Contracts Manager, Amazon Music Legal

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Music is looking for a Contracts Manager to join their legal team in London. The role involves managing contracts for music, podcasts, and audiobooks, ensuring legal compliance, and improving contracting processes. Ideal candidates will have significant experience and a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in contracts management, negotiations, and contract review/drafting.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts such as music licenses and service agreements.
• Overseeing marketing reviews for legal compliance and advising on consumer protection laws.
• Implementing contracting and legal process improvements.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Project Management

Negotiation

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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Contracts Manager, Amazon Music Legal, London

Client:

Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

17.05.2025

Expiry Date:

01.07.2025

Job Description:

Amazon Music is looking for a talented Contracts Manager to join our legal team to help support our growing music, podcast, and audiobook business. We're seeking someone who can identify and implement contracting and legal process improvements, enjoys working directly with business clients, and loves learning new subject matters and issues.

The successful candidate will work efficiently and collaboratively with business clients, team members, internal stakeholders, and outside counsel; handle a high volume of tasks and projects independently; prioritize effectively; take action with incomplete information; and think creatively to solve problems. Attention to detail and meeting tight deadlines are essential.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various contractual relationships, such as music licenses and service agreements, collaborating with business clients across music industry, business affairs, marketing, and tech teams.
• Ensuring legal compliance of marketing copy and assets, and advising on consumer protection law aspects.
• Scaling legal support by identifying and implementing contract and legal process automation and simplification, utilizing automated systems and AI tools.

About the team:

The role supports an international team with experienced lawyers in the UK and EU, closely integrated with colleagues in the US. Some international travel is expected.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years’ experience in contracts management, leading negotiations, and reviewing/drafting contracts in a legal or related role.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to innovate, simplify, and improve legal and contracting processes.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to work independently.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• In-house contracts management experience.
• Music or media industry experience.
• Proficiency in other European languages, especially Spanish, Italian, French, or German.