Corporate Compliance

**WELCOME TO UTOPIA**

Music is incredible. It can excite hundreds, and unite thousands. But as an industry, it has been slow, complicated, and disparate. While the tech world has moved into the future, the music industry continues to be shaped by inefficient systems of the past. At Utopia we believe there is a better way. Which is why today we are setting out to transform the entire industry; creating new revenue streams, consolidating the data and decluttering the admin. Unlocking the industry’s full potential by unifying it all in one truly holistic space. Some might call that a Utopia.

Funnily enough, so do we.** Welcome to Utopia. Where music lives.**
**WHAT UTOPIANS DO**

The open secret is that the music industry is struggling with the very basics of music accounting: What was played, when and where? Who should get paid and how much?

Utopia Music is bridging the data gap by connecting global consumption, accurate metadata, and fast payments to an industry-wide trust platform. Our goal is to unlock creative value and enable** Fair Pay For Every Play** to make a better world for Music. The solutions we offer do not threaten to usurp the role of industry incumbents - it is about bringing transparency in the industry and supporting efficient royalty collection for all.

**THE ROLE**

Being a Corporate Compliance and M&A Integration Manager at Utopia is being part of a growing professional team in the legal field supporting the Utopia Group in its international M&A activities.

Your work will be focused on assisting the current team in our M&A and integration processes with reviewing and creating legal documentation, providing legal and business advice on different matters, such as corporate matters, compliance and regulatory measures and more. You will also be dealing with outside counsel to a large extent.

The work is international and involves contacts with external and internal lawyers in different countries. You will be part of a team that is highly motivated and with ambitious goals for the future. You will proactively identify solutions that mitigate key risks and, even more importantly, increase likelihood that we hit our business objectives, in the contract or acquisition at hand as well as a company. You will report to the Senior Manager Business & Legal Affairs.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Being a key player in the daily operations of the team with particular focus on our M&A integration activities and supervision of Utopia’s subsidiaries.
- Drafting and reviewing various legal documents, including corporate documentation and policies.
- Conducting legal research, mainly in the areas of company law and corporate governance.
- Researching and implementing tools and processes to improve the operational efficiency and increase productivity.

**REQUIREMENTS**
- Law degree with particular interest in business/commercial law, transactions and company law.
- You have a solution and data driven attitude to meet objectives.
- You hold a minimum of 2-5+ PQE, previous experience from a similar in-house role or highly relevant experience from M&A and transactions or corporate governance.
- Advanced communication skills.
- You like building relationships, having fun with colleagues and super serving business partners and customers.
- Fluent in English, other languages are a plus
- Interest in the music industry and a love for music and technology.
- You have the ability to communicate complex issues and matters with clarity and finesse.
- You are able to see the bigger picture.
- You enjoy negotiating and have advanced negotiation skills.

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- Great atmosphere -** we live, love & breathe music & tech**
- Working in an impact oriented team and inclusive company culture.
- An experienced team to learn from, with proven track records in multiple startups and big tech companies.
- Our** flexible remote policy **provides Utopians the freedom to work either from one of our inspiring offices or from home.
- We celebrate being an international and multicultural company.
- **Competitive benefits; packages depend on location.** You’ll be given more details on this during the interview process.
- We are only recruiting within Switzerland for this position and you will need to have access to our Zug Office so ideally based in the Zug/Zurich area.

**THE HIRING PROCESS**
- You send us your CV in English.
- We invite you for an introductory video call with the Talent Acquisition team to get to know you better and share more about us.
- You have a chance to showcase more of your skills in a 2nd Interview with our Manager Business & Legal Affairs to delve more into your experience and discuss the team and role further.
- We invite you for a final interview with our Senior Manager Business & Legal affairs, who this position will report to.

**UTOPIANS**

As we want to bring transparency, trust, and clarity to the music industry we serve, we know a change comes from within. Utopia is a transparent, tru