VP, Business & Legal Affairs

Job Description

Responsibilities

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Universal Products & Experiences Overview:

Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal's iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company's extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and 3rd party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E's three lines of business include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, as well as Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. https://www.universalproductsexperiences.com/

Universal Products & Experiences is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce of the highest caliber. We are committed to fostering equitable and inclusive environments that honor the experiences, perspectives, and uniqueness of each colleague.

It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal's affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Job Description

The Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs will be primarily responsible for leading business affairs and legal support for the Americas consumer products business within Universal Products & Experiences. UP&E handles the licensing of NBCU film and television properties for merchandising, publishing, video games, digital and interactive uses, and commercial tie-ins/promotions. This role will report to the SVP & Head of Bus/Legal Affairs &Bus Ops.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

Salary range: $ 200,000 - $280,000

Qualifications

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Acting as an essential part of the executive leadership team for the AMERICAS, business group working closely with the regional heads and other executive and category leaders to shape and drive the business strategy and goals.
• Represent the global business and legal affairs viewpoint and goals within the Americas, advising on both local strategy and laws as well as global strategy and laws and advise on how to balance and effect such regional/global goals.
• Act as an essential part of the Global Business and Legal Affairs and Business Operations team advising and working on global goals, initiatives and strategies while also representing the Americas' regional perspective.
• Advising and coordinating with category management, marketing, product development, creative, and finance executives at all levels of seniority to identify and resolve business and legal issues (including issues relating to contract interpretation) and provide ongoing counsel, advice, and support.
• Leads and manages the Americas Business and Legal affairs team, providing guidance, support, training, work allocation and mentorship to ensure high performance and professional development as well as providing feedback on performance and workload management.
• Drafting and negotiating a high volume of intellectual property license and service agreements associated with the licensing, distribution, promotion, and marketing of consumer products.
• Advising and enforcing the overall regulatory and corporate policy compliance of merchandising license agreements and licensing partners and the pragmatic mitigation of risk.
• Coordinating and work closely with the contract administration and contract operations teams.
• Working with in-house and outside counsel on trademark, infringement, litigation, collection, government relations, competition law and bankruptcy matters, as needed.
• Build relationships across other NBCU divisions and understand the wider NBCU business functions and goals and identify ways UPE can better work with them, including Universal Destinations and Experiences and Universal Studio Groups
• Research and advise on intellectual property rights and acquisition, talent rights and clearances.
• Advise, improve and innovate internal business and legal processes and operations to maximize efficiency, speed-to-market and improve communication.
• Performance of other duties and/or special projects as needed.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• US qualified lawyer based in California
• 10+ years and significant experience as a solicitor, with a strong background in a broad range of entertainment media related legal subject matters – ideally having worked across licensing.
• Demonstrated intellectual property and consumer products licensing experience required.
• A proven people leader who inspires others to follow them.
• A proven communicator with excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable experience advising multinational businesses in a complex matrix environment.
• Proven ability and commitment to work both independently and collaboratively with numerous people at all levels throughout the company.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, prioritize and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills.
• Sound business judgment, and flexibility/adaptability to manage multiple wide-ranging matters, conflicting deadlines, and new areas of expertise as business needs change.
• Able to think and advise on business strategy to help shape and grow the business including evaluating new businesses/products/growth areas.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Tenacious and autonomous individual who wil

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