Amagi - Legal Counsel

Founded in 2008, Amagi Media Labs is rapidly disrupting the TV broadcasting Industry as we know it. Amagi provides a geo-targeted ad platform which helps local advertisers to display ads on national channels at fraction of the cost. Today Amagi is the biggest TV AD Network with over 30 million advertising seconds served working with 2500+ advertisers. Amagi also provide cloud based infrastructure to broadcasters across the world and help them to save cost of satellite as well as hardware. Today amagi works with broadcasters such as Zee TV, Zee News, IBN7, CNBC, H&C,UK etc. To know more about what Amagi does look at -

Amagi's Ad Network-https://www.youtube.com/watch- v=dHc-79gEVcA

Amagi's Cloud Playout - https://www.youtube.com/watch- v=QLCBIHfwKFU

Objective of the position :

Amagi partners with broadcasters, advertisers, advertising agencies, broadcast equipment manufacturers, Hardware manufacturers, Software integrators, ISP- s, office equipment suppliers, manpower suppliers etc. As Amagi is growing there is need to structure and administer Amagi's legal templates and processes for commercial and corporate functions at Amagi.

Position : Legal Counsel, Bangalore

- We are looking for an highly talented Legal Counsel to provide support to our commercial and corporate functions.

- You will provide transactional support for the broadcast media services and advertising business in India and worldwide.

- You will provide legal advice and counsel to sales, purchasing and partnership teams at all levels in the associated region, and support day-to-day initiatives and long-term strategies of Amagi. You will be located in Bangalore.

Responsibilities :

- Assess and advise on liabilities and legal restrictions and risks of proposed commercial transactions and devise creative and practical legal solutions to meet our business needs

- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including software licensing,playout, services, hardware sales, support services, teaming agreements, reseller agreements, advertising and nondisclosure agreements

- Interface with various groups within Amagi to understand key IP, commercial, and finance requirements and ensure commercial contract terms comply with corporate directives, policies and procedures

- Keep abreast of applicable laws, government regulations and industry guidance that impact agreements in multiple countries including US, Europe and APAC

- Collaborate and partner effectively with the business, including providing advice and counsel to executives and sales professionals on issues related to commercial licensing and service transactions

- Act as a fiduciary for the company driving compliance in day-to-day sales activities, including providing training and counseling to our sales and partnership teams

- Work with external law firms to draft, vet and negotiate investment agreements, shareholder agreements etc.

- Work closely with purchasing and partnership teams to draft, vet and negotiate agreements with partners and vendors. Work with external law firm to create standardized drafts/templates for all our recurring legal requirements.

- Create a repository / database of all legal documents including expiry dates & liabilities and review on an ongoing basis

Qualifications & Experience :

- 3-5 years of transactional legal experience comprised of time spent at a major law firm or in-house with a high tech, IT services or media company with exposure to drafting/negotiating international contracts. In-house legal experience is preferred.

- High volume commercial transactions experience with a software/ IT services or media company, including experience with licensing and/or services sales agreements

- An excellent negotiator with strong influencing skills experienced at drafting commercial contracts

- Demonstrated capability in creating and negotiating complex legal transactions in addition to typical sales agreements

- A practical and proactive problem-solver who possesses strong business acumen and is confident, mature and calm under fire

- Must be able to juggle multiple priorities and tasks in a fast paced environment, but be focused when needed on the matter at hand

- Excellent written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills, and leadership skills

- Must be able to work effectively both independently and with a team

- Of the highest degree of personal and professional integrity and ethics

- Preferably, post-graduate degree in law (ideally business law)

- MBA education will be considered an asset