Licensing Operations Manager

About the Role

The Licensing Operations Manager is a key member of the licensing team responsible for driving operational excellence and supporting the execution of licensed product initiatives. This role partners closely with internal cross-functional teams and external licensed partners to ensure projects move forward efficiently accurately and on time.

This position is ideal for someone with strong project management instincts operational discipline and a working knowledge of product or merchandising workflows. The work performed in this role directly supports the success and scalability of our licensing business.

Youll Make a Difference By

Licensing Operations & Project Management

• Managing day-to-day operations for licensing initiatives including timelines deliverables approvals and documentation.
• Owning project tracking across two existing licensed partners ensuring milestones calendars and deliverables are met
• Serving as the central point of coordination for licensing activities partner communications and internal approvals
• Maintaining licensing calendars trackers and dashboards to provide visibility and accountability across projects

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partnering closely with Legal Product Merchandising Compliance Marketing DTC and Business Development teams to ensure seamless execution of licensing workflows
• Acting as a liaison between licensors licensees and third-party partners to support alignment and issue resolution
• Supporting DTC teams with licensed third-party product coordination timelines and launch readiness

Data Systems & Process Optimization

• Maintaining accurate data within licensing databases and systems; ensuring data integrity and version control
• Generating regular reports and analytics related to license status compliance KPIs and partner performance
• Assisting in audits reviews and compliance checks as needed
• Identifying opportunities to streamline workflows improving operational efficiency and reducing risk
• Supporting the creation and maintenance of SOPs checklists templates and best practices for licensing operations

Vendor & Partner Support

• Supporting vendor and third-party relationships related to licensing including regulatory consultants application portals and agencies
• Ensuring consistent application of internal policies and regulatory requirements across all licensing projects

Additional Responsibilities

• Supporting special projects and process improvement initiatives within the licensing department
• Providing general operational and administrative support as the licensing business continues to grow

About You

• 3 years of experience in operations project coordination or licensing; experience in product-driven or consumer goods environments preferred.
• Background or working knowledge of product development merchandising or retail workflows strongly preferred.
• Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and managing external partners.
• Experience working with regulatory bodies or government agencies is a plus.
• Self-starter with a proactive solutions-oriented mindset.
• Merchandising experience or a strong understanding of product assortment planning line architecture and retail or DTC merchandising workflows is a plus.

About Ariat

Ariat is an innovative outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride work and play outdoors and care about performance quality comfort and style.

The salary range for this position is $per year.

The salary is determined by the education experience knowledge skills and abilities of the applicant internal equity and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

Ariats holistic benefits package for full-time team members includes (but is not limited to):

• Medical dental vision and life insurance options
• Expanded wellness and mental health benefits
• Paid time off (PTO) paid holidays and paid volunteer days
• 401(k) with company match
• Bonus incentive plans
• Team member discount on Ariat merchandise

Note: Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Ariat reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Ariat will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex orientation national origin age disability genetics or any other basis protected under federal state or local law. Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process email .

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