Senior Legal Counsel

Company Overview

At Synamedia, we unite over 1,900 uniquely talented individuals across 20 countries, to realise our vision of transforming the way the world is entertained and informed. As the leading global provider of video services, Synamedia builds and develops advanced advertising, broadband and content distribution services with the sole mission of transforming how businesses navigate the dynamic digital landscape. Our solutions, backed by three decades of expertise and partnerships with over 200 customers worldwide, touch the lives of millions of people. Our clients include the likes of Disney, Astro, Comcast, Sky, Tata Play among others.

As we embark on this journey to expand our product suite and presence in new domains, we are looking for talents with a passion for technology, innovation, and dynamism. Join us if you want to grow along with us in creating and delivering the most complete, secure, and advanced end-to-end video technology solutions.

About the Job – Senior Legal Counsel Specialist

We are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel Specialist to join our legal team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technology law, with specific expertise in the video, SaaS, or cloud industries. This role will be instrumental in supporting our company's growth and innovation while ensuring legal compliance and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive legal advice on matters related to technology licensing, SaaS, and cloud services
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex software licensing agreements; in bound and outbound.
• Advise on intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights and liability and indemnu
• Support the development and implementation of data privacy and security policies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address legal issues in product development and business operations
• Stay current on relevant laws and regulations affecting the video technology industryWork with agencies, external stakeholders and contractors to communicate the brand voice and create assets in collaboration.

Qualifications

• Solicitor or bar membership
• 5-6 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in-house at a technology company or at a law firm serving tech clients
• Demonstrated expertise in software licensing, SaaS agreements, and cloud services contracts
• Strong understanding of intellectual property law as it relates to video technology
• Experience with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, innovative environment
• Ability to work independently and to be comfortable working collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the video technology, streaming, or digital media industries
• Familiarity with open-source software licensing
• Knowledge of international technology law and cross-border transactions

Growth Opportunities

When welcoming new talent into the team, we are always looking for opportunities to bring in new ideas, those who ask challenging questions and have the curiosity to learn. These qualities are important to us as we nurture a culture of innovation, seize more opportunities to partner with our customers and make a difference as we transform the future of video. To further support your growth and that of our talent pool, Synamedia offers an exhaustive library of skill enhancement resources from AWS, SkillSoft and other partners to help you upskill while on the job. Be it data analytics that piques your brain or content creation, there’s something for every kind of mind.

Benefits and Perks

• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive pay hikes and bonus packages
• Skill enhancement and growth opportunities
• Equal opportunity employment
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Collaborative work with a truly global team

A Culture of Belonging

Synamedia is committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive and equal opportunity community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. Our values connect us, and we love to win together. We work with a bias to action, we innovate and encourage curiosity to grow and evolve, as a team.

In our aim to foster a people-friendly environment, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, engagement activities and services to support all our colleagues across our 20 office locations. Synamedia regularly organises community events that promote cohesion and diversity among colleagues. We are proud of our mental health wellbeing initiatives, our Pride month awareness campaign, our cancer awareness programme and much more.

More information

If this role sparks your interest, have any questions, or require any accommodations to be made to help you through your application, please reach out to our recruitment team, who would be happy to help. Your recruiter, Rashmi Krishnaiah, can be reached for more information at rkrishnaiah@synamedia.com