Assistant Manager - Legal and Regulatory

Job Title - Assistant Manager - RMS, Legal & Regulatory

Department, Level ​- Corporate Legal

Location - Mumbai

Work type - Fulltime

Job Summary

We are seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented rights management candidate to oversee the clearance, tracking and management of all intellectual property rights across our content portfolio, which spans films, television, digital and emerging media across all general entertainment channels, sports and digital platforms. The candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring our content is properly managed, licensed, distributed and exploited in compliance with contractual obligations.

​Reporting To - Director- Legal & regulatory

Key Responsibilities

Rights Tracking & Database Management:

• Maintain and update rights management systems to reflect current ownership, term, language and territory/platform restrictions.
• Input and validate contract metadata, including rights in/out, holdbacks, term expirations.

Content Clearance & Licensing:

• Work with production, legal and content acquisition teams to clear rights.
• Review and track licenses, permissions, and restrictions across content assets.

Contract Interpretation & Rights Analysis:

• Analyze complex licensing agreements and distribution agreements to determine rights availability and obligations.
• Generate rights availability reports for internal stakeholders, including sales, marketing, and programming teams.

Compliance & Risk Mitigation:

• Identify and escalate rights conflicts, expirations or compliance restrictions before content is distributed or monetized.
• Support internal audits and due diligence for content library acquisitions, or distribution deals.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Support:

• Serve as a key resource to legal, production and distribution teams regarding content rights and clearances.
• Liaise with scheduling, technology, consumer products, marketing teams on various assignments.

Key Skills

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to work effectively within a team and a fast-paced dynamic business environment
• Excellent communication skills and proficient in English language (both verbal and written) and the ability to interface with people across all levels in the organization
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Excel and data management tools
• Good team player

Preferred Education & Experience

• LLB from a reputed university.
• 3-4 years’ experience in rights management, content clearance, or business/legal affairs in the media/entertainment industry.
• Sound knowledge of copyright, trademark and contract law as applied to media rights.
• Familiarity with rights management software.

About Us (Boilerplate)

​​Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and steaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of millions of people across geographies.