Job Description

The Opportunity:

Mattel is currently seeking an Associate Manager Licensing Operations to join our team in El Segundo. The position will be a member of a dynamic team, reporting to Manager, Licensing Operations focused on managing and overseeing the contract administration and financial operations for our Content business.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Review complex Content contracts and interpret terms including rights and complex payment structures to licensing system
• Oversee that team has access to all third-party portals and document procedures for processing invoices and royalties
• Develop clear processes and implement with Content team and offshore processing team
• Partner with Commercial and Legal teams, leading meetings when appropriate for query resolution
• Manage Mattel’s risk of bad debt and complete write off activities when applicable
• Negotiate and approve payment plan agreements with internal and external stakeholders
• Partner with Cash-Applications teams to ensure multi-currency cash receipts offset accurately including deductions of WHT expenses and/or bank charges/on account cash kept to a minimum
• Calculate and provide Inter-Company cash application instructions when cash received to be split between different Mattel Divisions
• Provide ongoing support to internal teams by troubleshooting issues, identifying and implementing long-term solutions, and short-term resolutions if necessary
• Build reports to support business needs
• Manage workload using Helpdesk tool
• Manage Projects including:
  • Training Licensees on loading statements to Extranet tool
  • Collate and validate data to be used to implement and enhance system tools available to improve processes
  • Clean up of old uncollectible AR/on account cash
  • Mapping Content Titles on Mattel’s systems to match reporting downloaded from 3rd party platforms

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong leadership skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong business software application knowledge
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Proactive mindset with ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems
• Willingness to take responsibility and drive process improvements
• Team player with a one team mentality
• Detail-orientated with an ability to see the big picture, multitask and work on cross-divisional projects with many stakeholders
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently, planning timelines to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE:

• 5+ years of business or finance-related experience, working in a commercial organization within the finance department
• Experience with Content/Entertainment business preferred
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with focus on detail-orientated work while managing conflicting priorities
• Experience analyzing and manipulating complex, raw data in Excel to build reporting
• Understanding of administrative and accounting Billing and Collections processes (related to licensing is advantageous but not essential)
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $98,000 and $123,000
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

What It’s Like to Work Here:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.