VP, Business & Legal Affairs, Technology & Marketing

Job Description

Summary of Position

The VP, Business & Legal Affairs (Technology and Marketing) working with direct reports and other members of the senior Business & Legal Affairs management team, will partner, collaborate and support the Starz Technology, Operations, Procurement, Marketing and Publicity teams. This position will lead the end-to-end legal review, drafting, management, execution, and compliance of assigned agreements and contracts. This person must be proactive, highly organized, forward-thinking, detail oriented and must have proven success recognizing, analyzing and communicating potential risks and practical solutions.

Responsibilities
• Negotiate, draft, develop, manage and close a broad array of complex technology vendor agreements including but not limited to on-prem software licenses, software-as-a-service, subscriptions, cloud computing, open-source licenses, click-through, reseller, broadcast and telecommunication operations, and professional services

• Negotiate, draft, develop, manage and close a broad array of facility leases and vendor agreements

• Supervise paralegals responsible for negotiating, drafting, developing, managing and closing a broad array of marketing and PR vendor and support agreements

• Provide legal reasoning, interpretation, advice and guidance of assigned agreements and contracts

• Collaborate direct relationships at all levels within the Technology and Procurement teams, to ensure contract structures and supplier relationships were aligned with business needs and financial strategies

• Implement and champion continuous improvement for Business & Legal Affairs governance, procedures, processes and systems

• Collaborate with executives and internal stakeholders to establish Business & Legal Affairs strategies and objectives in both the long and short term

• Perform other duties as assigned or directed

Qualifications & Skills
• Juris Doctorate and at least 10+ years of experience in Business & Legal Affairs with an emphasis in Information Technology or equivalent industry/subject matter expertise

• Proven experience negotiating, drafting, developing, managing and closing technology vendor contracts with customers in a corporate legal and/or procurement/contracts department

• Proven experience supervising legal and/or paralegal staff

• Strong legal reasoning and excellent verbal, written, organizational and communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and successfully fulfill expectations of multiple internal clients, multi-functional teams and projects, including in the absence of express direction

• Confident, effective and positive negotiator who can lead the process, focus on important issues, and efficiently bring deals to a favorable close

About Starz

STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company, is a leading global media streaming platform committed to delivering premium content that amplifies narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. STARZ is home to the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app that offers the ability to stream or download STARZ premium content, as well as the flagship domestic STARZ® service, including STARZ ENCORE, 17 premium pay TV channels, and the associated on-demand and online services. In 2018, STARZ launched its international premium streaming platform STARZPLAY, now LIONSGATE+, to provide subscribers access to bold, curated storytelling. LIONSGATE+, coupled with the STARZPLAY ARABIA joint venture in MENA and Lionsgate Play in South and Southeast Asia, has a footprint that extends across the globe. STARZ and LIONSGATE+ are available across digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies around the world. In February 2021, STARZ launched #TakeTheLead, a multi-faceted and innovative inclusion initiative expanding its existing efforts to improve representation on screen, behind the camera and throughout the company.

With the Company aligning its studio operations behind the growth of its streaming business, Starz has become one of the pre-eminent modern premium global streaming platforms. Offering subscribers more than 7,500 television episodes, including Starz original series and provocative documentaries, along with a broad catalogue of first-run movies, Starz is taking the lead in delivering relatable premium content that makes it the platform of choice among a wide spectrum of female, African-American and other historically underserved audiences. Its focused brand, premium content and freedom from legacy relationships position Starz at the forefront of the new bundles emerging throughout the media ecosystem, a compelling value proposition to complement virtually every kind of subscription platform.

Distinguished by its successful and focused content strategy, top programming, exceptional curation and speed to market, Starz has quickly scaled its platform to become one of the most widely distributed and fastest-growing OTT services in the world, with OTT subscribers making up more than half of its global subscriber base. The Starzplay International premium subscription service offers a ''best of global SVOD'' content portfolio in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan and India through a bespoke and expanding network of distribution partners. The Starzplay Arabia joint venture is one of the leading SVOD operators in the fast-growing Middle East and North Africa region. The proprietary and highly-rated Starz app, a proven hit with US audiences, continues to roll out internationally.
Our Benefits
• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental

• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day

• 401(k) company matching

• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

Compensation

$185,900-$246,200

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Denver

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