Associate General Counsel, Music Legal

Meta seeks a highly motivated intellectual property lawyer with a passion for music to serve as AGC, Music, a licensing and product counsel role. This position will partner closely with internal business counterparts to negotiate and deliver partnerships with record companies, music publishers, CMOs, and other music industry stakeholders across territories, and also work closely with a wide range of cross-functional teams to provide strategic and tactical counseling on the integration of music within Meta’s family of apps.Associate General Counsel, Music Legal Responsibilities

• Support Meta’s music business development team in executing our music licensing strategy across labels, publishers, and collective management organizations
• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements with music industry stakeholders
• Collaborate with Meta cross-functional teams such as product, finance, tax, policy, regulatory, privacy, risk management
• advise teams on music rights and related issues
• Provide legal assistance for integration of music content across our family of apps
• Provide product knowledge and insight for colleagues on the Music Legal and Business Development teams
• Collaborate with other members of the legal team (notice/takedown, regulatory, corporate, privacy, etc.) to ensure business needs are met
• Instruct and manage outside counsel, as necessary

Minimum Qualifications

• Attorney, qualified to practice in the United States
• 5+ years of legal experience
• Experience dealing with and advising on digital rights and distribution
• Experience with new and evolving technologies
• Experience operating under your own initiative and juggling multiple projects across different jurisdictions

Preferred Qualifications

• Copyright or digital licensing experience, including hands-on experience negotiating agreements with record labels, music publishers and/or music collective management organizations
• Experience with secondary liability issues and laws in the US and abroad (e.g. DMCA, CDA, E-Commerce Directive, etc.)
• Knowledge of digital music industry hot button issues, both label and publishing
• Experience working with and leading cross-functional teams to get the job done
• Commercial awareness and business judgment
• Proven track record of proactively identifying, scoping and implementing novel strategies and solutions
• Experience prioritizing and working under pressure with tight deadlines
• Some experience as product counsel

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$226,000/year to $304,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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