Director, Business & Legal Affairs - Corporate M&A
Sony Music Entertainment is seeking a highly skilled and business-minded M&A attorney to join its global M&A and Strategic Investments legal team as Director, Business & Legal Affairs - Corporate M&A. This role involves supporting complex transactions from evaluation through closing, collaborating closely with business partners and cross-functional teams across the organization. The position requires significant M&A experience, general corporate knowledge, and exceptional drafting and negotiating abilities.
Key responsibilities include providing support for all aspects of global M&A, strategic investments, joint ventures, divestitures, and other corporate transactions. The role involves drafting, negotiating, and finalizing a wide range of transactional agreements, such as engagement letters, approval documents, NDAs, term sheets, joint venture agreements, and equity and asset purchase agreements. Additionally, the Director will drive and manage due diligence processes, lead cross-functional workstreams, and provide general corporate advice on governance matters and issues related to past and current transactions.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience at a major law firm with significant responsibility in supporting complex M&A transactions. A Juris Doctor degree from a reputable law school and admission to the New York Bar in good standing are required. Exceptional negotiating and drafting skills, strong communication and analytical capabilities, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment are essential. Flexibility to support broader corporate legal needs outside of M&A as business priorities evolve is also important.
The anticipated annual base salary for this position ranges from $165,000 to $180,000 USD. Sony Music Entertainment offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, as well as 401(k) employer matching. Additional voluntary benefits include company-paid identity theft protection, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized backup child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans.
Joining Sony Music Entertainment means becoming part of an inclusive, collaborative, and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day. The company provides a modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork, empowering employees to bring their best. There is a strong investment in professional growth and development, enabling individuals to thrive in a vibrant community. Employees are given the space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next, with time off for a winter recess.