Manager- Rights Management, Legal
The Manager of Rights Management, Legal at JioStar plays a pivotal role at the intersection of legal advisory, content monetization, and rights systems management. This position is integral to ensuring that JioStar maximizes the value of its extensive content library while maintaining strict contractual compliance. The role involves providing clear guidance on content exploitation within contractual boundaries and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of rights data within the Rights Management System (RMS).
Key responsibilities include interpreting production, acquisition, licensing, and syndication agreements to advise on permissible exploitation across various platforms, formats, languages, and territories. The manager acts as the primary point of contact for all rights-related queries from internal stakeholders, including content, syndication, distribution, product, and operations teams. Additionally, the role involves managing and ensuring the accuracy of rights data within the RMS, partnering with product and technology teams to enhance RMS workflows, and identifying monetization opportunities through proactive contract analysis.
The ideal candidate will have 4–6 years of post-qualification experience, preferably in the media or entertainment industry, digital platforms, broadcast networks, or law firms with an IP/media focus. Strong experience in contract interpretation, particularly concerning content licensing, acquisition, and syndication agreements, is essential. A working knowledge of content rights constructs, such as territories, platforms, windows, formats, exclusivity, and language rights, is required. Exposure to rights management systems and experience working cross-functionally with business, tech, and operations teams are highly desirable.
JioStar offers a dynamic work environment where employees are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. The company values diversity and ensures that the workplace is free from any discrimination. Employees have the opportunity to work on innovative projects that reach over 750 million viewers weekly, contributing to the transformation of how audiences consume entertainment and sports globally.