Head of Artist Partnerships

Udio builds extraordinary AI experiences to empower musical artists and super fans. Pairing best-in-class AI models with groundbreaking partnerships across the music industry, Udio's mission is to champion musicians and expand how fans engage with their favorite music and artists. Udio is backed by leading lights from tech and music, including a16z, Redpoint, Hanwha, will.i.am, Steve Stoute, Kevin Wall, and many others. For more information, please visit udio.com.

We are looking for a Head of Artist Partnerships to lead Udio’s relationships with artists, artist managers, labels, and key stakeholders across the music industry. This role is central to building and scaling participation on the Udio Artist Platform by establishing trusted, long-term partnerships with creators and their representatives.

You will serve as the primary external-facing leader for artist engagement, shaping how artists experience Udio and how Udio collaborates with the broader music ecosystem. This role combines strategic relationship-building, deal execution, and close collaboration with internal product, legal, and leadership teams to ensure artists are onboarded successfully and supported over time.

• Lead outreach, relationship development, and negotiations with artists, artist managers, labels, publishers, and other music industry stakeholders.
• Drive artist adoption of the Udio Artist Platform, from initial conversations through onboarding and ongoing engagement
• Act as a trusted partner and point of contact for artists and their teams, representing artist interests internally while advancing Udio’s strategic goals.
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• Develop and refine partnership strategies that scale across genres, geographies, and artist profiles.
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• Collaborate closely with legal, product, marketing, and leadership teams to structure artist participation frameworks, terms, and workflows.
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• Gather feedback from artists and managers to inform product improvements and platform evolution.
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• Represent Udio at industry events, showcases, conferences, and private meetings.
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• Track partnership performance and engagement metrics to inform strategy and reporting.

• Deep experience working directly with artists, managers, labels, or other music industry stakeholders.
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• Strong network across the music industry, with credibility and trust among artists and their representatives.
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• Proven ability to negotiate, close, and manage complex partnerships or deals.
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• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to bridge creative, legal, and technical conversations.
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• Strategic thinker who can also execute hands-on in a fast-moving environment.
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• Comfort operating at both executive and working levels, internally and externally.

• Experience at a record label, music tech company, management firm, or digital platform.
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• Familiarity with artist rights, licensing structures, and evolving creator-economy models.
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• Experience launching or scaling artist-facing platforms or programs.
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• Background working with emerging technologies in music or creative tools.

• You will define and lead how artists engage with Udio at a pivotal moment in the company’s growth.
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• You’ll work directly with top-tier artists and industry leaders while shaping the future of creative collaboration.
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• You’ll join a small, ambitious team where relationships, trust, and execution truly matter.

• Highly competitive salary and equity
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• Quarterly productivity budget
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• Flexible time off
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• Productivity package, including ChatGPT Plus, Claude Code, and Copilot
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• Top-notch private health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
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• 401(k) plan options with 5% employer matching
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• Concierge medical and primary care through One Medical and Rightway
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• Mental health support from Spring Health
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• Personalized life insurance, travel assistance, and many other perks

Udio’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work.

Udio provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability

This role is eligible for a compensation package of base salary, equity, and benefits. The starting base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $350,000. Actual salary may vary based on level, work experience, performance, and other factors evaluated during t