Director, Legal and Business Affairs APAC

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.Your RoleReporting directly to the Head of Legal and Business Affairs APAC, you will act as a strategic legal partner in this regional role. Here you will lead commercial contract negotiations, provide strategic business counsel, and oversee corporate governance, risk management, and M&A support. Additionally, you will drive legal process improvements to enable scalable growth.Here you’ll get toCommercial Contracts & Deal ExecutionLead the end-to-end drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide range of commercial agreements required by the business, including deals involving music rights acquisition, content licensing and distribution, talent engagement, brand collaborations, creative contributions, digital distribution, and technology agreements.Independently draft and negotiate operational and procurement-related contracts, including technology services, vendor arrangements, and consultancy engagements, ensuring that key legal, commercial, and risk positions are appropriately protected.Provide pragmatic drafting solutions and negotiate effectively with counterparties to achieve commercially workable outcomes.Business Partnership & Strategic AdvisoryDeliver timely, practical, and business-oriented legal advice across a broad range of matters, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives.Advise on digital distribution, content platform strategy, and emerging business models, identifying legal opportunities and risks arising from new market developments.Provide guidance on marketing, promotional activities, campaigns, social media activities, and live events, ensuring compliance with applicable codes of practice, data protection requirements, and industry regulations.Act as a trusted legal partner to the business, able to assess issues quickly and provide clear recommendations with minimal supervision.Governance, Ethics & Risk ManagementOversee company secretarial duties, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance activities in coordination with central specialist teams and local external counsel.Ensure the company’s operations comply with all relevant local laws and regulations.Identify and assess legal risks associated with business activities, providing strategic advice to mitigate exposure.Manage litigation, regulatory inquiries, disputes, and other high-risk matters, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external advisers as needed.Oversee policy rollouts, vendor intake processes, and compliance with delegated authority frameworks, while supporting the development and refinement of internal policies, processes, and controls to strengthen governance and reduce risk.M&A, Group Structuring & Strategic InitiativesManage intra-group agreements to support the licensing of rights, provision of services, and finance within the Group.Provide legal support for regional M&A activities, strategic investment opportunities, and corporate restructuring.Work closely with finance, tax, compliance, and business teams to ensure transaction documentation and implementation are aligned with broader business objectives.Legal Operations, Enablement & Team CollaborationConduct workshops with cross-functional teams on legal issues relevant to their work to enhance deal-making quality and decision-making.Support business optimisation and management through robust data collection, organisation, and reporting processes.Partner closely with internal stakeholders to streamline legal workflows and improve cross-functional coordination.Contribute to process improvements, template development, and knowledge-sharing initiatives that enhance efficiency and consistency, reduce risk, and support scalable business growth.About youQualified Lawyer with a current practicing certificate.10 years+ of Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) in a reputable law firm or as in-house counsel (prior experience in music, media, entertainment, or digital tech preferred).Strong expertise in commercial drafting, negotiation, and cross-border transactions across the APAC region.Solid understanding of digital distribution, IP/music rights, data privacy, and corporate governance.Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage competing priorities, and engage effectively with senior business leaders.Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified Chinese).Additional APAC language skills are a plus.As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.Love this job and want to apply?Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.