Senior Legal and Business Affairs Executive
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to GB only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Senior lawyer with several years of post-qualification experience in music, media, entertainment, or digital/tech law. Must have strong academics, proven contract drafting and negotiation skills, and solid knowledge of copyright law, music publishing/licensing, and data protection. Requires strong commercial awareness and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Required skills
Optional skills
Required languages
About Musixmatch:
Musixmatch is the leading music metadata company, featuring the world’s largest lyrics catalog and +70M user contributors. Musixmatch is the trusted global partner of companies like Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, Meta, Google and Suno and has a partnership with +100,000 music publishers including Sony/ Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell, Kobalt and BMG Rights.
We are a bunch of creatives who care about our work and what we do. We believe that participation and collaboration are key to getting things done well. We are looking for AI and tech-savvy people who are eager to learn in a fast-paced environment, who have an international outlook on life, and who love taking on new challenges.
Position:
The Senior Legal & Business Affairs Executive will work with a wide variety of internal stakeholders in particular the Publishing, Royalties and Product teams to provide legal and commercial support to the business and to foster and maintain excellent relationships across the music industry. The role combines hands-on contract drafting, deal negotiation and commercial judgement, and will work directly with clients, partners and external legal counsel where appropriate.
This is a senior, hands-on role for an experienced music/media/entertainment lawyer who is comfortable operating independently, managing competing priorities, and translating complex legal and licensing issues into clear commercial guidance for the business.
What you will do:
Commercial & Licensing Agreements Draft, review and negotiate a range of agreements, including but not limited to: Lyric publishing and licensing agreements with music publishers and rightsholders Commercial agreements with DSPs, AI services and other clients/partners Agreements with third-party suppliers and data providers NDAs and vendor agreements Distribution policy and other company policies, papers and precedents Maintain and continually update precedent agreements and templates to keep them fit for purposes
Copyright & Regulatory: Advise the business on copyright law as it applies to existing and proposed business opportunities (e.g. new product features, podcasts, AI-related use cases) Track developments in copyright law across the UK, EU and US, including the DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive, and translate implications for the business Support on data protection matters, ensuring policies and procedures remain aligned with GDPR and other applicable privacy regulation
Risk & Controls: Manage copyright claims and disputes, escalating and coordinating external counsel on litigation matters as needed Identify and mitigate legal and commercial risk across new and existing business lines
Publishing & Industry Relationships: Develop and maintain relationships with local publishing associations, collecting societies and key major and independent publishers Support the negotiation and execution of agreements with publishers and rightsholders
Requirements: Qualified lawyer, preferably trained at a leading firm, with several years' post-qualification experience - ideally gained in music, media, entertainment or digital/tech Strong academics Demonstrated track record drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial, licensing and IP agreements Solid working knowledge of copyright law, music publishing/licensing structures and data protection Strong commercial awareness - able to balance legal risk with pragmatic, business-first advice Highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple concurrent matters in a fast-paced, scaling environment Experience working with or managing external counsel across multiple jurisdictions is a plus
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Flexible holiday plan - Remote working, flexible schedule - Home office setup - Top-class tech and equipment - Company-wide retreat once per year - Exposure to all parts of the business, your work actually matters! - The gross annual base salary for this role is £100,000–120,000, calibrated on experience and seniority. The package also includes a variable performance bonus tied to individual and company performance. Given the criticality of this role, the selected person will be eligible to participate in our Long Term Incentive Plan.
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What you'll do
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of agreements, including but not limited to: Lyric publishing and licensing agreements with music publishers and rightsholders
- Commercial agreements with DSPs, AI services and other clients/partners
- Agreements with third-party suppliers and data providers
- NDAs and vendor agreements
- Distribution policy and other company policies, papers and precedents
- Maintain and continually update precedent agreements and templates to keep them fit for purposes
- Advise the business on copyright law as it applies to existing and proposed business opportunities (e.g. new product features, podcasts, AI-related use cases)
- Track developments in copyright law across the UK, EU and US, including the DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive, and translate implications for the business
- Support on data protection matters, ensuring policies and procedures remain aligned with GDPR and other applicable privacy regulation
- Manage copyright claims and disputes, escalating and coordinating external counsel on litigation matters as needed
- Identify and mitigate legal and commercial risk across new and existing business lines
- Develop and maintain relationships with local publishing associations, collecting societies and key major and independent publishers
- Support the negotiation and execution of agreements with publishers and rightsholders
What they require
- Qualified lawyer, preferably trained at a leading firm, with several years' post-qualification experience - ideally gained in music, media, entertainment or digital/tech
- Strong academics
- Demonstrated track record drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial, licensing and IP agreements
- Solid working knowledge of copyright law, music publishing/licensing structures and data protection
- Strong commercial awareness - able to balance legal risk with pragmatic, business-first advice
- Highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple concurrent matters in a fast-paced, scaling environment
Benefits
- Flexible holiday plan
- Remote working, flexible schedule
- Home office setup
- Top-class tech and equipment
- Company-wide retreat once per year
- Exposure to all parts of the business, your work actually matters!
- variable performance bonus tied to individual and company performance
- eligible to participate in our Long Term Incentive Plan
Musixmatch is the leading music metadata company, featuring the world’s largest lyrics catalog and +70M user contributors. Musixmatch is the trusted global partner of companies like Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, Meta, Google and Suno and has a partnership with +100,000 music publishers including Sony/ Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell, Kobalt and BMG Rights. We are a bunch of creatives who care about our work and what we do. We believe that participation and collaboration are key to getting things done well. We are looking for AI and tech-savvy people who are eager to learn in a fast-paced environment, who have an international outlook on life, and who love taking on new challenges.