DISCO is the industry standard for managing, organising and sharing music and other media. We make music and media workflow fast, intuitive and simple, directly connecting people and their work to save time. Today we count UMG, Sony, Warner Music, Netflix, Amazon and Rockstar Games among our customers, and over 250,000 people interact with DISCO each month. Our customers are super passionate about our product.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced mid-level General Counsel with strong contract law experience to oversee DISCO’s legal affairs.
This is a remote, flexible part-time position (16 - 24 hours per week to be agreed upon with the successful candidate), open to candidates located on the West Coast USA.
Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing all contract negotiations, including customer, vendor and partner contracts.
- Liaising with key stakeholders in the business on DISCO to ensure our terms and privacy policy and customer contracts continue to fit the company’s needs and relevant legal requirements, and updating these where required.
- Ensuring DISCO’s legal compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, including privacy and data protection laws.
- Overseeing risk and compliance activities related to tooling we use.
- Liaising with our People department to ensure we meet legal requirements related to employment law in the regions we have staff and contractors.
- Providing strategic advice on our AI activities and related legal matters.
- Liaising with external counsel on more specialized legal matters.
Role Requirements
We are looking for an experienced mid-level General Counsel with strong contract law experience to oversee DISCO’s legal affairs.
Required Skills and Experience
- 5+ years legal experience, including at least 3 years working with contracts
- 3+ years in a legal role at a software company, ideally a startup
- Demonstrated experience building trusted partnerships internally and externally
- Exceptional project management and delivery skills
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and a strong sense of ownership
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects with deadlines
- Has been a legal department of one at a startup
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, and a natural ability to break big tasks into smaller sub-tasks that can be monitored and tracked
- Strong technical skills
- Experience with AI products and related legal considerations, including considerations around training data
- Experience balancing business imperatives with customer requirements
- Strong understanding of compliance requirements
- Experience working at a fast-paced company
- A strong understanding of the music and media landscape worldwide
- The ability to prioritise your workload in line with tight deadlines and work effectively under pressure
- Excellent team player who works closely with others to deliver results
Benefits
At DISCO, our employees have told us what benefits mean the most to them, and we've listened. So as a DISCO employee, you will work remotely from home (or a co-working space) whilst being supported by a friendly and fun international team.
In addition, you will receive:
- A competitive salary in a fast-growing startup
- Office set-up allowance
- Annual learning and development allowance
- Four weeks of paid vacation leave per year (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Paid bank/public holidays as outlined in our Leave Policy
- Two weeks of paid sick leave per year (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Paid Parental Leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- A company laptop
- Monthly internet allowance/reimbursement (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- The ability to work how you want. We’re not heavy on rule books. Everyone is trusted to figure out the best way to work.
To apply for this incredible position, please submit your resume along with a cover letter.
At DISCO, we strongly believe in the uniqueness of thought, experience and perspective that can only be achieved through having an inclusive and diverse workforce. We strive to continue to make DISCO an incredible place to work by fostering a culture of inclusiveness, diversity, openness and collaboration. We value all different kinds of experience, so even if you feel you don't meet all of the necessary criteria for this position, we encourage you to apply.
DISCO is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodations for