Legal Counsel - Licensing & Business Development

Spotify Spotify · Consumer · London, United Kingdom +1 · Legal

Legal Counsel specializing in Licensing & Business Development for a consumer tech company, focusing on partnerships and commercial agreements, including those related to AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with Business Development teams to support partnerships that enable Spotify distribution across platforms, devices, and services
  2. Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including technology, AI, hardware, and distribution partnerships
  3. Provide clear, practical legal guidance on complex deal structures, risks, and regulatory considerations
  4. Collaborate with cross-functional partners across finance, accounting, and licensing to support agreement execution and implementation
  5. Translate legal concepts into clear guidance that informs business strategy and decision-making

Skills

Required

  • Law degree and qualified to practice law in the UK or Sweden
  • 3+ years of post-qualification experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal team
  • Experienced in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, particularly in technology, media, AI, or IP-focused environments
  • Comfortable working across global teams and time zones, managing multiple stakeholders and priorities
  • Communicate complex legal concepts in a clear, accessible way for non-legal partners
  • Practical, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving and decision-making
  • Experience supporting business development or partnership-driven organizations
  • Curious about emerging technologies and understand the legal considerations around AI and digital distribution

Nice to have

  • Experience with contract templates, processes, and ways of working to support global growth

What the JD emphasized

  • AI
  • legal
  • partnerships
  • agreements
  • distribution