Publishers and rights holders cannot ignore Suno hiring a director of business development and music industry partnerships right now, as this signals the AI music generator’s aggressive push into commercial deals with labels and publishers despite lawsuits from Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group.
Suno Posts Partnerships Job While Suing Majors
Suno has posted a job opening for Director of Business Development and Music Industry Partnerships. The AI music company remains locked in ongoing litigation with Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, although it came to the table with Warner Music Group late last year. The position centers on driving the strategy and execution of commercial relationships across record labels, music publishers, and other music industry players. It involves identifying high-potential creators, accelerating their growth, and defining how they build careers within Suno.
Role Demands Publishing and Label Expertise
Partnering closely with Music Marketing and Partnerships, the hire will develop products and infrastructure that surface talent, drive discovery, and turn creative momentum into audience, community, and revenue. The position reports to the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jeremy Sirota, former Merlin CEO who was hired in February. This role requires expertise in both recorded music and publishing, extensive negotiation experience, comfort operating without a playbook, and the ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives across product, legal, finance, operations, and partnerships. Candidates must have 10+ years of experience in business development and/or commercial negotiations within the music, media, or technology sectors. They must also demonstrate experience negotiating and closing complex, high-value deals, including forging first-of-a-kind partnerships, and experience working with record labels, music publishers, and other companies in the music industry.
AI Company Drops Synth-Pop Job Anthem
In an amusing twist, Suno released a song—an AI-assisted creation using Suno’s AI music generator, of course—about the job position. Titled “No Playbook (Director’s Song),” it’s a synth-pop styled track that one commenter notes could have been on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.
Lucrative Pay and Perks for High-Stakes Hire
The job features a compensation range of between $240,000 and $265,000 a year, as well as a 401(k) with 3% employer match, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, 11 paid holidays with unlimited PTO and sick time, and a medical, dental, and vision package.
Watch whether Suno fills this role and inks the broad-based deals the listing indicates are on the horizon.
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