Director Business Legal Affairs APAC

The UP&E Business & Legal Affairs team is seeking an experienced motivated and collaborative inhouse lawyer to support the Consumer Products business across the Asia Pacific region (APAC).  The role will look after contract needs related to IP consumer product and publishing licensing agreements retail/marketing campaigns design asset creation and other services arrangements and provide business & legal affairs support to commercial/category and creative teams across UP&E APAC offices in Sydney Tokyo & Seoul. You will work closely with crossfunctional partners in compliance tax IP enforcement accounting/finance and other business and legal stakeholders located in Universals APAC Los Angeles and London offices as you work across a range of licensing and legal issues.  This role will report to the VP Business & Legal Affairs based in London.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise and coordinate with category management marketing product development creative and finance executives at all levels of seniority to identify and resolve business and legal issues (including issues relating to contract interpretation) mitigate risk and provide ongoing counsel advice and support.
• Draft manage and negotiate a high volume of intellectual property license and service agreements associated with the licensing distribution promotion and marketing of toys apparel books and other consumer goods.
• Management of junior staff fostering training and development whilst concurringly managing an independent workload.
• Supervise and review contracts and related legal work product generated by the Business & Legal Affairs team aligning priorities and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with NBCUniversal tax compliance IP/trademark controllership/finance litigation and other internal teams on a range of issues.
• Advise internal stakeholders on new business propositions undertake research and identify potential issues and risks.
• Create adhoc contracts and legal documents as business requirements dictate.
• Assist with royalty audits interpreting contractual language and finalising settlement agreements.
• Perform additional duties and manage special projects as needed.

Qualifications :

• Eligible to work in Australia
• Qualified to practice law in Australia with 8 years PQE or equivalent (US and UK qualifications will also be considered).
• Significant postqualification commercial/transactional business & legal affairs experience (with IP licensing experience preferred); ideally as an inhouse lawyer advising commercial stakeholders at an entertainment studio media or production company or within a multinational toy gaming apparel or consumer goods organisation.
• Excellent drafting skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills.
• Reliable and responsive teamplayer with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of intellectual property contract and commercial law with ability to advise on a range of issue anticipating risks and possible outcomes.
• Strong leadership qualities with a track record of successfully supervising and/or mentoring lawyers/legal professionals.
• Sound independent judgement with ability to provide practical accurate and timely legal advice.
• Persuasive influencing skills and able to establish strong working relationships with colleagues and business/legal stakeholders across various functions and countries.
• Sharp commercial acumen with ability to problem solve and find consensus.
• Adaptable resilient and able to work collaboratively and proactively often within tight timeframes in a fastpaced environment.

Additional Requirements:

• Hybrid Working: This role will generally be contributing from the Sydney office a minimum of three (3) days per week.
• This role requires occasional evening work to accommodate time zone differences and engage effectively with stakeholders in London.  Flexibility in working patterns for this role will be essential to ensure seamless collaboration amongst the teams.

Additional Information :

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