Intellectual Property Manager

Manager IP Protection, Client Success & Business Growth

Would you like to work with brands and names like Martin Garrix, Maradona and Awakenings? Join our team as Manager IP Protection, Client Success & Business Growth

About Brandsolo

Brandsolo (www.brandsolo.com) helps global brands and artists grow by protecting them — and the planet — from the unsustainable counterfeit (fake) industry.

With over 15 years of experience and more than 50 million counterfeit and piracy links removed by its founding team, Brandsolo has developed a state-of-the-art, AI-native Brand Protection Platform that detects and eliminates fake e-commerce products worldwide, like an e-commerce (virus) scanner. From Amazon to AliExpress, Temu, and many others, we remove online counterfeit sellers so our clients can increase legitimate sales and take back control of their brand.

We proudly serve some of the world's most famous global brands, artists and teams in Music, Sports, Gaming, Celebrities, Characters and Entertainment. Brandsolo is trusted by many high-profile artists, including top DJs like Martin Garrix (see demo) and The Chainsmokers, as well as bands such as Foreigner and Journey. We also work with countless major festival and nightlife brands like Awakenings, Thunderdome, Defqon.1, Mysteryland, alongside record labels such as STMPD Records. In Sports, we work with legendary names such as Diego Maradona and the world's leading racing cycling team, Visma-Lease a Bike. Additionally, we serve brands in animation, characters and Gaming.

Sustainability is at the heart of Brandsolo's mission, with two key focus areas:

1 – Help fight Modern Slavery:

The $1 trillion counterfeit industry fuels modern slavery, human trafficking, and child labor. By removing fake sales for our clients, we help cut off this funding and raise awareness of its human cost.

2 – Regreening the Planet:

We invest in restoring degraded lands to fight climate change and support vulnerable communities in Africa, partnering with NGO Justdiggit to make lasting environmental impact.

Role Overview:

As Manager IP Protection, Client Success & Business Growth, you will manage and improve operational workflows for our IP protection services, build strong client relationships, and play a key operational and strategic role in developing and managing new business models while driving (AI) innovation.

This role combines a startup, hands-on mentality with the ability to shape the direction of new business, while overseeing client reporting and providing ongoing support. It offers significant autonomy with strong potential for growth as the company expands.

Profile:

- Hub of the Team: You are a connector, ensuring smooth communication between clients, teams, and stakeholders.
- Brand Protection Expert: You have proven in-depth experience with online brand protection, including takedowns on marketplaces, domains, and social media.
- AI-Savvy: You understand how AI tools and platforms can enhance brand protection, and you're eager to explore and apply them to improve efficiency, detection, and innovation.
- Startup-Proof & Adaptable: You thrive in a fast-growing, less-structured environment, embracing uncertainty and change.
- Self-starter: You take the initiative and need little oversight, driving projects forward proactively.
- Independent Worker: You can manage tasks autonomously while maintaining a structured, organized approach.
- Project-Driven: You bring structure to a fast-moving startup, keeping work aligned with larger goals and delivering seamless execution.
- Client-Focused & Growth-Oriented: You prioritise customer needs while identifying and nurturing new business leads that add value for both the client and Brandsolo.
- Initiative: You are always looking for ways to improve processes, innovate, and create growth opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Oversee Brand Protection & E-Commerce Activities: Manage all enforcement efforts and related e-commerce activities across marketplaces, domains, and social media, ensuring timely and compliant takedowns with measurable results — while being ready to step in hands-on when needed in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Client Onboarding & Planning: Lead onboarding to ensure a smooth transition, set clear expectations, and establish brand protection strategies.
- Operational Execution: Work closely with the CTO and CCO to ensure technical, enforcement, and customer-facing tasks are delivered effectively.
- Strategic Growth & Innovation: Drive initiatives in brand protection process improvement, new business models, and (AI) innovation.
- Business Development: Partner with the CCO to identify, research, and drive forward new leads, client relationships, and strategic partnerships.Process I

- mprovement: Identify, develop, and implement operational enhancements to boost efficiency and impact on the process and the AI Platform.

- Project Management: Manage multiple projects at once, meeting deadlines, KPIs, and quality standards.

- Founder/Board Reporting: Provide regular performance reports, strategic insights, and recommendations to guide decision-making and growth.

What We Offer:

- Rapid Growth Potential: We're scaling fast, and so can you. Take on more responsibility, grow your skills, and advance quickly if you deliver.

- Work with the World's Coolest Brands, artists and teams: From global superstars to iconic festivals, you'll be in the room (and sometimes on site) with the people shaping music, sports, gaming and entertainment.

- Make Real-World Impact: Every counterfeit you take down helps fight modern slavery and child labor, and every regreening project you support brings life back to dry lands in Africa via our Nature Restoration programs.

- Freedom to Shape the Future: Enjoy real autonomy to create smarter processes, wow clients, and influence where the company goes next.

- Rewards that Grow with You: Competitive salary, plus a fast track to senior or director-level roles as we expand.

- Top-Tier Perks: Great office in Amsterdam-Zuid (The Edge Olympic) with all facilities, from great lunch to rooftop access, flexible work-from-home options, a company MacBook, smartphone, business OV card, and more.

- Immediate Opportunity: This position is available for immediate start.

Ideal Candidate Profile

As Manager IP Protection, Client Success & Business Growth, living in the Netherlands, you're an online brand protection pro with at least 3 years of experience, and you know your way around takedowns on marketplaces, domains, and social media like it's second nature. You thrive in a dynamic growth environment and love supporting and exploring new business opportunities.

You're just as comfortable in client meetings as you are building a killer presentation deck, tweaking a Photoshop design, or turning ideas into a short video. Armed with a Master's in Business and/or Legal, you have the communication skills to win trust, the commercial instinct to spot opportunities, and the problem-solving mindset to make things run smoother every day.

If IP, e-commerce, and brand protection excite you, and you want to combine operational excellence with client success in a fast-growing international environment, this is your stage.

Job Process

We will carefully review all CVs and applications, and we'll be in touch directly with candidates we'd like to speak with. While we can't reply to everyone individually, please know we truly appreciate the time and effort you put into applying.

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