Position : Legal IT Product Owner (IP rights analysis and contract review and Right Management)
Location : Los Angeles, CA- Onsite from Day 1
Experience : 10+ Years
Type of Job : Contract : 12 Months
Lead the implementation and ongoing stewardship of a rights and contract management system for Apple TV's Legal department.
This Product Owner role focuses on managing complex intellectual property rights, restrictions, and contract data while serving as the primary liaison between Legal stakeholders and the development team.
Required Qualifications
3-5+ years in Product Owner, Project Manager, or Senior Business Analyst role
3+ years hands-on experience with Agile development teams
3+ years collaborating with designers and engineers
5+ years enterprise software custom design, development, implementation, and deployment
5-7+ years leading cross-functional teams in IP rights analysis and contract review
5+ years hands-on experience with rights attributes (Rights In/Out, Restrictions, Options, Holdbacks, Music Clearance, Play Off/Sell Off data)
3+ years developing/implementing rights or licensing systems with complex rights research capabilities
Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in fast-paced environments
Experience with system integrations, data conversions, and reporting
Key Responsibilities
Convert business requirements into features and user stories; represent customer needs on the Scrum team
Manage product backlog prioritization based on business value; adjust features every sprint as needed
Decide on release dates and coordinate deployment of new systems and feature extensions
Manage current rights management products, contract management, and document workflow systems
Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) with stakeholders and perform sprint demos
Train end users and provide error handling guidelines
Collaborate daily with development teams, designers, and business stakeholders to define system solutions
Evaluate strategic options and recommend long and short-term product strategies
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience with rights management software platforms (RightsLogic, RightsLine, Filmtrack)
GenAI tool implementation experience
Understanding of global corporate business processes