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About the Company: Cinq Music is a technology-driven record label, distribution and rights management company. Cinq’s repertoire has won Grammy awards, dozens of Gold and Platinum RIAA certifications and numerous number one chart positions on a variety of Billboard charts. The repertoire includes heavyweights such as T.I., Daddy Yankee, Jason Derulo, Sean Kingston, Bad Bunny and hundreds more. We have a flexible, creative environment, and pride ourselves on providing a fun and unique place to work.

About the Role: As the Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the dealmaking and legal landscape of our organization, working closely with the CEO, President, GM and VP of Finance. Your responsibilities will span a diverse range of business and legal affairs activities, reflecting your expertise in deal negotiation, business structuring and driving resolution to key legal issues.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Structure and draft a variety of complex deals, including acquisitions, distribution agreements, recording contracts, publishing agreements, and other innovative deals as required by our business needs.
• Conduct negotiations with opposing counsel, artist management, DSPs, collective management organizations, and other licensees, ensuring successful deal closures.
• Review due diligence materials and key deliverables throughout the deal lifecycle, including pre-closing, closing, and post-closing stages.
• Provide oversight to both domestic and international external legal counsel, leading internal and external teams to effectively close deals.
• Ensure that all agreements and legal frameworks comply with existing credit facilities and other funding arrangements, collaborating with the Corporate Legal team as needed.
• Resolve legal issues arising post-closing, including rights conflicts, takedowns, claims, and execution issues, while handling inquiries from various stakeholders such as labels, artists, producers, and third-party royalty participants.
• Work alongside the Rights, Operations, and Technology teams to operationalize deals post-closing.
• Prepare legal documents such as cease and desist letters, indemnification letters, tolling agreements, settlement agreements, etc.
• Draft, review, and approve letters of direction for payee changes from labels, artists, producers, and other third-party royalty participants.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to team members in the Business & Legal Affairs department as we expand our operations.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of legal practice experience, preferably with a focus on music law either at a law firm specializing in the music industry or in-house at a music company.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Experience in mentoring and coaching individuals with diverse levels of expertise.
• Ability to multitask and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent management skills with the ability to influence and engage both direct and indirect reports.
• Results-oriented and self-reliant with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Cinq Music is a GoDigital Media Group company and we operate with the following core values:

1. Personal Improvement & Wellbeing
2. Empowered Thinking
3. Integrity & Fairness
4. Service

Company Benefits: At Cinq Music, we offer an industry leading benefits package that includes a variety of benefits including unlimited paid time off, ability to work 100% remotely, health insurance, dental insurance, tax deferred retirement plans, and access to experts in preventative care. We also offer fun items such as access to GDMG University which is our internal training program that is hosted by entertainment, music, and other industry leaders and company events/excursions.

Additional Information: Cinq Music is a GoDigital Media Group company that is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our community. We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race (or traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision-making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, veteran or military status.