Department: Commercial Development & Strategy
Reporting To: Head of Commercial Development & Strategy
Location: Los Angeles
Office Working: 5 days per week
The Associate, Commercial Development & Strategy will serve as a key analytical and execution partner to the Head of Commercial Development & Strategy, supporting Kobalt's commercial, strategic and executive initiatives.
The role combines commercial research, financial and operational analysis, project coordination and executive support. You'll help evaluate business information, identify risks and opportunities, develop insights and recommendations, and ensure that key initiatives translate into clear actions and deliverables.
Working closely with senior executives and functional leaders, you'll gain broad exposure to commercial development, corporate strategy, executive governance and major cross-functional initiatives.
This is not a traditional administrative support role, nor is it a purely strategic role removed from day-to-day execution. It's an opportunity for someone early in their career who is highly organised, analytically capable and eager to learn, take ownership of assigned workstreams and develop through exposure to senior leaders and important company priorities.
By Month 3: You'll have developed an understanding of Kobalt's commercial priorities, executive processes and key stakeholders. You'll be supporting research, analysis, presentations and project coordination, producing accurate work and reliably following through on assigned actions.
By Month 6: You'll be confidently managing recurring responsibilities with increasing independence, producing high-quality executive materials and analyses, identifying key findings and recommendations, and ensuring priorities and deliverables remain on track.
By Year 1: You'll be a trusted analytical and execution partner to the Head of Commercial Development & Strategy, independently supporting commercial opportunities and strategic initiatives. Your work will contribute to stronger executive processes, better-informed decisions and greater capacity for senior leaders to focus on strategic priorities.
Ownership & Follow-Through – Takes responsibility for delivering work to a high standard, proactively tracks outstanding actions and ensures commitments are followed through without constant direction.
Analytical Thinking & Judgement – Analyses information, identifies risks and opportunities, and develops clear insights and recommendations to support decision-making.
Organisation & Attention to Detail – Manages multiple priorities, stakeholders and deadlines while consistently producing accurate, well-organised and polished work.
Intellectual Curiosity & Learning Agility – Asks thoughtful questions, quickly develops an understanding of unfamiliar topics and demonstrates a genuine interest in Kobalt's business and the wider music industry.
Low Ego, High Standards – Willingly takes on both high-profile strategic projects and detailed day-to-day tasks, maintaining the same level of care, effort and professionalism.
Proactivity & Adaptability – Anticipates next steps, identifies missing information and moves work forward, remaining flexible when priorities change or assignments are ambiguous.
Integrity & Discretion – Exercises sound judgement and handles confidential commercial, strategic and Board-related information appropriately.
We aim to complete the full interview process from initial application to offer within three to four working weeks. While we do our best to meet this timeline, there may be occasional delays. If that happens, our Recruitment Team will keep you updated every step of the way.
At Kobalt, we've championed creators since 2000. Our technology and music services are built to make the industry more transparent, fair and rewarding for artists, songwriters and rights holders. We're proud to work with some of the world's most influential talents including Phoebe Bridgers, Sam Fender, Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Karol G, Young Thug, Kali Uchis and Andrew Watt, as well as acclaimed writers like Simon Aldred (Rag'n'Bone Man, Liam Gallagher, Celeste) and Clarence Coffee Jr. (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, The Snuts).
We're a company that thrives on creativity, collaboration and progress. Our values — Music First, Transparent, Tech Powered and Transformative — shape how we work, build and grow together. We are a community of people who care deeply about making a meaningful impact in music and technology.
Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in equitable access to opportunities and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. If you need any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know — we're happy to help.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
The range provided is for Los Angeles-based hires only and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates in other locations other than Los Angeles may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. Pay range: $70,000 - $75,000
Kobalt is one of the world’s largest, most innovative music companies, using technology to power creative freedom, transparency, ownership and control for artists, songwriters, publishers, and labels.
As file-sharing wreaked havoc on the record industry, Kobalt took a bet on digital music and won. Founded in 2000 by Swedish entrepreneur Willard Ahdritz, the startup built a platform to maximize efficiency, accuracy, and transparency across the billions of micro-payments collected in today’s highly complex digital world. As traditional music companies fought technology and contracted, Kobalt embraced it and grew, building an infrastructure and world-class creative team purposely designed to usher in the streaming era, along with a more fair, rewarding music business for creators.
Today, Kobalt has over 700 employees in 12 offices around the world, represents over 20,000 artists and songwriters, 600,000 songs and 600 publishing companies, and continues to push its disruptive philosophy and values into other areas of the music industry. Recent innovations AMRA, the world’s first global digital performing rights organization, are both considered major agents of change in their respective businesses.
Kobalt is proud to work with some of the world’s greatest artists and songwriters, representing on average over 60% of the top 100 songs in both the US and UK. Kobalt clients include Childish Gambino, Marshmello, Beck, Wolf Alice, Max Martin, Ozuna, Tash Sultana, Paul McCartney and MPL Communications, Disney Music Group, and many more.
