Business & Legal Affairs Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Description

Job title: Business & Legal Affairs Manager

Responsible to: SVP of Business and Legal Affairs

Department: Business & Legal

Location of work: 4 Pancras Square, Kings Cross

Music is Universal

It's the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world's leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email [email protected]

The A Side: A Day in The Life

Universal's global Legal & Business Affairs department in London provides a wide range of legal support across the UMG business.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Knowledgeable
• Supporting the review and negotiation of commercial contracts, with a primary focus on services and IT agreements, including technology transactions, cloud computing and software services, outsourcing services, website and app development, reseller services, professional services, content licensing, property services, construction, real estate, and more
• Working closely with and providing legal oversight to the UMG procurement team based in EMEA and LA
• Drafting, negotiating, reviewing and advising on a wide variety of other commercial contracts, including artist recording and merchandise agreements/ licenses
• Advising on matters relating to UMG's involvement in TV talent shows globally
• Assisting on M&A deals and establishment of Joint Ventures and other commercial arrangements
• Assisting with competition law issues arising across the business, and advising on regulatory and other compliance matters
• Providing support on a range of queries and issues from UMG's legal teams globally
• Providing legal support and guidance to the company's commercial teams on a range of issues and new projects.
• Assisting with ownership queries and related tasks

Person Specification

Necessary
• An experienced and qualified lawyer with proven demonstrable track record in IT / technology contracts ideally from within a technology / digital content or entertainment business or legal practice
• Personable, strong attention to detail but able to work to strict deadlines
• Strong and proven negotiation and drafting skills
• Sound commercial sense and an ability to pragmatically balance legal risk with business objectives
• An eagerness to move outside of comfort zone into new areas of work
• A solid understanding of technology and technical product rights

Desirable
• Understanding of data privacy law and its application to third party supply contracts
• Experience working with a procurement function

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive and exhaustive statement.