Program Lead

Since 2012, Rightsline has been revolutionizing rights and royalties management with its leading IP Commerce SaaS platform. Trusted by global innovators like Disney, Amazon, Spotify, and the NFL, our solutions empower rights holders to maximize portfolio value, reduce risk, and increase profitability. Serving industries from media and entertainment to life sciences, our scalable platform combines advanced analytics, business process outsourcing, and decades of expertise to tackle the most complex rights and royalties challenges.

With over 300 employees across multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India, Rightsline fosters a dynamic, collaborative environment where innovation thrives. We’re passionate about creating smarter solutions, encouraging personal growth, and celebrating creativity. Join a team that offers competitive benefits, a supportive workplace, and the opportunity to lead the future of intellectual property management.

Welcome to a world of less data entry and more data integrity. Welcome to the Rightsline reality!

We are looking for an experienced Program Lead to spearhead implementations of our flagship Rights & Royalties platform for London and EU based clients.

This role is the focal point of the client relationship, responsible for the end-to-end delivery, strategic alignment, and operational success of the project. You will bridge the gap between our project and product engineering teams with the client's legal, finance, and content operations departments, ensuring a seamless, high-quality deployment that transforms how our client manages their intellectual property rights.

Status:
Full-Time OR 6-month Contract Opportunity – Our recruitment team is actively seeking candidates for this open position.

We are looking to fill this role in a hybrid environment (minimum 3 days on-site per week).

• Delivery Leadership:
  Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Rights & Royalties project, ensuring it is on time, within budget, and meets all contractually agreed milestones and KPIs.
• Strategic Client Partnership:
  Act as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, managing expectations, and providing proactive, transparent, and regular progress reports.
• Complex Project Management:
  Direct a large, cross-functional team (including delivery leads, solution analysts, solutions architects, and developers) to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Risk & Issue Mitigation:
  Proactively identify, analyze, and manage risks and blockers, developing robust mitigation strategies to keep the project on track.
• Governance & Scope:
  Maintain tight governance and change control processes to manage scope creep, ensuring the integrity of the project delivery.
• Process Improvement:
  Drive the implementation of best-practice workflows, moving the client from legacy systems to a modernized, automated environment.

• Experience:
  
  10+ years of experience in project/program management, specifically in delivering large-scale, complex software implementations (SaaS) within a consulting or technology provider environment.
• Leadership:
  Proven ability to lead cross-functional, dispersed teams in a matrixed organization.
• Communication:
  Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical business leaders.
• Methodology:
  Strong experience in both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.
• Tools:
  Advanced proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project).
• Location:
  
  Must be able to commute to West London minimum 3 days per week (Hybrid working).
• Bonus Points:
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., MSP, PMP, Prince2).
  • Experience with specific Rights & Royalties software (e.g., Rightsline, Media Maestro, Film Track).

• Competitive Base Salary:
  At Rightsline, we offer a competitive package that reflects the unique skills, experience, and certifications you bring to the role. Your starting point within this range will be determined by your niche expertise, collaborative initiative, and specialized skill sets you bring to our team. In addition to these…