Counsel, CMOs & Collective Music Licensing

Netflix; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading streaming service in London is seeking a Counsel for CMOs & Collective Music Licensing. In this role, you will handle legal due diligence, support negotiations and maintain relationships with collective management organizations. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Law, at least 3 years of experience in the entertainment industry, and be fluent in English. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to influence music licensing on a global scale in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in the entertainment industry with commercial agreements.
• In-depth knowledge of copyright in the audio or audiovisual industry.
• Experience with regulatory matters and CMO-related litigation.

Responsibilities

• Handle legal due diligence with internal and external counsel.
• Support drafting and negotiations with CMOs.
• Engage with regulators on CMO-related matters.

Skills

Legal due diligence

Fluent English

Negotiation skills

Understanding of copyright

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Law or comparable law degree

Job description

Netflix Overview

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

Role Summary

As Counsel, CMOs & Collective Music Licensing at Netflix, you will work on exciting legal issues that require creative and proactive legal guidance. You will be part of our global CMOs & Collective Music Licensing team, currently based in Berlin, Los Angeles and London. This role is based in London and reports to the lead of the CMOs & Collective Music Licensing team. It will require some travel.

The CMOs & Collective Music Licensing team is responsible for structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements with performance rights organisations and other collective management organisations (“CMOs”) globally, maintaining relationships with CMOs and setting related commercial and legal licensing strategies. In close collaboration with internal teams and local lawyers, the CMOs & Collective Music Licensing team also supports and participates in related public policy matters, regulatory proceedings, and litigation globally.

Netflix enters into agreements with CMOs that license music publishing rights or manage other types of authors’ or performers’ rights. Our team has highly detailed and specialist insight into the requirements of Netflix, as an entity that is both a global rights owner and a global rights licensee.

We are looking for someone who will thrive in our Netflix culture where responsibility and freedom are core values, and passion, innovation and curiosity are essential. You are a stunning and selfless colleague with a passion for excellence, who thinks globally and is self‑motivated, highly collaborative, and able to respond positively to change and new ideas.

Your Responsibilities

• Handle legal due diligence and related legal research in the countries in which Netflix operates with internal and external counsel.
• Assess the changing regulatory and commercial environment in which Netflix operates.
• Support the team in drafting agreements with CMOs and in negotiations.
• Support negotiations with CMOs.
• Support regulatory proceedings and litigation with internal and external counsel.
• Interact internally with relevant teams to design and execute the best legal approach and strategy to CMOs and collective licensing.
• Engage with regulators, legislators, and authorities on CMO-related matters.
• Conduct legal reviews of how product changes affect our CMO strategy and our agreements with CMOs.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a company that is helping to shape the future of entertainment and a team that is at the forefront of global digital licensing.

Required

• Bachelor of Law or comparable law degree from a European country.
• 3‑years of law firm or in‑house experience in the entertainment industry in any European country advising on commercial agreements with digital media and entertainment companies and/or CMOs, and related litigation.
• In‑depth knowledge of copyright in the audio or audiovisual industry, including data and operational challenges.
• Understanding of the interplay between the multiple related and moving parts of the audiovisual and music industry.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English (fluency in another major language such as French, Italian, and/or Spanish is a plus).
• Ability to think globally.

Preferred

• Experience working on regulatory matters, including analyzing and advising on proposed and current regulation related to CMOs.
• Experience working with laws and practices in multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience in CMO-related litigation.
• Exceptional drafting and project management skills.
• Ability to manage numerous projects proactively and simultaneously under tight timeframes in a fast‑paced environment.
• Clear, concise, and effective communication and presentation style adaptable to local markets.
• Ability to evaluate risk with imperfect information and make quick decisions.
• Excellent business acumen, strategic and creative thinking, and judgment.
• Resourceful, able to pivot quickly, think practically, and be solution‑oriented.
• Curiosity for technology, reporting formats, and music data.

Inclusion

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

EEO Statement

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.