Director - Legal Commercial & Bus Ops
Discovery Communications
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Discovery is seeking an attorney to join the team responsible for the day-to-day management of Discovery’s US commercial contracts. Focus of the role will be drafting and negotiating contracts for, and providing legal guidance to, Discovery’s IT and Research departments as well as several other corporate services groups. Candidates must possess superior oral and written communications skills and be able to work collaboratively with clients and other attorneys in a team environment.
Responsibilities
What you will be doing:
1. Negotiate, draft, and interpret various research and technology agreements including master services agreements and statements of work.
2. Coordinate with other legal team members regarding data privacy/security issues in various agreements.
3. Coordinate with Information Security and Enterprise Risk Management on data security issues, vendor risk assessments, and related contract negotiations.
4. Negotiate, draft and interpret various other commercial contracts and other legal documents, including advertising and marketing agreements.
5. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with all business clients and other related personnel (e.g., advertisers, agencies, technology vendors) for the benefit of the company.
6. Interpret and provide advice to clients, including senior management, regarding the company’s rights, obligations, restrictions, and all other contractual provisions and financial aspects of the company’s commercial contracts.
7. Create NDAs, amendments, side letters, breach letters, termination agreements.
8. Manage and monitor agreements negotiated by outside counsel and weigh in on business risks.
9. Remain current on developments in the industry and technology to maintain efficiency in performance.
10. Maintain visibility in the industry by regularly interacting with peers in similar positions at other companies and keeping abreast of industry changes.
Requirements
What you need to have:
* JD and active member of at least one US state bar, in good standing.
* Minimum of 5 years of top law firm experience with commercial transactions, including contract negotiations and drafting.
* Must have the legal right to work in the United States.
It's a plus if you have:
* Previous cable/media industry experience preferred.
* Knowledge in legal areas related to technology law.
* Ability to manage a high-volume workload efficiently and smoothly in a high-pressure, customer service driven environment.
* Strong work ethic combined with a cooperative and collaborative team-oriented attitude.
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish productive relationships externally and internally at all levels in the organization.
* Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
* High attention to detail and ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.
* Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office including Outlook and Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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