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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead Snap’s legal strategy for global music licensing and related music partnerships
- Negotiate and renew complex agreements with labels, publishers, CMOs, PROs, and other rights holders
- Advise Music Partnerships and senior leaders on deal strategy and high-stakes commercial terms
- Counsel Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams on music rights, contractual restrictions, copyright requirements, and operational controls
- Advise on generative AI and evolving technology issues involving music copyright law
- Develop copyright compliance and risk-mitigation approaches across products and services
- Manage disputes, regulatory inquiries, litigation threats, and escalations involving music rights
- Translate changing legal frameworks into practical guidance for business teams across regions
- Develop junior lawyers and oversee outside counsel
- Identify opportunities to expand or optimize music rights, product capabilities, and commercial offerings
- Handle content, creator, and media partnership agreements and other commercial legal projects
- Contribute to broader Commercial Legal and company initiatives
- Advise business and product leaders on commercial transactions, policies, strategy, legal issues, and risks
- Create and improve agreements, templates, and policies for new products and markets
- Collaborate with colleagues across the company and occasionally with outside counsel
Requirements
What you’ll need- J.D. degree from an accredited law school
- Active membership in a United States state bar, or qualification to be registered in-house counsel under California’s multi-jurisdictional practice program
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience
- Significant experience at a media or technology company, entertainment company, music business, or law firm with a sophisticated music, copyright, media, or digital-transactions practice
- Significant experience negotiating complex music licensing or publishing agreements
- Deep expertise in music licensing and publishing, including sound recording, musical composition, performance, synchronization, mechanical, neighboring, and other relevant rights
- Strong understanding of copyright law and digital-platform music issues
- Meaningful experience with emerging technology, generative AI, platform compliance, content moderation, rights-management systems, or novel product and copyright issues
- Excellent legal and business judgment
- Strong negotiation, drafting, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to operate autonomously and manage multiple complex matters and deadlines
- Ability to distill complex legal concepts into concise, actionable guidance
- Ability to lead cross-functional projects and collaborate across Legal and the broader company
- Ability to accommodate tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to use AI resources to drive accuracy and efficiency
- Preferred: 5+ years of in-house experience
- Preferred: Experience advising on generative AI, music technology, content operations, rights-management systems, or music product launches
- Preferred: Experience managing high-value transactions and global outside counsel
- Preferred: Experience leading or mentoring a legal team
Benefits
Comp & perks- Paid parental leave
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Emotional and mental health support programs
- Compensation packages including equity in the form of RSUs
- Default Together approach with in-office work 4+ days per week