Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs - Spain & Portugal

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

With the opening of our new offices in Madrid, and with highly successful Spanish shows such as “La Casa de Papel,” “Elite,” and “AQUEL,” Netflix continues to establish its presence in Spain and seeks an experienced attorney to join Netflix’s growing content slate in Spain. This role is a unique opportunity to impact Netflix’s expanding business in Spain.

Based in Madrid, the role is on the Business & Legal Affairs team and will be focused on supporting the growing slate of Netflix original scripted series, non-fiction series, feature films, kids & family, and animation content produced in the Spanish language. The candidate will structure, negotiate, and draft development, commissioning, production, and licensing agreements while aligning Netflix objectives within Spanish legal frameworks. In doing so, the candidate will be responsible for understanding the local legal landscape, industry customs, union agreements, and executing Netflix’s strategy to deliver high-quality local content for a global streaming platform.

In particular, the candidate will be involved in negotiating production and acquisition deals either with local production partners or directly with talent, writers, directors, producers, and representatives, as well as overseeing business and legal affairs matters throughout the entire production lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have direct experience with deal-making, rights acquisition, chain of title analysis, and production legal issues in the Spanish film & TV marketplace, as well as direct experience in licensing and distribution. The role requires deep knowledge of the legal intricacies in the Spanish media sector, a facility in creative thinking, good judgment, strong cross-functional collaboration, and the flexibility to quickly pivot within strategy.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will be admitted to practice law in Spain (or hold equivalent legal qualifications) with 5+ years of broad-based entertainment experience in Spain covering the legal and business aspects of production, talent deal-making, rights acquisitions, licensing, and distribution. Knowledge of the Spanish film and television legal and business landscape, including production legal issues and rights analysis. Professional fluency in English and Spanish, with the ability to negotiate agreements and collaborate with local and international stakeholders.

In addition, the ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Strong communication skills (candor, honesty)
• Strong analytical (strategic and creative) capabilities and judgment
• Curiosity and willingness to tackle matters outside their area of expertise
• Ability to work proactively, independently and reliably under tight time frames in a fast‐paced environment
• Ability to work in a small group, tackle all challenges and take initiative
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively cross‐functionally, think pragmatically and be solution‐oriented
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people of diverse backgrounds
• Adaptable negotiation style
• Passion for Netflix’s international strategy
• Commitment to embrace and advocate for inclusion

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.