Segment Manager (MAGENTA TV Content & Licensing)

Quick Facts

• Role: Segment Manager for MAGENTA TV content acquisition and licensing

Description

You will own the acquisition and management of content for MAGENTA TV, developing relationships with broadcasters, studios, streaming services and other content partners. The role includes finding and evaluating new opportunities, leading negotiations and licensing agreements, and managing the full content acquisition lifecycle—from market monitoring to contracting, implementation, performance evaluation, and renewal decisions. You will help develop a competitive, long-term sustainable content portfolio that delivers clear customer value.

Responsibilities

• Develop partner relationships and manage collaboration with broadcasters, studios, streaming services, aggregators, and other providers, including escalation and resolution of commercial or contractual questions
• Identify and evaluate new opportunities by monitoring customer needs, market trends, competition, and regulatory developments
• Lead negotiations for content rights, distribution contracts, and strategic partnerships while protecting customer value and service profitability
• Prepare business cases by modeling revenues, costs, margins, customer value, and long-term financial impacts of acquisitions and partner investments
• Optimize the content portfolio mix across linear channels, on-demand content, and streaming partners; support cost optimization, renegotiation, and rationalization
• Manage the contract lifecycle and content rights: coordinate drafting, review, approvals, and signing with legal, tax, and methodological teams; manage licensing terms
• Ensure correct implementation in the TV service: verify rights and partner obligations are reflected in offerings and operational processes; coordinate internal/external stakeholder communication
• Support market launch activities, evaluate post-launch business performance, and monitor compliance with contractual commitments

Requirements

• Experience in content acquisition or management, business development, strategic partnerships, or product management (media/TV/streaming operators/telecom experience is a plus)
• Ability to build and manage relationships with external partners and independently conduct commercial negotiations
• Knowledge of content and licensing rights, including license periods, territories, platforms, exclusivity, usage restrictions, renewals, and contract termination
• Experience building and defending business cases using revenue, cost, margins, and long-term profitability; ability to translate data into business recommendations
• Experience coordinating contract processes and collaborating with cross-functional teams (legal, finance, tax, product, marketing, technology)
• Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams, ensure deadlines and obligations, handle risks/dependencies, and provide clear reporting
• Independent, structured, result-oriented working style; ability to drive solutions without direct management authority
• Good English proficiency in speaking and writing for negotiations, contracts, and everyday partner communication

Benefits

• Smartphone compensation up to 25,800 CZK every 3 years
• Employee data plan: unlimited data and discounted calls/SMS for personal or work use
• Annual bonus up to 15% of annual fixed salary (company results-based)
• T-Mobile discounts up to -75% on 8 T-Mobile services for family and close ones
• Discounts at partner companies
• Flexible working hours with home office options (including from abroad by agreement)
• Shares2You equity program with benefits tied to Deutsche Telekom group
• 6 weeks vacation plus 1 day for charitable activities
• MultiSport card
• Access to uLékaře.cz free online prevention and specialist appointments
• Health care at a favorable price with above-standard care in partner facilities
• Learning and development via internal T-University courses
• Cafeteria benefits up to 15,000 CZK per year
• Day for good deed: one workday for volunteering with non-profit organizations
• Psychological counseling (phone/online) for personal or work challenges
• Meal allowance (123.90 CZK per workday)
• Sabbatical: up to 1 month after 2 years by agreement with your manager
• Pension savings contribution after 12 months of employment