VP, Licensing and Business Affairs

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Requirements:

• Qualified to practice law in England & Wales and/or California, New York or Washington State (although equivalent legal qualification in another U.S. state or a foreign jurisdiction would be considered).
• 3-7 years’ experience, of which some time was spent at an internationally or nationally recognized law firm and ideally some time was spent in-house.
• Demonstrable business and commercial judgment, and be able to apply that judgment in recommending solutions that strike the right balance between meeting business goals and addressing legal risk.
• Experience with music and technology-focused clients and content licensing, ideally having established relationships and reputation with the music licensing community in Europe.
• Experience working on matters related to NFTs, blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, FinTech, and other Web3 technology.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize numerous time sensitive projects with absolute deadlines.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and unpredictable environment, and relish working on the unexpected.
• Able to establish instant credibility as an attorney and business partner with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiating license agreements with record labels, content aggregators, and publishing licensors in multiple territories.
• Working in close collaboration with Napster’s business development team to provide commercially-focused legal advice in relation to new and existing partnerships.
• Working closely with the vendor management and developer platform teams to draft and review inbound and outbound software licenses, service contracts, purchase orders, and other transactions.
• Collaborating with external counsel as well as internal clients to resolve complicated legal issues, negotiate settlement agreements, manage litigation, and other matters.
• Advising on regulatory issues, such as data protection, privacy, customer-facing terms documents, and government relations.
• Assisting in implementing Napster’s Web3 strategy as previewed in our Litepaper.
• Providing legal analysis, research, factual information, counsel and guidance on whatever unexpected business and legal questions and issues may arise.