Summary of Position Lionsgate Canada has an immediate opening for a Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs in the Business and Legal Affairs department. This position will be responsible for supporting the Worldwide Digital and Television Licensing department with particular emphasis on domestic licensing and sales agreements. The role will require the ability to work independently while coordinating with the larger global team and will include negotiating, drafting and commenting on transactional, television, digital and licensing agreements, as well as liaising with other Lionsgate Canada business groups (including sales, rights management, tax, finance, technical operations and servicing) where required. The position will support rights transactions across Canada, the United States and Latin America and will regularly provide legal and strategic advice on rights exploitation, distribution and sales initiatives to support the company's business objectives. Specific Responsibilities Include: Support licensing and distribution transactions across Canada, the United States and Latin America. Negotiate and draft content licensing agreements with major broadcasters, digital platforms and strategic partners, including linear, SVOD, AVOD, QUICK, and transactional licensing arrangements. Draft and negotiate other legal agreements as required (including NDAs,



Settlement and Release agreements, etc.). Manage and provide guidance to one direct report supporting the position. Support various legal projects including reviewing chain-of-title, key art and marketing restrictions. Assist the department in maintaining and updating sales, licensing and distribution templates. Assist with and drafting/negotiating, as appropriate, acquisition, banking, financing and related agreements. Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and consistency across the licensing business. Participate in regular business, sales, pipeline and status meetings and provide legal guidance on deal strategy, rights issues and transaction execution. Liaise with domestic and global sales teams in respect of deal tracking and related tasks to advise on and track the progress of sales agreements. Liaise with clients regarding commercial deal points on contracts. Liaise with the contract administration team in respect of contract management and related tasks (including maintaining and updating records of key contractual, non-legal information and rights management information). Collaborate with Sales, Rights Management, Tax, Finance, Technical Operations and other internal stakeholders to facilitate deal execution,

📌 Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs (Toronto)
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