Specialist, Business Affairs (Content Licensing and Strategic Partnership) - Japan

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 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. 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 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: 3 years of legal experience, preferably both in relation to both domestic and cross-border transactions. Entertainment experience is a plus. Hands-on experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements in English and Japanese. Background in the Japanese entertainment industry and international television distribution (including digital distribution) is strongly preferred but not necessary.. A law degree (JD, LL.M) and experience as a practicing attorney (in-house or registered attorney) is preferred but not necessary. Experience providing in-house support is a plus. Having non-legal experience, in addition to a legal background, in front office functions (e.g., sales, business development, or marketing) is a plus. Experience with Japanese intellectual property law is a plus. A demonstrated track record of working cross-functionally with front office functions Experience working on creating innovative workflows/projects between cross-functional teams to drive efficiency. Finding joy in working together as a team to create, negotiate, and close deals and coming up with new deal structures to meet the changing business needs Passion for anime, manga, film, TV, games and other entertainment. 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 culture. 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 first impression. Fluency in Japanese and English Inclusion i ... (truncated, view full listing at source)