Director, Business Development, Publishing Partnerships (AI Music)

Location: Remote, London-based. Regular business travel to Suno's US offices is expected.

Compensation: $225K–$290K per year

Company

Suno is an AI music and consumer entertainment company building a creative platform for generating original music.

What you will do

• Drive commercial strategy for partnerships with music publishers and align initiatives across product, legal, finance, and operations.
• Negotiate and close complex publisher deals, including first-of-a-kind structures in the emerging AI music category.
• Build senior-level relationships with music industry companies and strengthen Suno's reputation and credibility.
• Monitor the competitive AI music landscape and advise leadership on market dynamics, industry engagement, and partnership opportunities.
• Develop scalable approaches to contract management, partner operations, and long-term industry collaboration.
• Support ecosystem partnerships and platform integrations as Suno's commercial footprint grows.

Requirements

• 10+ years of business development and/or commercial negotiation experience in music and digital technology.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and closing complex, high-value deals, including first-of-a-kind partnerships.
• Experience working with music publishers.
• Strong ability to influence and align executive and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority projects.
• Strong product intuition, strategic judgment, autonomy, and experience working with product and technical teams in fast-paced technology environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-growing AI music company with a team focused on quality and ownership.
• London-based employees are engaged through a UK employer of record or a consulting arrangement.
• Regular travel to Suno's US offices is part of the role.
• The role reports to the Chief Commercial Officer and operates as a senior individual contributor.