What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracts Manager, Global Entertainment Legal position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Music is looking for a talented Contracts Manager to join our dynamic Legal team to help support our growing music and entertainment businesses. We're looking for someone who can identify and implement process improvements, enjoys working with different teams, and loves the challenge of learning new subject matters and issues.
The successful candidate will possess the ability to work efficiently and collaboratively with peers, team members and other stakeholders throughout the company; complete a high volume of tasks and projects quickly and with little guidance; prioritize urgent projects and issues effectively; take action without having perfect information; think creatively and work cross functionally to solve problems. One of the primary functions of this role will be to help scale music licensing by cross collaborating with all entertainment legal and business affairs teams and their external support groups to harmonize and track workflows, forms, and positions.
The candidate will also have great attention to detail while still meeting tight deadlines, have great organizational skills and demonstrate the ability to be flexible as needed to achieve goals.
Key job responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include reviewing, drafting and negotiating a variety of third-party contractual relationships, including music licenses and templates, services agreements, releases, SOWs and licenses; utilizing internal processes to track transactions from beginning to end; troubleshooting processes and systems; coordinating with principal business partners; and advising on legal issues across our teams.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 5 years of contracts management, leading contract negotiations and redlining/drafting contracts within a law firm or legal department
• Analyze, track and consolidate music rights, licenses, templates and issues across Amazon’s entertainment divisions
• Develop and maintain: contract templates, company positions, standard operating procedures for contracting processes and track associated metrics, and other legal resources
• Ability to invent, simplify and improve legal and contracting processes impacting our legal team and the businesses we support
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• In-house contracts management experience
• Music industry experience
• Fluency in the MS Office Suite, SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating the legal terms of a broad range of standard contracts
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $68,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $146,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $68,400 - $146,300
