What's the salary range?

Udio lists $160,000–$350,000 for this role.

What seniority level is this role?

Udio targets lead candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Head of Artist Partnerships role at Udio.

Head of Artist Partnerships at Udio

Joblaze summary

The Head of Artist Partnerships at Udio is responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with artists, their teams, and key industry stakeholders to enhance engagement on the Udio Artist Platform. This role requires a strong background in the music industry, with skills in negotiation and strategic partnership development, as well as the ability to communicate effectively across creative and technical domains. Ideal candidates will have experience working directly with artists and a robust network within the music ecosystem, making them well-suited for this pivotal position in a growing company.

Joblaze insights

Listed 11 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Udio's career page.
Udio has 4 other open roles including Member of Technical Staff - Quantitative Research, Senior Product Designer, Senior Backend Engineer, Data Modeling and Ingestion Platform.
Salary band is in line with the typical range for Management roles (median ~$175,000).

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Udio lists $160,000–$350,000 for this role.
What seniority level is this role?: Udio targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Head of Artist Partnerships role at Udio.

From the original posting

About Uncharted/Udio

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.

About the Role

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.

What You’ll Do

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.
Develop and refine partnership strategies that scale across genres, geographies, and artist profiles.
Collaborate closely with legal, product, marketing, and leadership teams to structure artist participation frameworks, terms, and workflows.
Gather feedback from artists and managers to inform product improvements and platform evolution.
Represent Udio at industry events, showcases, conferences, and private meetings.
Track partnership performance and engagement metrics to inform strategy and reporting.

What We’re Looking For

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

Nice to Have

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

Why Join Us

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

Benefits

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