Senior Manager - Legal Business Affairs - Corporate Commercial 278025
Senior Manager - Legal Business Affairs - Corporate Commercial 278025
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Come As You Are.
As the great Kurt Cobain* once said Come as you are. BMG is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and we celebrate diversity in all forms. Equal opportunity runs deep in our core value of fairness and we are determined to create a truly inclusive work environment where everyone can flourish. If youre good at what you do come as you are.
All applicants to BMG will receive equal treatment regardless ofage disability gender identity or expression marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity race color nationality ethnic or national origin religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.
*BMG is the proud representative of Kurt Cobains publishing catalogue including the 1992 single Come As You Are
Senior Manager Legal & Business Affairs Corporate / Commercial
Join BMGs Legal & Business Affairs department!We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to assist with BMGs general corporate/commercial legal matters including responsibility for data protection and privacy related legal matters in conjunction with BMGs Head Office in Berlin. The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring that BMGs operations comply with legal and regulatory requirements particularly in privacy and data security while also providing assistance with corporate governance and certain commercial business transactions.
Key Responsibilities.
Corporate / Commercial
- Assist VP LBA UK and Head Office Corporate Legal (as applicable) with negotiation of nonmusic rights commercial agreements between BMG and various thirdparties as required (e.g. PR and press agencies digital marketing agreements marketing softwareasaservice platforms events venue owners directtoconsumer distribution partners).
- Support Legal and Business Affairs team in developing and maintaining its suite of precedents for its nonmusic rights agreements (e.g. service agreements with marketing freelancers / influencers)
- Develop and maintain BMG UKs competition Terms & Conditions in conjunction with Digital Marketing Team and implementation of multiterritory competitions with international legal colleagues
- Ensure that BMG benefits from an increasingly digital global commercial music environment.
- Opportunity to workon music rights related agreements.
Data Protection and Privacy
- Working with Global Privacy and Data Protection Compliance Manager ensure compliance with regional and global data protection and privacy laws including the UK Data Protection Act GDPR and other relevant regulations.
- Assist Global Privacy and Data Protection Compliance Manager to draft review and update privacy policies data processing agreements and data protection provisions across broad range of commercial agreements.
- Advise on potential data breaches data subject access requests regulatory notifications and mitigation strategies.
Compliance
- Assist VP LBA UK Head Office Corporate Legal and Compliance team and Bertelsmann (BMGs parent company) with UK compliance matters.
- Actively support and collaborate with other departments in the initiation development and implementation of processes and policies.
- Assist Head Office Corporate Legal with development and maintenance of BMG UKs compliance framework to ensure adherence to applicable laws industry standards codes of practice and internal policies.
- Liaise closely with the UK marketing team and provide supervision within the Legal and Business Affairs team to ensure that audience engagement campaigns (e.g. fan competitions and digital activations) are conducted compliantly from both a data protection and consumerlaw perspective.
Legal Affairs
- Assist Legal and Business Affairs team with new areas of business as and when necessary.
- Provide reporting and critical updates /communication on significant UK legal and business affairs matters to VP LBA UK and General Counsel/EVP Global LBA.
- Advise UK Board and senior management on various legal issues such as legal rights and new and existing laws which impact the business.
- Assist VP LBA UK to develop initiatives to improve legal processes workflows and the overall efficiency of the Legal & Business Affairs Department.
Your Profile.
- Experience working on a broad range of corporate/commercial agreements within the media sector (whether inhouse or private practice) with some data protection privacy and compliance experience preferable.
- Ability to interpret complex and technical legislation and develop policy and processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
- A qualified lawyer or equivalent experience working at a reputable law firm and/or inhouse environment.
- First class drafting skills organisation and ability to meet strict deadlines.
- A proactive creative and resilient candidate that demonstrates a collaborative approach.
- Were seeking a candidate with strong interest in music and the music business and a keen interest in law concerning the music industry.
Now whats in it for you
- 25 days prorated annual leave plus 3 days between Christmas & New Year and an extra day for your birthday!
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Subsidised gym membership.
- Private Health Insurance.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- All parents regardless of gender or sexual orientation will receive 6 months of fully paid parental leave.
- Annual gig allowance.
- Artist showcases.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season Ticket Loan
- Workplace Nursery Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Give As You Earn Scheme.
- A fun and sociable office environment.
Are you interestedFollow the link to apply!
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation we are dedicated to ensuring that candidates with disabilities are given a fair opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. Therefore we guarantee an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Please note there may be exceptional circumstances where the volume of applicants means we cannot interview all eligible candidates.
If you have any questions about the Guaranteed Interview Scheme or would like to confirm your eligibility please reach out to us at .
BMG est. 2008 is the worlds fourthbiggest music company the first new global player in the music business of the streaming age and a record label and music publisher in one. Named in 2020 one of the worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company BMGs pitch is unique a relentless focus on fairness and transparency and service to its artist and songwriter clients. BMGs 20 offices across 12 core music markets now represent over three million songs and recordings including many of the most renowned and successful catalogs in popular music history.
BMGs fresh approach includes production music films books artist management merchandise neighboring rights and live as well as music publishing and recordings off the same service platform. BMG is owned by international media services and education company Bertelsmann whose other content businesses include the broadcaster RTL Group the trade book publisher Penguin Random House and the magazine publisher Gruner Jahr. With its multiplatform perspective integrated technology platform and commitment to help artists maximize their income BMG aims to be the best company in music to do business with. www.bmg
BMG is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age disability gender reassignment marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity race colour nationality ethnic or national origin religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.
Company:BMG Rights Management Services (UK) Limited
Country:United Kingdom
State/Region:London
City: London
Postal Code:W2 1AS
Job ID:278025
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
