Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Counsel within Tech to Viaplay

At Nordic Entertainment Group, we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services, radio networks, TV channels and production companies. From live sports and films to music and our own original shows, our purpose is to tell stories, touch lives and expand worlds. We’re now launching our Viaplay streaming service in a wide range of new markets and aiming to become the international streaming challenger. As a Nordic company with a global perspective and clear values, we’re looking for the best people to join us on our journey.

NENT is currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel and a Legal Counsel to support NENT’s Product, Data & Tech team at its office in Stockholm.

The journey ahead
In the last year, we have brought Viaplay to Iceland, the Baltics, Poland, the US and will go live in the Netherlands and UK in 2022. By the end of 2023, we will be live in 16 countries.

The position
NENT’s team of lawyers work cross border to service NENT’s business teams.

As Senior Legal Counsel or Legal Counsel you will be part of a team of lawyers supporting the Commercial, Marketing and Product, Data & Tech teams, with your primary role being to act as a business partner to NENT’s Product, Data & Tech team who develops and handles the underlying technical platform for the streaming service Viaplay as well as our linear TV-channels, and also provides inhouse technical services.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Working close to the business, advising on legal risk management and developing effective risk mitigation strategies together with the business
- Drafting and negotiating material contracts (e.g. for broadcast services, play-out arrangements, OTT content delivery, conditional access, application development, IT procurement, software licensing etc), and supporting the business in implementing and coordinating such contracts through contract management and other processes
- Coordinating with your colleagues in the legal team around contract guidelines and directives of general relevance, such as default clauses and risk tolerance levels, and on contract management efforts benefiting the whole NENT group
- Building and developing business self-service structures through training, contract templates, checklists etc to enable business to itself manage certain legal matters
- Building capacity in business and with business stakeholders to understand and comply with regulatory requirements in everyday business, and work with the compliance function to affect the same, (co)host trainings etc
- Developing and coordinating structures and processes to share area specific legal and other relevant knowledge with colleagues in legal team to help develop, and capture, team know-how


Skills we are looking for
- Master of Law Degree
- Experience (between 7 - 9 years for the Senior Legal Counsel position, 3 - 6 years for the Legal Counsel position) negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, specifically related to IT & tech, as an in-house counsel, in an international company, or at a reputable business law firm
- It’s considered extra merit if the candidate has possessed a similar role within the broadcast/streaming industry and thus is familiar with the market landscape and corresponding terminology
- Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and verbal
- Business and solution oriented and great relationship builder, able to create trust for the legal department in the business, and to deliver pragmatic and actionable legal advice to people at all levels
- Embracing and acting in accordance with NENT’s values bravery, equality, appreciation and trust (“BEAT”), read more at https://www.nentgroup.com/about/purpose-and-values


What we offer you
We are a company that prioritises people over everything else - from every single employee to every single one of our millions of customers. What unites us all at NENT Group is our passion to create meaningful moments and evoke emotions with our content.

The essence of our values is defined by the beat we all have pulsing inside us. Defined by our people. Defined by the boundless passion we all share at NENT Group. Defined by how we inspire everyone around us, letting them feel that powerful, energising beat.

Bravery, Equality, Appreciation and Trust are our NENT values - and together, they form a powerful BEAT.

Hit Play on your career!

If this feels like your kind of challenge, please apply and attach your CV and cover letter. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition Partner Karl Saeter at karl.saeter@nentgroup.com.

Nordic Entertainment Group AB (publ.) (NENT Group) is committed to equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and marital status. We want to make sure your recruitment experience is the best it can be - so, if you’re selected for an interview, please let us know if there are any adjustments we can make that would be helpful for you.

Nordic Entertainment Group AB (publ.) (NENT Group) is the Nordic region’s leading entertainment provider. We entertain millions of people every day with our streaming services, TV channels and radio stations, and our production companies create content that is experienced around the world. We make life more entertaining by telling stories, touching lives and expanding worlds - from live sports, movies and series to music and original shows. Headquartered in Stockholm, NENT Group is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (‘NENT A’ and ‘NENT B’).