business or finance
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Corporate Finance, M&A or Transaction Services, with either a proven track record of executing M&A transactions or robust modeling skills
- Highly analytical profile, with strong financial acumen and deep knowledge of valuation techniques
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Perfect command of written and oral English is mandatory
- Advanced skills in Excel & Powerpoint is also mandatory
Additional Information
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 Well being advantages
- Tailor-made training and coaching program
- Remote working policy
- A well-being program
- Access to Eutelmed, a digital mental health and well-being platform that allows you to speak with an experienced psychologist
- + other benefits depending on office location
SING IN HARMONY CSR Advantages
- 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.
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.
