Sr. Director of Business & Legal Affairs
THE POSITION
We are working exclusively with one of the world’s largest live entertainment companies to help fill a Senior Director of Business & Legal Affairs position in Los Angeles. This is an excellent and exciting opportunity to join a sophisticated, global team.
You will be responsible for overseeing a wide range of legal matters, negotiating and drafting contracts, and advising on business strategies. You will have the opportunity to negotiate global integrated sponsorship, e-commerce, and affiliate deals to shape the relationship the company has with brand partners.
In this role, you will report into the SVP and Senior Counsel of Legal Affairs.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating all types of contracts, from complex, high-dollar value, commercial contracts, novel outbound services agreements, affiliate agreements, and enterprise MSAs to standard vendor agreements, procurements, term sheets, supplier agreements, insertion orders, SOWs, SaaS agreements, SLAs, LUA, and NDAs.
- Working closely with business development teams, including distributed commerce, ecommerce, sponsorships, brand marketing, and travel experiences.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating advertising and media marketing deals (purchase and sale).
- Developing and implementing best-in-class contract templates.
- Advising business stakeholders regarding legal and practical issues related to contractual obligations.
- Comfortably and confidently handling transactions without precedent and providing advice to internal teams on novel legal issues.
- Identifying potential legal risks and proposing risk mitigation strategies to safeguard the company’s interests.
- Advising leadership on legal implications of business decisions and providing proactive guidance to minimize legal exposure.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide legal support and guidance in developing and executing global business strategies, with a consistent but locally relevant approach.
- Managing the successful delivery of services by outside counsel.
- Addressing questions and issues that arise from various internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements:
- JD from accredited law school and applicable state bar membership in good standing, or willingness and qualification to be Registered In-House Counsel.
- 6-10+ years of experience at an internationally/nationally recognized law-firm or in-house legal department (combination of 2+ years at a law firm and 4+ years in-house strongly preferred).
- Experience leading negotiations with large global companies.
- Ecommerce and media law experience.
- Excellent contract drafting skills, including developing templates, structuring novel deals, and reviewing and negotiating multi-party agreements.
- Nuanced understanding of general principles of law applicable to commercial practice.
- Sound business judgment, and flexibility/adaptability/creativity to manage complex contract negotiations, ambiguity, and dynamically changing business needs.
- Commitment to work both independently and collaboratively with numerous people at all levels throughout the company.
- Excellent negotiating, drafting, organizational, and oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, prioritize and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines consistently and effectively while working under pressure; take initiative and manage multiple assignments at any given time and prioritize them effectively and appropriately with minimal supervision.
- Ability to explain complex legal matters clearly and concisely to non-specialists and advise the business and subject matter experts persuasively and with confidence.
- Skilled at working across cross functional teams both locally and globally within the company.
- A team player with a collaborative attitude that can communicate effectively with various internal functions.
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