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Licensing Director | Directeur·trice des licences

Canada·MontrealPermanent Full-Time | Permanent temps-pleinexecutive

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Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

The Head of Licensing will act as Behaviour’s primary point of contact for all licensing activities, working in close partnership with the Business Development, Production, and Product teams. This role will support the entire Behaviour portfolio, overseeing both the integration of new licenses into Behaviour’s games and the external licensing of Behaviour’s brands to third-party partners.

• Lead the execution of Behaviour Interactive’s inbound and outbound licensing strategies across the full portfolio.
• Oversee the integration of third-party licensed content into Behaviour games in collaboration with production, marketing, and product teams.
• Manage licensing deal processes, including negotiations and contract execution, in partnership with legal and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for licensors, licensees, agents, and external partners.
• Ensure consistent and compliant use of licensed and Behaviour-owned intellectual property across internal and external initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve licensing processes, operational efficiency, and cross-team alignment.

• Strong experience in licensing operations within the gaming or entertainment industry.
• Proven expertise in negotiation, partnership development, and strategic planning.
• Solid understanding of intellectual property management and brand governance.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams across creative and business functions.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• 5–9 years of relevant professional experience in licensing, publishing, or business development.

• Diriger la stratégie globale de licences entrantes et sortantes pour l’ensemble du portefeuille Behaviour;
• Superviser l’intégration de contenu sous licence tierce dans les jeux en collaboration avec les équipes de production, marketing et produit;
• Gérer les processus de négociation et d’exécution des ententes de licences en partenariat avec l’équipe juridique et les parties prenantes internes;
• Agir comme principal point de contact auprès des concédant·e·s, partenaires et agent·e·s externes;
• Veiller à l’utilisation cohérente et conforme des propriétés intellectuelles sous licence et appartenant à Behaviour;
• Identifier des occasions d’amélioration continue des processus et des pratiques en matière de licences.

• Expérience confirmée en gestion de licences dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo ou du divertissement;
• Solides compétences en négociation, développement de partenariats et réflexion stratégique;
• Bonne compréhension de la gestion de la propriété intellectuelle et des standards de marque;
• Capacité à collaborer efficacement avec des équipes multidisciplinaires;
• Excellentes aptitudes en communication écrite et verbale;
• 5 à 9 ans d’expérience professionnelle pertinente.