Lead Counsel, Music

Meta seeks an experienced US-qualified intellectual property lawyer with a proven committment for music, copyright law, and technology to serve as Lead Counsel, Music, a licensing and product counsel role. This position will partner closely with internal business counterparts to negotiate and deliver partnerships with record companies, music publishers, CMOs, and other music industry stakeholders across territories, and also work closely with a wide range of cross-functional teams to provide strategic and tactical counseling on the integration of music within Meta's family of apps.

Lead Counsel, Music Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate complex music license agreements with key record labels, music publishers, and CMOs
• Support Meta's music business development team in executing our music licensing strategy across labels, publishers, and CMOs
• Evaluate and advise business and product teams on the scope of Meta's music licenses and legal risks associated with new and existing music products and features
• Own, drive, and/or execute on complex and high impact team or organization-wide projects or areas of focus
• Provide product knowledge and insight for colleagues on the Music Legal and Music and Product Business Development teams
• Work collaboratively with a wide range of cross-functional (XFN) colleagues across various business, partnership, product, and legal teams
• Provide client service under pressure and with tight deadlines
• Instruct and manage outside counsel, as necessary

• Attorney, qualified to practice in the United States
• 5+ years of legal experience
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts
• Experience in the music industry or advising clients on new and evolving technologies
• Strategic, creative and demonstrated experience of resourcefulness and adaptability in problem-solving
• Commercial awareness, and business judgment
• Experience dealing with ambiguity, a fast-paced working environment, and near-constant change

• Copyright or IP licensing experience
• Knowledge of the music industry and digital music licensing landscape both in the US and internationally
• Knowledge of US and UK/EU copyright law (e.g., Section 106, DMCA, CDA, E-Commerce Directive, etc.)