Manager- Legal, Sports

Jiostar

Mumbai permanent

Posted: April 17, 2026

Required Skills

Job Description

Job Summary

Be a part of the Sports business legal team and provide legal support on channels assigned

Key Responsibilities

• Experience working on media rights tenders/documentation related to acquisition of sports media properties.

• Strong legal acumen to review and interpret complex contracts (particularly sports media rights and slot sale agreements) and to advise on, analyze, and address queries in relation thereof.

• Providing support on operational queries from the business team, including on key tasks such as: (a) operationalization of sports properties, (b) general advisory, (c) correspondence with licensor boards, and (d) conducting periodic rights analyses.

• Providing advisory on ad sales initiatives such as branded content, sales activations, event campaigns etc. and overseeing day-to-day approvals for ad creatives.

• Handling marketing activations for sports properties, including advisory for campaigns approvals, promotional requests and contests.

• Ability to contribute to highly time-sensitive, high-value, and critical projects, including complex sports media rights bids.

• Summarizing key provisions across various sports-related agreements and assisting in maintaining online tracking systems.

• Drafting and effectively navigating a wide range of contracts, including talent, endorsement, agency, sub-licensing, distribution, ad sales, production and other service or operational agreements, in collaboration with business teams.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate both internally and externally, including with legal and business/operational teams, while providing day-to-day legal guidance on diverse matters.

• Strong knowledge and experience in contract law, intellectual property rights (including copyright), gaming laws, and advertising laws.

Key Skills

• Good Communication Skills

• Strong drafting and negotiating skills.

Preferred Education & Experience

• LLB Graduate

• 4-7 years post qualification experience

• Strong IP laws background and/or from Tier 1 law firms (having extensive M&A/General Corporate experience)

• Prior sports legal experience.

About Us
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 streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

JioStar is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.

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