Amazon

Business Affairs Lead, Amazon Music

Amazon$159K — $215K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of entertainment industry deal negotiation experience
  • Expertise in negotiating complex agreements with knowledge of legal terminology
  • Experience in content negotiation, acquisition, or business development
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently with effective communication skills
  • Familiarity with sound recording rights, sync rights, and music publishing licensing preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead negotiations to secure rights from record labels and artists
  • Collaborate with legal to create and review contracts for licensing
  • Build relationships with key stakeholders in the music industry
  • Analyze the impact of royalty rates and contractual terms
  • Audit business metrics and investigate problems for data-driven decisions
  • Stay informed about the competitive landscape to guide strategy

Benefits

  • Health insurance (including medical, dental, vision, and prescription)
  • Comprehensive mental health support and counseling services
  • 401(k) matching programs
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement options
  • Flexible spending accounts
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Business Affairs Lead to join our team, supporting teams across the US, LatAm and the EU. This role will lead negotiations with record labels and artist management in support of our original content video productions and exclusive artist merchandising offerings. The Business Affairs Lead will work cross-functionally with internal teams such as Legal, Finance, Production and Business Development, to define and revise deal terms as needed throughout the negotiation process.

The Business Affairs Specialist will have work experience in a content acquisition, business development, or related role in the music industry. Extensive knowledge of sound recording rights, sync rights and/or music publishing licensing are strongly preferred.

Key job responsibilities

- Lead licensing negotiations to secure applicable rights from record labels and artists, and expand existing agreements as needed

- Collaborate with the legal team to create and review contractual terms to address licensing and business needs

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key record labels, promoters and artist representatives

- Perform analysis to quantify the impact of royalty rates and other terms

- Audit business metrics and processes, perform deep dive analysis on problems to understand root causes and make decisions supported by data

- Monitor the competitive landscape to help inform Amazon Music's strategy

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 6+ years of entertainment industry deal negotiation experience

- Experience negotiating complex agreements with a firm understanding of legal terminology and reasoning

- Experience in content negotiation, acquisition or business development

- Experience working independently with minimal supervision, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- J.D., or MBA

- Experience in writing detailed and data-supported documents

- Experience working for a music label or working for a digital service in music licensing

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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About Amazon

Audible is a provider of spoken audio information and entertainment , on the Internet. They provide premium spoken audio content, such as audio versions of books and newspapers and radio programs, that is delivered over the Internet and played back on personal computers and hand-held electronic devices. The Audible service allows consumers to purchase and download their content from their Website, store it in digital files and play it back on personal computers and electronic devices. More than 15,000 hours of audio content are available on their Web site, including audio versions of books, periodicals and radio programs. Several manufacturers have agreed to support and promote the playback of their content on their hand-held audio-enabled electronic devices.

Amazon Careers

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