Full-Time

Associate General Counsel

Legal Music Publishing

Posted on 4/27/2024

Spotify

10,001+ employees

Global audio streaming service with 70M tracks

Senior

New York, NY, USA

Requirements

15+ years of experience in law firm or in-house legal department
Extensive experience in music publishing industry
Experience with music licensing and digital distribution
Experience leading and developing a legal team
J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school

Responsibilities

Run, empower, and manage a team of attorneys
Provide strategic and legal mentorship
Negotiate and draft business critical license agreements
Work closely with Business Affairs and Product teams
Collaborate with Finance and Operations teams

We are seeking a highly adaptable and collaborative problem-solver with a strong music publishing background to lead our dynamic legal publishing team. In this role you will lead and develop a team of lawyers and provide strategic and legal guidance together with regional legal leadership and specialists. We are looking for someone with sharp analytical and communication skills who can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility and creativity and has demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment and critical thinking.

What You’ll Do

Run, empower, and manage a team of attorneys across multiple territories.
Provide strategic and legal mentorship and facilitate practical solutions to achieve business objectives while handling legal and commercial risk.
Negotiate and draft business critical license agreements with music publishers and relevant societies.
Work closely with, support and advise our Business Affairs teams on global licensing projects.
Assist and support Product and Content Operations teams in connection with the launch of new service features and integrations.
Collaborate with our Finance and Operations teams on drafting and implementing our music publishing license agreements.

Who You Are

15 + years of experience working in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, dealing with music streaming industry issues.
Extensive experience from the music publishing industry, dealing with the wide variety of legal issues relating to music licensing and digital distribution on a global basis.
Shown experience handling and developing a legal team.
Practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving and ability to optimally counsel business teams by providing pragmatic, commercial and timely advice.
Standout colleague with ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Comfortable working in a company experiencing rapid change.
J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent)

Where you’ll Be

This will be a New York or London based role

The United States base range for this position is $ 265,350.00-331,680.00 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.

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Spotify, a premier global audio streaming service, offers an enriching work environment that promotes both personal and professional growth. With a vast user base of 365 million across 178 markets, the company excels in providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Employees benefit from working with high-profile projects and cutting-edge technology, improving their skills and advancing their careers in the booming digital media industry.

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

$3.1B

Headquarters

Norrmalm, Sweden

Founded

2006

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -3%

1 year growth

↑ 4%

2 year growth

↑ 25%

Benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse

Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents

Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs

Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub

Spotify On Tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events