[Hiring] Senior Legal and Business Affairs Executive @Musixmatcha

Role Description

The Senior Legal & Business Affairs Executive will work with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, particularly the Publishing, Royalties, and Product teams, to provide legal and commercial support to the business and to foster and maintain excellent relationships across the music industry. The role combines hands-on contract drafting, deal negotiation, and commercial judgement, and will work directly with clients, partners, and external legal counsel where appropriate.

This is a senior, hands-on role for an experienced music/media/entertainment lawyer who is comfortable operating independently, managing competing priorities, and translating complex legal and licensing issues into clear commercial guidance for the business.

What you will do:

• Commercial & Licensing Agreements:
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a range of agreements, including but not limited to:
    • Lyric publishing and licensing agreements with music publishers and rightsholders
    • Commercial agreements with DSPs, AI services, and other clients/partners
    • Agreements with third-party suppliers and data providers
    • NDAs and vendor agreements
    • Distribution policy and other company policies, papers, and precedents
  • Maintain and continually update precedent agreements and templates to keep them fit for purposes
• Copyright & Regulatory:
  • Advise the business on copyright law as it applies to existing and proposed business opportunities (e.g. new product features, podcasts, AI-related use cases)
  • Track developments in copyright law across the UK, EU, and US, including the DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive, and translate implications for the business
  • Support on data protection matters, ensuring policies and procedures remain aligned with GDPR and other applicable privacy regulations
• Risk & Controls:
  • Manage copyright claims and disputes, escalating and coordinating external counsel on litigation matters as needed
  • Identify and mitigate legal and commercial risk across new and existing business lines
• Publishing & Industry Relationships:
  • Develop and maintain relationships with local publishing associations, collecting societies, and key major and independent publishers
  • Support the negotiation and execution of agreements with publishers and rightsholders

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer, preferably trained at a leading firm, with several years' post-qualification experience - ideally gained in music, media, entertainment, or digital/tech
• Strong academics
• Demonstrated track record drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial, licensing, and IP agreements
• Solid working knowledge of copyright law, music publishing/licensing structures, and data protection
• Strong commercial awareness - able to balance legal risk with pragmatic, business-first advice
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent matters in a fast-paced, scaling environment
• Experience working with or managing external counsel across multiple jurisdictions is a plus

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer, preferably trained at a leading firm
• Several years' post-qualification experience in music, media, entertainment, or digital/tech
• Strong academics
• Demonstrated track record in drafting and negotiating agreements
• Solid working knowledge of copyright law and data protection
• Strong commercial awareness
• Highly organised and proactive
• Experience with external counsel across jurisdictions is a plus

Benefits

• Flexible holiday plan
• Remote working, flexible schedule
• Home office setup
• Top-class tech and equipment
• Company-wide retreat once per year
• Exposure to all parts of the business, your work actually matters!
• The gross annual base salary for this role is £100,000–120,000, calibrated on experience and seniority
• The package includes a variable performance bonus tied to individual and company performance
• Eligibility to participate in our Long Term Incentive Plan