Manager - Commercial & Business Affairs - Media Distribution Network

Our client works as a distribution network of entertainment and media content. They specialise in introducing international dramas from across the world to global audiences and they work with the top names in the streaming industry both in India and globally.

Founded in 2013, our client is headquartered in Mumbai and has additional offices in the United Kingdom and Vietnam. They also have a local sales presence in LATAM and Turkey.

They started by distributing south-Asian content to regions worldwide and through years of experience, they are now focusing on captivating dramas from across the globe. In their journey, they have distributed 30K hours of content, covered 60+ countries and 200+ titles Their focus is on both scripted formats and finished tapes and in markets across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

As a Commercial and Business Affairs Manager, you will be responsible for the complete deal lifecycle from when a deal is closed to its conclusion.

What you will do:

- Collaborating with internal teams Sales, Acquisition, Ops, Legal & Accounts- to achieve commercial goals and drive commercial process improvements

- Being a commercial counsel to the sales & acquisition teams

- Helping them structure commercial terms

- Ensuring tax efficiency for both international and domestic contracts

- Efficiently monetising those assets and squeezing out the last bit from the inventory before the rights expire

- Managing all the legal aspects during the contract lifecycle

- Working with all our legal resources and champion these litigations

- Being a Compliance Counsel and advising to set up robust company level and deal level systems and processes

Desired Candidate Profile:

What you need to have:

- Work experience at a CA firm and led multiple accounts servicing different entities

- Minimum ten years of experience

- Extreme deadline orientation

- Strong experience in Finance & Accounting. However, this is not an accounts role

- Experience working with contracts and closely interacting with the legal professional

- Extreme deadline orientation

- Work experience under a seasoned operator in a mid-level role and wants to use those skills in a leadership role