MAIA MOHAMMADI
Los Angeles
Summary
Business Affairs and operations professional with experience across entertainment, music publishing, SaaS, and technology organizations. Proven track record managing contract administration, royalty operations, licensing programs, and cross-functional business initiatives while leading process transformation and automation efforts. Experienced partnering with legal, finance, product, sales, and executive stakeholders to support strategic partnerships, improve operational efficiency, and drive scalable business solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Manager, Business Affairs
Alfred Music / MakeMusic Cloud
Los Angeles
12.2025 - Current
- Spearheaded integration of business affairs function, overseeing full-cycle contract administration and royalty operations
- Manage a team of four direct reports to enhance cross-training and operational excellence in business affairs
- Draft agreements and performed initial contract reviews, providing insights and support during negotiations
- Oversee royalty administration for print and digital licensing programs, ensuring accurate payment processing and issue resolution
- Handle contractual royalty matters for exclusive writers, delivering exceptional support and timely resolutions
- Coordinate onboarding and implementation of publishing partnerships, managing contract setups and royalty workflows
- Implemented workflow automation with Google Gemini, reducing royalty statement processing from two weeks to several days
- Optimized licensing operations through Zendesk enhancements, achieving approximately 50% increase in efficiency
Consumer Licensing Manager (Music Licensing)
Meta
10.2023 - Current
- Work across Meta's Global Sync and North American Publishing teams handling all music licensing efforts and tracking/processing of overall publishing deals
- Assist the Global Sync team with negotiation, clearance, licensing, tracking and payments for on-platform, marketing, and other incontext Meta assets including across Instagram, Facebook, and Reality Labs
- Review, track, and process contracts and payments for multi-million dollar overall publishing deals with key music partners
- Identify and develop licensing and legal processes for Meta's music licensing and partnerships team
- Oversee ad hoc music supervision needs for marketing teams
- Implemented and administer weekly company-wide music publishing newsletter for broader Meta music teams
Senior Music Coordinator
Jingle Punks
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Manage and curate Jingle Punks catalog of over 500k tracks
- Managed artists' contracts and accounts to ensure compliance and timely service delivery
- Curated music playlists and prepared hard drives for clients in various formats (WAV, MP3, AIFF)
- Reviewed and assessed incoming external artist submissions for quality and alignment with client requirements
- Liaise with artists, managers, and inhouse composers to ensure timely deliveries to clients
Education
Specialization - Music Supervision
University of California
Los Angeles12-2021
Business Administration - Finance emphasis - TV, Music Minor
Chapman University
05-2018
Skills
Business Affairs
Contract Negotiation
Contract Drafting & Redlines
Contract Administration
Licensing & Rights Management
Royalty Administration
Music Publishing
Copyright & Intellectual Property
Cross-Functional Leadership
Team Management & Development
Process Improvement
Business Operations
Strategic Partnerships
Stakeholder Management
Workflow Automation
Project Management
Google Gemini
Claude AI
Google Apps Script
Zendesk
DocuSign
ChargeDesk
Languages
- English
- Farsi (Persian)
Timeline
Sr. Manager, Business Affairs
Alfred Music / MakeMusic Cloud
12.2025 - Current
Consumer Licensing Manager (Music Licensing)
Meta
10.2023 - Current
Senior Music Coordinator
Jingle Punks
11.2021 - 11.2023
Specialization - Music Supervision
University of California
Business Administration - Finance emphasis - TV, Music Minor
Chapman University