EnterGain | Head of Business and Legal Affairs | atlanta, ga

1 week ago

atlanta, United States EnterGain Full time

Company Confidential


Job Title Head of Business & Legal Affairs


Reports To Co-Founder & President


Status Full Time, Exempt (Salaried)


Location Hybrid in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta or Nashville


The Company

Our client is an independent record label, music publisher, artist management, distribution service and full-service creative agency based in the Southeast. They have been the force behind some of the biggest hip-hop and R&B breakout acts with a roster of multiple grammy nominated artists. The label has generated over 30 billion streams, 21 million album sales and 175 million single sales since its inception.


Position Summary

The Head of Business & Legal Affairs supports the Co-Founders to take the legal function in-house, establish processes, be the hands-on legal go to for a range of matters for the company, and provide agile, high-quality service to the team and contribute to further expanding the business overall.


The ideal candidate has strong legal and business advising skills, is an excellent communicator, has full deal cycle experience in a range of music business contract areas, and has prior experience successfully negotiating complex music deals, handling core corporate legal matters, and selecting and managing specialist outside counsel when appropriate. Qualified candidates will have honed their business and legal affairs skills in a combination of music law firm, record label, music distribution, artist management and/or music publishing environments.


Specific Responsibilities

  • Work with the Co-Founders to craft and implement a business & legal affairs strategy, establish the internal function, meet the day-to-day needs of the label, publishing and artist management companies, and support continued scale.
  • Build an operational plan and best practices to ensure a smooth-running department that ensures compliance, protects the business, and supports entrepreneurial growth.
  • Advise on and lead the execution of a range of deals including artist and writer signings, artist management contracts, side artist deals, performance contracts, licensing, brand deals, and more.
  • Play a key role in strategic deals such as distribution partnerships, investments, joint ventures, rights sales and acquisitions, etc.
  • Guide matters of corporate law, vendor agreements, employment law and other areas, including doing initial risk and opportunity assessments and selecting and engaging outside legal experts where needed.
  • Select and implement a contract management software system and/or other processes and tools to track and proactively manage triggers, renewals, obligations and other details of all contracts at the company.
  • Provide direct support of label, publishing and management activities across multiple territories including The Americas, Europe and Africa.
  • Stay abreast of the competitive landscape for core deal types, and how they might vary and evolve across territories.
  • Support the founders, the GM and the Controller in any legal aspects of reporting requirements to investors and other key partners.
  • Adapt to added responsibilities as business or market conditions dictate.


Qualifications

  • 8 or more years of experience as a practicing, bar admitted music industry attorney.
  • Ideally come with a mix of experience across music law firm, label and publishing, with a command of a range of deal types from signings, to licensing, to M&A and more.
  • Strong exposure to international music business required, with direct experience supporting activities in Europe and Africa highly desired.
  • Excellent listening, needs assessment, ideation, problem solving, negotiation, contract drafting and deal closing skills.
  • A service and solution-oriented approach to supporting the legal needs of all company departments.
  • Prior experience setting up the legal function in a fast-growing music company a plus.
  • Comfortable being highly agile and responsive in a fast-moving deadline driven environment.
  • Well networked in the music business and respected by executives, attorneys and creatives on all sides of the negotiation table.
  • Excellent organizational skills to manage high volume and prioritize tasks for cross functional teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including note taking, slide making, presentation, project management and influence management.
  • Strong understanding of how deal terms affect budgeting implications in other areas of the business.
  • Advanced skills in Office 365, and/or Google Workspace, including a high level of skill in Sheets and/or Excel, and Slides and/or PowerPoint.
  • Direct experience either selecting, configuring or contributing to improving workflows in a contract management software system for a legal team in a music business environment.
  • Ability to work on site as needed, and to travel with reasonable advance notice.
  • Passion for music and the music business, a deep understanding of the full music ecosystem, an affinity for the label’s roster, and a commitment to developing artists’ careers and serving their fans.
  • Embracing of and effective at working across a wide range of cultures.
  • Persuasive, driven and results oriented problem solver; entrepreneurial and fast-paced.
  • Collaborative, service-oriented mindset.
  • Highest level of integrity and transparency, and alignment with the organizational values,


Compensation

Competitive salary, incentive and benefits will be offered, commensurate with the role and the final hire’s experience. Depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, network and location of the final hire, the base salary is anticipated in the range of $180K to $220K.


Benefits

• Innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial environment

• Career growth and opportunities for advancement

• Flat organization with opportunities for heightened impact

• Comprehensive suite of benefits including mental health resources

• Flexible working arrangements & travel opportunities.


Diversity and Equal Opportunity

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. Further, the Company strives to create a diverse, welcoming, equitable and inclusive environment for all applicants, employees, and partner companies.

Contact

EnterGain is the exclusive recruiter on this project. Interested candidates should apply directly to this posting.


Disclaimer

The job description above is intended to set forth the general nature of the work that will be expected of the person who takes on this role. The job description is not, however, meant to be construed as an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities required for this role.From time to time, all personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

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