Legal Counsel 195105

Who are we

Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our marketleading portfolio of software products and services we unlock our customers innovative potential empowering them to provide nextgeneration communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our approximately 30000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers migration to the cloud enable them to differentiate in the 5G era and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market Amdocs had revenue of $4.89 billion in fiscal 2023.

In one sentence

We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel with a strong media background to provide legal support across content licensing distribution and commercial agreements while ensuring compliance and managing complex negotiations with internal and external stakeholders.

What will your job look like

• Draft negotiate and manage legal aspects of various commercial agreements including content acquisition licensing distribution and marketing agreements.
• Provide legal support to internal teams including sales marketing programming and content acquisition throughout the contract lifecycle (presales to postclosing).
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements including content and channel licensing distribution and managed services.
• Provide thorough legal analysis risk assessments and practical advice to support business decisionmaking while ensuring compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
• Lead legal aspects of commercial negotiations with both internal and external stakeholders including vendors and customers.
• Work proactively to anticipate and futureproof processes and precedents in a rapidly evolving media market.
• Foster business relationships across multiple divisions and jurisdictions ensuring effective communication and collaboration with other legal and business teams.
• Conduct adhoc legal research and participate in crosscompany legal projects to support strategic business initiatives.
  

All you need is...

Must Haves:

• A law degree from a recognized law school with a strong academic record.
• Minimum 5 years of postqualification legal experience either inhouse or with a reputable law firm with expertise in media content licensing and distribution agreements.
• Demonstrated experience working in digital media technology or broadcast media sectors with a focus on content and channel licensing distribution and managed services.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements including content licensing and software/service agreements.
• Proven ability to work effectively in fastpaced complex and dynamic environments.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to manage client relationships and deliver creative solutionsoriented results.
• Ability to work independently and remotely with excellent communication skills to collaborate with partners and stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Capable of identifying and addressing issues outside of your primary responsibility area through gathering feedback from various practice groups.

Good to have:

• A background in managing media content channel licensing and distribution deals.
• Experience working with managed services and navigating various mediarelated legal requests.
• Familiarity with telco or broadcasting environments.

Why you will love this job:

• Youwillwork for a dynamic international companyand have responsibility to negotiate technology and services agreements with leading communications providers while interacting with a variety of internal and external customers and providing them business sensitive legal advice.

Amdocs is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce

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