Senior Associate General Counsel, Play Legal

Role Overview

Coupang Play is a streaming service provided to Coupang WOW members offering a diverse lineup ranging from original content, TV series, movies, and sports, to kids and families. Coupang Play's original content features outstanding, well-made scripted and unscripted series such as "Boyhood", "Anna", and "SNL Korea". The Coupang Play Legal team is part of Coupang’s Global legal team. This role will be dedicated to working closely with the Head, Coupang Play Legal to lead and manage all aspects of legal support for the Coupang Play business unit, with an emphasis on content licensing, sports, live events, original content production, as well as product and app development, operations, technology, performance marketing, and all associated legal and regulatory compliance requirements. We are continually looking for passionate builders who can work with us to fulfill our goals.

What You Will Do

• Support Coupang Play’s streaming service, business, and growth: Working with the Head, Coupang Play Legal, you will lead and manage all legal aspects of deals supporting Coupang Play’s streaming service, business, and growth. This will include structuring, drafting, and negotiating contracts for licensed content, sports rights, live events, and original productions (scripted and non-scripted). You will partner with and support various Coupang Play teams to provide tactical and strategic advice, including in relation to business models and deal structures. You will have strong and hands-on experience working in the entertainment and media industry, dealing with Korean and multinational media companies, sports leagues, studios, and production companies.

• Trusted legal adviser: Working with the Head, Coupang Play Legal, you will lead and execute as an all-around legal advisor for Coupang Play teams – which may include Terms of Use, services/technical agreements, product and app development to continuously enhance the Coupang Play customer experience, and associated marketing and PR activities.

• Cross-functional partner: You will collaborate closely with various internal business partners and stakeholders across Coupang to ensure alignment on strategies and priorities. This will include working with other Coupang legal teams, Finance, Security and Privacy, Technology, and Public Relations to continue to build and enhance legal and regulatory compliance. You will also lead and manage outside counsel retained to provide legal services.

Essential Qualifications:

• Qualified attorney in Korea, U.S., or common law jurisdiction (e.g. England, Singapore, Australia).
• Around 12-15 years post-qualification legal experience. A mixture of law firm and in-house experience is preferred.
• Fluency in Korean and English.
• Strong and hands-on experience in the entertainment and media industry, ideally including knowledge, understanding, and interest in the streaming and content industries in Korea.
• Exceptional ability to consistently deliver creative, thoughtful, and business-oriented results that appropriately balance growth and risk in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.
• A willingness to learn voraciously and take on new scope and challenges.
• Strong and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Sound judgement in developing and implementing legal solutions.