Telenor has significant TV & Entertainment operations across the Nordics, serving more than one million customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Together with some of the world’s most recognized content partners - including Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, AppleTV, Viaplay, SkyShowtime, TV 2 Norge, TV 2 Danmark, TV4, and MTV Katsomo - we bring high-quality content and seamless experiences to our customers every day.

We are now looking for a Senior Content Acquisition Manager to join our Nordic Content Acquisition Team. In this role, you will be at the center of shaping our content strategy and strengthening our partnerships across markets. You will report to VP Head of Nordic Content Acquisition in Nordic TV & Entertainment.

What you will do

As a Senior Content Acquisition Manager, you will play a key role in securing and developing our content portfolio across the Nordics. You will collaborate closely with commercial, product, legal and technology teams to ensure we deliver competitive, future-proof offerings.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving content negotiation processes and developing distribution agreements with key broadcasters

• Securing content rights and commercial terms supporting strategic business objectives across the Nordic markets

• Identifying opportunities for increased contractual flexibility in areas such as OTT distribution, streaming rights, packaging models, metadata usage, cloud recording, and future platform development

• Translating commercial, legal, technical, and product requirements into robust agreements

• Acting as a key account manager for selected broadcasters and building strong, long-term partnerships

• Providing business analysis, insights, and decision support throughout the negotiation lifecycle

• Collaborating closely with product, legal, technology, finance and local market teams across Nordic business units to maximize the value of our content portfolio

• Supporting commercial teams in driving growth through strong content partnerships

• Contributing to business development initiatives within TV & Entertainment

Who you are

You combine strong commercial acumen with a collaborative mindset and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments. You are both analytical and pragmatic, and you thrive in a dynamic, cross-Nordic setup.

We believe you have:

• A minimum of 6–8 years of relevant experience, ideally within media, telecom, or digital platforms

• Solid experience in negotiations and partnership management

• Strong analytical and business understanding - able to connect content investments to customer value, churn, ARPU, and profitability

• Knowledge of content licensing models, OTT services, and the evolving media landscape is of advantage

• Experience working in cross-functional and matrix organizations

• A proactive, solution-oriented approach and the ability to balance different interests, both internally and externally

• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without formal authority

• A calm and collected personality and the ability to perform well under pressure and tight deadlines

• Fluency in English and at least one Nordic language

Why join Telenor

At Telenor, you’ll be part of a collaborative and forward-looking environment where you can influence the future of digital entertainment in the Nordics. You will work with talented colleagues across markets and functions, and play a key role in delivering services that millions of customers rely on.

Practical information

• Location: Any Telenor office in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki or Copenhagen

• Some travel within the Nordic region is expected

• Application deadline: 31 July 2026.

• We run background checks on final candidates through an external partner, Semac

• For more information, please contact hiring manager Glenn Uthaug, VP Head of Nordic Content Acquisition, email glenn.uthaug@telenor.com or Recruitment Business Partner, Marte Grut +4792054793.

About Telenor in the Nordics

Telenor in the Nordics serves 10 million customers and society at large in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway with services vital for our everyday digital life. Digital services provided on top of our fiber or 4G/5G mobile connectivity services are supporting the continued digitalisation and modernisation of private and public sector services and a central part of the green shift. Telenor’s ambition is to be the leading Nordic provider of both high-quality connectivity services as well as digital services beyond connectivity.

As a leader in driving new services, we also see ourselves as the leader in modernising our technology domain through sunsetting of legacy technology, through new ways of working and exploring new and extensive partnerships. Even though our customers’ needs are similar across the Nordics, our markets, competition, and positions are different, and we therefore always leverage the local BU strengths in our go to market. As part of the Telenor team in the Nordics, you will be working in cross functional teams closely integrated with colleagues from our business units across the Nordics.