Manager, Business Affairs

6 Months ago • 5 Years + • Legal

Job Summary

Job Description

Netflix seeks a Manager, Business Affairs in Tokyo with 5+ years of experience drafting licensing, rights acquisition and production agreements in both English and Japanese. Experience in the entertainment industry, Japanese intellectual property law, and international television distribution is a plus.
Must have:
  • Licensing Agreements
  • Production Agreements
  • Japanese IP Law
  • Entertainment Industry
Good to have:
  • Regional Production
  • International Distribution
  • Digital Distribution
  • Japanese Entertainment
Perks:
  • Global Entertainment
  • Netflix Culture

Job Details

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with 278 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.


 

The Role

Manager, Business Affairs ー Japan 

As a company, we challenge industry norms by challenging one another to think creatively about challenging problems. Our content legal team is no exception. We think critically about the range of legal issues that face our productions. We act in a manner consistent with our business culture of freedom and responsibility, one marked by a bias toward action, leaning into smart risks, and taking ownership of bold decisions.  

The Opportunity: 

This is an opportunity to be part of a global entertainment company with a great consumer brand and to help Netflix shape the future of television. The legal team at Netflix is focused on collaborating with its business partners to help foster innovation. 

The successful candidate will structure, negotiate and draft agreements necessary to commission, develop and produce local content with local partners, license content from producers, studios, networks and distributors, and should be extremely comfortable counseling business partners and making decisions that have both legal and business impacts. Furthermore, the candidate will counsel and advise business partners on a wide range of legal issues that arise from the creation, streaming and marketing of our content. 

The successful candidate will know or be passionate about learning the entertainment and media industry generally, and the production of film and television content more precisely. They will understand, or have the ability to learn and manage, the nuanced dynamics among show-runners, executive producers, line producers, finance, post-production, marketing and creative, and how to align the appropriate teams when legal issues arise. 

The position will be based in Tokyo.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience drafting licensing, rights acquisition and production agreements both in English and Japanese. Entertainment experience is a plus. 

  • The ideal candidate will have regional production and operational background, plus a real understanding of the Japanese entertainment industry and international television distribution (including digital distribution).  

  • A law degree (JD, LL.M) and experience as a practicing attorney (in-house or registered attorney) with bar qualification and common-law jurisdiction is preferred. Experience providing in-house support is a plus.

  • Experience with Japanese intellectual property law is a plus. 

  • Rapidly respond to production clearance issues and queries of the production houses and the creative team.

  • Develop and implement production clearance strategies for Japanese content.

  • Collaborate with the marketing legal team to advise on IP-related issues in marketing and promotional content.  

  • Work on creating innovative workflows/projects between cross functional teams to drive efficiency.

Candidates must:

  • Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, focus on generating results, be comfortable evaluating risk with imperfect information, have the confidence to make quick decisions, and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics. 

  • Be self-motivated, disciplined, highly organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks.

  • Understand and align with our unique .

  • Possess strong written communication skills, with a passion for drafting language that is clear, precise, thoughtful, direct, and refined.

  • Exhibit strong analytical capabilities and judgment, even when the rules are unclear, and the issues are of the first impression.

  • Fluency in Japanese and English


 


 

We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, color, place of birth, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service status or disability status.

Netflixは男女雇用機会均等法を順守しており、考え方や背景の多様性がより強力なチームを構築すると認識しています。Netflixは多様性・インクルージョンについて、真剣にかつ思慮深く取り組んでおり、人種、宗教、出身地、性別、性自認・性表現、経済状況、性的指向、年齢、婚姻状況、兵役、障がいの有無、その他の属性によって差別することはありません。

Similar Jobs

Trendyol - Data Analyst (Data Science)

Trendyol

İstanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
ByteDance - Research Engineer / Scientist - AI for Databases

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
1 Day ago
Framestore - FREELANCE: FLAME - NEW YORK

Framestore

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
11 Months ago
InvenioLSI - SAP HCM Senior Associate Consultant

InvenioLSI

New Delhi, Delhi, India (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
The Walt Disney Company - Hair Stylist - Full Time

The Walt Disney Company

Hong Kong (On-Site)
4 Months ago
PlayStation Global - Senior Corporate Counsel, Patents

PlayStation Global

Aliso Viejo, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
PwC - Senior Tax Consultant

PwC

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand (On-Site)
7 Months ago
SciPlay - Compliance Manager

SciPlay

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
PwC - IN_Director_Decarbonization_Decarbonization_Advisory_Mumbai

PwC

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
ION - Paralegal Assistant, Italy

ION

Italy (Hybrid)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

PwC - IN-Senior Associate – D365- PMO -Ms Dynamics– Advisory  - - Bangalore

PwC

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Hitachi - Python + React

Hitachi

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
GoTo Group - Internal Audit Manager

GoTo Group

Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Alphasense - Enterprise Account Executive, Corporate

Alphasense

Remote, Oregon, United States (Remote)
5 Months ago
Testronic - Video Game Tester

Testronic

Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Week ago
WebMD - Audio Visual Technician (m/w/d)

WebMD

Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
Google - Technical Solutions Consultant, Ads, Authoring Automation, gTech

Google

Gurugram, Haryana, India (On-Site)
1 Day ago
Ubisoft - Animator

Ubisoft

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Canva - Public Sector Business Development Representative (French or German Speaking)

Canva

London, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
2 Months ago
Sporty Group - IN Associate - Customer Success

Sporty Group

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Remote)
11 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Tokyo, Japan

Kojima Productions - Recording Engineer

Kojima Productions

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Google - Account Manager, Retail eCommerce, Large Customer Sales

Google

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Limit Break - Senior Frontend/Web UI Engineer

Limit Break

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Applike Group - Senior Supply Growth Manager - Japan

Applike Group

Japan (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Manager, Supply Management

The Walt Disney Company

Minato City, Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
The Walt Disney Company - Assistant Store Manager

The Walt Disney Company

Minato City, Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
3 Months ago
ByteDance - Search Operations QA - Global E-commerce

ByteDance

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Google - Digital Strategy Lead, Accelerated Growth

Google

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
1 Week ago
ByteDance - Search Model Data Quality Assurance Analyst

ByteDance

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Axinous - Sales Engineer

Axinous

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Legal Jobs

PwC - Senior Manager - International Tax (FDI)

PwC

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)
7 Months ago
PwC - Actuarial Senior Associate

PwC

Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines (On-Site)
6 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Compliance and Data Protection Law Intern

The Walt Disney Company

Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Microsoft - Legal Counsel Internship

Microsoft

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
1 Day ago
PwC - VAT Executive

PwC

Qormi, Malta (On-Site)
7 Months ago
ByteDance - Ethics and Compliance Specialist (Center of Excellence)

ByteDance

Singapore (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
PwC - Senior Associate  - Internal Audit

PwC

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Zeta - Associate Director - Taxation

Zeta

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
PwC - Internal Auditor

PwC

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with over 247 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (On-Site)

Milan, Lombardy, Italy (On-Site)

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)

Seoul, South Korea (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Los Gatos, California, United States (On-Site)

Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Netflix

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug