Legal and Business Affairs Manager

Posted 13 days 6 hours ago by BBC Group and Public Services

Permanent
Full Time
Legal Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Legal and Business Affairs Manager

Legal & Rights Management

Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: London based role with some flexibility - i.e. hybrid working

Job Title: In-house title is Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs Manager

Salary: anticipated salary up to £68,000 p.a. (this is inclusive of London Weighting £5,164), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Commercial Rights and Business Affairs Manager to join the BBC Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs (CRBA) in the Digital, Consumer Tech and Innovation legal and business affairs team. This is a maternity cover role (12 months) based in London.

Commercial Rights and Business Affairs manages and connects the BBC's intellectual property, strategic and business interests through expert negotiation, contracting and commercial deal-making. The team gives legal and business affairs support for BBC's audience-facing digital products such as BBC iPlayer, Sounds, BBC News app and BBC Online, connected TV, BBC Bitesize and Children's apps.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

As Commercial Rights and Business Affairs Manager, you will:

  1. Provide pro-active legal and business affairs support to BBC's Archive Technology & Services, archive editorial, product, design, engineering and innovation teams.
  2. Advise internal stakeholders on key issues and risks in contracts and projects.
  3. Draft and negotiate a variety of agreements including licensing BBC content.
  4. Shape and develop legal commercial strategy to protect our intellectual property.
  5. Work alongside other internal teams as necessary.
  6. Support and lead on team initiatives to improve contracting processes.
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

We are looking for a junior to mid-level lawyer who has a passion for technology and innovation with demonstrated understanding of the UK digital market. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Essential skills, knowledge, qualification and experience include:

  1. Broad understanding of intellectual property rights including copyright.
  2. Understanding of digital and tech procurements.
  3. Strong negotiating and contracting skills.
  4. Legal qualification (NQ-6 PQE+).
  5. Proven experience of commercial deal making and digital procurement.

Desirable:

  1. Willingness to think creatively.
  2. Strong negotiating skills.
  3. Familiarity with open source licensing.
  4. Experience involving AI/machine learning.
DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance.