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Royalty Operations Program Manager, Global Payout Solutions

Microsoft · Redmond, WA, US · On-site

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Support the end-to-end royalty agreement lifecycle, including administrability review, contract setup, operational requirements, system readiness, statement validation, payment execution, amendments, and termination activities. Interpret complex royalty and commercial terms and translate them into clear calculation, reporting, data, payment, evidence, and control requirements; identify terms that cannot be reliably administered and recommend practical alternatives.

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Support the end-to-end royalty agreement lifecycle, including administrability review, contract setup, operational requirements, system readiness, statement validation, payment execution, amendments, and termination activities. Interpret complex royalty and commercial terms and translate them into clear calculation, reporting, data, payment, evidence, and control requirements; identify terms that cannot be reliably administered and recommend practical alternatives. Partner with business development, legal, finance, engineering, outsourced/BPO operations, and internal royalty operations teams to clarify ownership, manage dependencies, resolve issues, and support timely launch and ongoing execution. Execute governance routines for outsourced operations, monitor quality and service performance, coordinate escalations, support standardization, and follow through on corrective actions and agreed outcomes. Oversee operational validation of royalty statements, payment inputs, adjustments, and supporting evidence to confirm completeness, contractual alignment, payment accuracy, compliance, and process readiness. Identify, investigate, document, and escalate material variances, control...

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