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Movement StrategyBusiness Affairs Lead
Movement Strategy is seeking a Business Affairs Lead to take charge of its contracts and business affairs operations. In this full-time position, you will oversee high-value…
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Business Affairs Lead at Movement Strategy is a full-time role. Work arrangement: Remote. Location: Not specified. No salary is shown in this listing. It was posted on Sep 30, 2026. This listing is paused and not taking applications at the moment.
Job Description
Movement Strategy is seeking a Business Affairs Lead to take charge of its contracts and business affairs operations. In this full-time position, you will oversee high-value negotiations, shape departmental strategies, manage a Business Affairs Manager, and collaborate closely with leadership on risk management. Movement Strategy is a social advertising agency that partners with major brands such as Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, and Intuit to produce award-winning campaigns and digital content. The organization operates on a remote model with hubs in California, Colorado, and New York.
This role is well-suited for a proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced commercial environment and views business affairs as an enabler of creative work rather than a barrier. You will handle complex client master services agreements, statements of work, vendor contracts, influencer partnerships, and intellectual property matters. Beyond hands-on negotiation, you will build and maintain foundational review playbooks, oversee contract libraries, and establish compliance workflows to protect a growing organization.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end master services agreement and statement of work negotiations with clients and their legal teams.
- Handle complex, high-risk, or high-value commercial agreements personally.
- Oversee influencer and talent contracts while delegating day-to-day volume to the Business Affairs Manager.
- Handle non-disclosure agreements, vendor contracts, software licenses, and intellectual property clearances.
- Determine escalation criteria for outside counsel and manage external legal spend.
- Establish and execute the operational vision and contract review playbooks for the department.
- Maintain the organization and version integrity of the central contract library.
- Partner with client teams to run compliance checks on content production before release.
- Collaborate with the Vice President of Technology on AI tools, data privacy, and technology stack terms.
- Supervise, mentor, and guide a direct report through regular meetings and structured growth planning.
Requirements
- At least seven years of experience in contracts management, legal operations, or business affairs.
- Substantial background in negotiating media, entertainment, or agency agreements.
- Demonstrated history of leading master services agreement and statement of work negotiations with sophisticated corporate counterparties.
- Working familiarity with platform requirements, influencer contracting, Federal Trade Commission guidelines, and usage rights.
- Experience in overseeing external legal counsel and managing legal budgets.
- Prior experience in formally mentoring or managing at least one direct report.
- A history of creating durable assets like templates, playbooks, or repeatable compliance workflows.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor degree or paralegal background.
- Active bar admission.
- Experience standing up or maturing a legal or business affairs division at an expanding company.
- Familiarity with data privacy and artificial intelligence tooling considerations in creative production.
- Exposure to vendor and technology contracting.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Annual salary range of $150k to $190k.
- Full employer contribution for health base plans, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- Fully remote work model with nationwide WeWork membership access.
- Unlimited paid time off with a required minimum of 10 days off per year.
- Paid mental health days.
- Company-paid holidays and a week-long winter agency closure.
- Support for continued education and professional development.
- New business referral bonuses and a personal growth stipend program.
- Health and wellness program.
- Participation in employee resource groups and diversity, equity, and inclusion committees.
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What is the employment type for this position?
This is a full-time role.
Where is this job located?
The position is fully remote, with the employer recruiting out of California, Colorado, and New York, and providing nationwide WeWork membership access.
What is the salary range for the Business Affairs Lead?
The annual salary range is $150,000 to $190,000, with actual base compensation determined by relevant experience, skill sets, qualifications, and certifications.
Is a law degree required to apply?
A law degree is a plus but not required. Deep agency contracting experience and commercial judgment are what matter most.
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