Careers at IFPI

Reports to: Global Head of Content Protection – Intelligence & Operations (London)
Location: Open to applicants from Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore

Background

IFPI is the voice of the recording industry worldwide. Representing over 8,000 members, IFPI works to promote the value of recorded music, campaign for the rights of record producers, and expand the commercial use of recorded music globally.

Headquartered in London, IFPI maintains additional offices across the globe with Content Protection staff based in London, Brazil, China, Mexico, the US, India, Germany, New Zealand and Singapore. IFPI collaborates with national groups and music licensing companies across more than 70 countries.

The Global Content Protection department provides 24/7 monitoring and reporting of online infringements, conducting technical analysis and investigations into services that infringe members’ rights. It develops and implements strategies to deter, disrupt and dismantle illegal online activities, working closely with law enforcement, intermediaries, and regulatory bodies worldwide.

Role Overview

IFPI is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to serve as Asia Regional Manager, Content Protection (Intelligence & Operations). This is a pivotal role within IFPI’s global Content Protection structure, responsible for leading operational delivery across the Asia region and ensuring effective coverage across all time zones.

The role holder will manage a distributed regional team, providing leadership, coaching and operational direction. Working closely with global department heads, the role will contribute to the design and delivery of IFPI’s Asia regional Content Protection strategy.

The Asia Regional Manager will collaborate closely with the Europe Regional Manager and the Latin America Regional Manager to ensure consistent operational standards, information sharing, and global coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Team Management: Lead, motivate and coach regional staff, ensuring high-quality operational performance and excellence.
• Operational Management: Oversee daily content protection operations within Asia, ensuring global 24/7 coverage and service levels are maintained.
• Monitor team progress against high-priority leaks, ensuring proper triage and thorough initial assessment.
• Collaborate closely with Europe and Latin America Regional Managers to ensure consistent global practices and coordinated enforcement responses.
• Strategy Delivery: Work with IFPI Content Protection leadership on the development and delivery of the Asia regional Content Protection strategy.
• External Partner Engagement & Reporting: Build and maintain strong relationships with regional external partners and develop reporting describing the content protection landscape and impact.

Key Requirements

Essential

• Management or coaching experience
• Strong communication skills with ability to work across multiple time zones
• High proficiency in English (written and verbal)
• Experience in content protection, brand protection, intellectual property or related fields
• Experience developing and maintaining external relationships
• Experience with data analytics, business intelligence tools or digital reporting
• Interest in music and technology
• Proactive, dynamic and able to work independently with good judgement
• Proven ability to evaluate and improve operational processes
• Strong familiarity with social media and content sharing platforms
• Experience using Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Desirable

• OSINT or investigative research experience
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions in Asia
• Knowledge of basic copyright principles

How to Apply

This position is open to international candidates who currently possess valid authorisation to work in Asia.

Candidates who meet the requirements above should send a CV and covering letter explaining how they meet each requirement to: recruitment@ifpi.org

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and IFPI reserves the right to close the advert early.

Closing date:
Monday 11 May 2026

Interview Process

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis via online or in-person meetings.

Data Protection & Equal Opportunities

By applying, you consent to IFPI processing your personal information in line with its
privacy policy.

IFPI is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Reporting to: Deputy Director of Content Protection and Enforcement, Development
Location: London Bridge, London (3 days working from the office, 2 days from home)
Start Date: April 2026

About IFPI
IFPI is the voice of the recording industry worldwide. IFPI and its National Group network represents the interests of some 8,000 members across the globe. Our mission is to make music thrive by promoting the value of recorded music, campaign for the rights of record producers, and expand the commercial uses of recorded music.

IFPI’s head office is located in London, with additional offices in Brussels, Nairobi, Singapore, Miami, Abu Dhabi and a representative office in Beijing. We have affiliated organisations in 70 countries, including national groups and music licensing companies that represent their own region’s member record companies.

Our CPE (Global Content Protection & Enforcement) technology team develops tools and systems that safeguard members’ rights around the clock — from monitoring online infringement to supporting legal investigations.

The role
This is a technical leadership role, not a management role. You will be the most senior technical voice in a focused team of three developers, responsible for guiding architecture decisions, shaping delivery practices, and ensuring that the solutions we build are robust, maintainable, and fit for purpose.

A significant and growing part of how we develop software is through AI-assisted development. Working closely with senior management, you will champion best practices in agentic AI development — including how to structure projects, write effective prompts and markdown specifications, maintain coding standards across AI-assisted workflows, and coordinate consistent practices across the team.

The solutions we build range in scale. Some are small enough to be built rapidly via vibe coding; others require careful architecture, modular design, and production-grade engineering.

General responsibilities

Architecture & Tech Stack

• Provide well-reasoned, defensible decisions about tech stack selection — balancing capability, maintainability, team familiarity, and long-term cost.
• Evaluate the best architectural approach according to the specific characteristics of each project.
• Challenge solution designs and ensure systems are broken down sensibly.
• Maintain awareness of the broader technology landscape.

AI-Assisted Development Leadership

• Establish protocols and best practices for AI-based coding.
• Define conventions for project structure, markdown specs, and prompt design.
• Identify where AI accelerates delivery and where oversight is needed.
• Ensure AI-generated code meets quality and security standards.

Delivery & CI/CD

• Orchestrate delivery of production-ready code.
• Coordinate deployment strategies and release practices.
• Define standards for testing, code review, and code health.
• Ensure engineering plans and test schedules are clear.

Team Guidance & Culture

• Serve as the technical lead for hard decisions.
• Mentor developers of varying experience levels.
• Foster a “you build it, you run it” culture.

Position requirements

Essential

• 5+ years of professional software development with tech lead experience.
• Experience making architecture decisions at team or product level.
• Strong proficiency in Python and a modern frontend framework.
• Solid grasp of SQL, RESTful APIs, and backend systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or equivalent.
• Practical CI/CD and DevOps experience.
• Experience or enthusiasm for agentic AI coding tools.
• Instinct for appropriate simplicity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Desirable

• Familiarity with agentic AI workflows and prompt engineering.
• Experience with web scraping or crawling systems.
• Knowledge of NoSQL (MongoDB preferred).
• Experience with data engineering or ML-adjacent work.
• AWS certifications or willingness to obtain them.
• Interest in music, copyright, or creative industries.

How to apply
Candidates should send an application to recruitment@ifpi.org or by post to IFPI Secretariat, The Shard, 7th floor, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG.

The application must include a CV and covering letter. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Closing date for applications
Monday 30th March 2026

Interview process
Interviews may be conducted online or in person. Personal information is processed according to IFPI’s privacy policy at https://www.ifpi.org/terms-conditions.

EEO statement
IFPI is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes colleagues from diverse backgrounds.