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Legal Counsel, Licensing & Business Development

Posted on 17 August 2026New

About the role

💼 What you will do

• Join Spotify's Legal Licensing and Business Development team, supporting partnerships that bring Spotify to listeners around the world. • Work at the intersection of technology, media, and business, helping shape how Spotify is distributed across platforms, devices, and experiences. • Collaborate closely with business development, finance, and licensing teams to support innovative deals that expand Spotify's global reach. • Be based in London or Stockholm with flexibility to work from home.

📋 Job Requirements

• Have a law degree from an accredited university and be qualified to practise law in the UK or Sweden. • Have 3+ years of post-qualification experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal team. • Be experienced in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, particularly in technology, media, AI, or IP-focused environments. • Be comfortable working across global teams and time zones, managing multiple stakeholders and priorities. • Communicate complex legal concepts in a clear, accessible way for non-legal partners. • Bring a practical, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving and decision-making. • Have experience supporting business development or partnership-driven organisations. • Be curious about emerging technologies and understand the legal considerations around AI and digital distribution. • Collaborate effectively and take ownership of your work while contributing to a supportive team environment.

🌟 Nice-to-have

• Have experience with technology, AI, hardware, and distribution partnership agreements. • Have experience helping improve and scale contract templates and processes to support global growth. • Have experience navigating internal policies, approval processes, and evolving legal frameworks. • Have experience collaborating with finance and accounting teams on agreement execution and implementation.

🎯 Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Development teams to support partnerships that enable Spotify distribution across platforms, devices, and services. • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including technology, AI, hardware, and distribution partnerships. • Provide clear, practical legal guidance on complex deal structures, risks, and regulatory considerations. • Collaborate with cross-functional partners across finance, accounting, and licensing to support agreement execution and implementation. • Translate legal concepts into clear guidance that informs business strategy and decision-making. • Help improve and scale contract templates, processes, and ways of working to support global growth. • Support teams in navigating internal policies, approval processes, and evolving legal frameworks.

About Spotify

😃 What Spotify offers

• Work from London or Stockholm with flexibility to work from home. • Receive extensive learning opportunities through Spotify's dedicated GreenHouse team. • Receive flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in Spotify's success. • Receive six months of global parental leave for all new parents. • Access All The Feels, the employee assistance programme and self-care hub. • Swap public holidays flexibly according to your values and beliefs.

💖 What makes Spotify unique

Spotify is the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service with more than 700 million monthly active users. The Legal Licensing and Business Development team supports partnerships that bring Spotify to listeners around the world, working at the intersection of technology, media, and business.

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