Director/Sr. Director, Business & Legal Affairs

About Us:

NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is responsible for the licensing and distribution of NBCUniversal product to all forms of television and new media platforms in the U.S., Canada and in over 200 territories internationally. NBCUniversal’s content portfolio includes a vast and diverse library of more than 6,500 feature films and 170,000 television episodes, including current and classic titles, non-scripted programming, kids, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Sky Studios, NBC Late Night properties, DreamWorks Animation, Telemundo, and more, as well as locally produced content from around the world. Global TV Distribution is a division of Comcast NBCUniversal.

Overview:

The Senior Director or Director, Business & Legal Affairs will take a lead role in handling all matters involving the Global Distribution team and business (including negotiating, advising, and documenting content license/distribution agreements with customers across the globe and handling distribution aspects of commissioning, coproduction and co-financing transactions and arrangements).

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as a strategic advisor to sales executives and other business leaders concerning all aspects of complex licensing transactions across the globe (including advising on deal structure and related business impacts).
• Take a lead role in drafting and negotiating content licensing agreements for television and “digital”/“new media” customers in various media (including linear free television, FAST, linear basic television, linear premium pay television, AVOD, SVOD, transactional VOD, EST and other developing media).
• Partner with sales executives, marketing, technology experts and administrative personnel to identify and resolve business and legal issues (including issues relating to contract interpretation) and provide ongoing counsel, advice, and support.
• Provide oversight of general legal and business practices and standards and oversight of certain litigation matters.
• Provide oversight of regulatory and other legal compliance matters relating to content distribution.
• Direct other special projects and perform other related duties as assigned by management.

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above descriptions and may be modified at any time by the Department or NBCUniversal.