Manager - Legal

FanCode is India’s premier sports destination committed to giving fans a highly personalised experience across content and merchandise for a wide variety of sports. Founded by sports industry veterans Yannick Colaco and Prasana Krishnan in March 2019, FanCode has over 100 million users. It has partnered with domestic, international sports leagues and associations across multiple sports.

In content, FanCode offers interactive live streaming for sports with industry-first subscription formats like Match, Bundle and Tour Passes, along with monthly and annual subscriptions at affordable prices.

Through FanCode Shop, it also offers fans a wide range of sports merchandise for sporting teams, brands and leagues across the world.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented Manager to join our Legal team at FanCode. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience. As a FanCoder in our legal team, you will get an opportunity to engage with business teams, external counsels and counter-parties to help FanCode manage its rapidly growing legal needs.

Key responsibilities:

• Advising the sports broadcast operations of the business (including acquisition of media rights, ad sales, marketing etc.)
• Supporting legal operations of the e-commerce platform (including licensing & merchandising, listing, distribution, compliance checks etc.)
• IP monitoring, enforcement and strategy
• Advising on litigation matters
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and highlighting risks on day-to-day advisory Building a robust legal and compliance structure for FanCode
• Enabling the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes
  
  

Must haves:

• 5 years of post-qualification experience in a media company/ e-commerce company/ reputed law firm
• Strong understanding of intellectual property law
• Experience in drafting and negotiating high value deals
• Attention to detail and ability to manage high volumes within strict timelines
• Ability to translate complex issues into simple language for internal stakeholders
  
  

Good to haves:

• Working knowledge of applicable regulations
• Experience in business and legal structuring
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Passion for sports
  
  

About Dream Sports:

Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with 280 million+ users, housing brands such as Dream11 , the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode , a premier sports content & commerce platform and DreamSetGo , a sports experiences platform.

Dream Sports is based in Mumbai and has a workforce of close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports’ vision is to ‘Make Sports Better’ for fans through the confluence of sports and technology.

For more information: https://dreamsports.group/