Business and Legal Affairs Sr. Manager/Director

Business and Legal Affairs Sr. Manager/Director

Asia & Middle East, Philippines, Manila

Sony Music Entertainment is looking for a strategic and experienced Legal Sr. Manager/Director to join our Southeast Asia (SEA) team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated legal professional to make a meaningful impact in a fast-changing, creative, and collaborative environment within the global music and entertainment industry.

As Legal Sr. Manager/Director, you will lead and manage legal matters across the SEA region, partnering with internal stakeholders to support a wide range of business activities.

You will ensure legal compliance and enable the business to navigate complex commercial, licensing, and intellectual property issues with clarity and confidence.

• Negotiate, draft, and review a wide range of commercial agreements, including third-party relationships, license-in and license-out deals and distribution agreements, artist contracts and other key commercial transactions.
• Provide legal guidance and support to business teams during local artist signings and other contractual negotiations.
• Lead and advise on deal-making strategies for digital initiatives and new business ventures, such as concerts, live events, endorsements, and sponsorships.
• Develop, maintain, and update standard form agreements and contractual provisions to align with evolving business models and legal/regulatory changes.
• Oversee internal contract databases and systems for managing artist rights and contractual obligations.
• Provide legal support for internal corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and related transactional documentation.
• Advise on and support the implementation of corporate compliance frameworks, including business affairs policies, law-compliance reporting, and statutory filings.
• Supervise litigation matters, including the engagement and management of external counsel.
• Work independently and provide reliable, commercially savvy legal counsel with minimal supervision.

• Philippine-qualified lawyer with a minimum of 8–10 years of post-bar admission experience, ideally gained through a combination of private practice and in-house roles (entertainment/media/tech sector preferred).
• Strong experience in commercial transactions, contract law, and intellectual property rights.
• Professional legal advisory experience covering Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Malaysia, is a plus.
• A keen understanding of the entertainment landscape in Southeast Asia, including local market nuances.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multicultural, cross-border environment.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in any Southeast Asian language is an advantage.

• You join a vibrant global community with the opportunity to channel your passion every day.
• A modern office environment designed for you, empowering you to bring your best.
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt and create what happens next.
• We give you the platform to champion positive change, with the opportunity to contribute to our social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
• Annual leave, medical leave and medical insurance.

As an active part of a culturally and socially diverse society, Sony Music’s aim is that our workforce is diverse and inclusive. Sony Music is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

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