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Where a licensing manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a licensing manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Licensing managers oversee licenses and rights of a company regarding use of its products or intellectual property. They ensure that third parties comply with specified agreements and contracts, and negotiate with and maintain relationships between both parties.

Also known as assistant international licensing manager, trainee brand licensing manager, senior international licensing manager, graduate brand licensing manager, senior licensing manager, assistant brand licensing manager, trainee licensing and brand manager, graduate licensing and brand manager, trainee licensing manager, graduate international licensing manager, assistant licensing and brand manager, assistant licensing manager.

Managers 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: import export manager in watches and jewellery, 25%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from licensing manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a licensing manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A licensing manager needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

establish usage policies management skills
manage licensee portofolio information skills
negotiate rights of use communication, collaboration and creativity
manage licensing fees management skills
monitor compliance with licensing agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
develop licensing agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
compare contractors' bids communication, collaboration and creativity
carry out strategic research information skills
financial capability business, administration and law
intellectual property law business, administration and law

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Licensing manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a licensing manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.