Senior Corporate Counsel, PlayStation
Sales & Business Operations, Americas
$226.2-339.2k
2 days a week in office ( San Mateo, CA)
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Open for applications
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$226.2-339.2k
2 days a week in office ( San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- A minimum of 12 years of experience, with at least 3 years working in-house and 5 years' experience in commercial transactions
- JD or LLM degree from top law school; CA bar membership preferred. At a minimum, the candidate must be qualified for and quickly acquire a Registered In-House Counsel status in California and the willingness to maintain that status during employment
- Extensive commercial transactional experience
- Capabilities to advise the business on a broad range of legal matters
- Experience overseeing and managing outside counsel
- Budget management experience
- Excellent communication skills, follow-through, and attention to detail
- Spanish or Portuguese language skills are strongly preferred!
- General litigation experience, a plus!
What the job involves
- Sony Interactive Entertainment has a unique opportunity to provide legal support for Channel Sales, Digital Distribution and Business Operations across North and South America
- This Senior Corporate Counsel position will provide legal advice and support to SIE's channel sales teams in North and South America, including our offices in Brazil and Mexico, on a wide range of commercial matters across these regions
- In addition, this Senior Corporate Counsel will provide legal support to business teams responsible for digital distribution of PlayStation video games on third-party distribution services, navigating the complex legal landscape of digital video game distribution, including compliance, negotiation, and management on strategy distribution partners
- Provide transactional support and counseling to a broad range of SIE business functions in the Americas,
- Draft and negotiate commercial contracts for SIE's business operations and channel sales teams and its subsidiary in Brazil
- Provide general legal advice on business and commercial activities, including day-to-day business operations, channel sales, distribution, and vendor engagement
- Issues related to the distribution of PlayStation video games on third-party digital services, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and distribution service policies
- Ensuring that SIE’s digital distribution activities through third-party services are compliant with laws and regulations, working closely with legal subject matter experts in intellectual property, privacy, tax, online safety, fraud and copyright and trademark laws
- Collaborate closely with legal subject matter experts on channel sales and business operations in areas such as customs, export regulations, product safety & compliance, marketing, advertising, consumer services, ecommerce, payments, litigation, compliance, employment, international tax, privacy and IP enforcement
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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Diversity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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