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VP, Business & Legal Affairs

California; Los Angeles

We take play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imagination and drive to build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime.

At Hasbro, our mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. We're looking for adventurous and curious people who want to explore, experiment, and innovate to bring the best ideas to life. Our culture has inspired our diverse team of highly skilled, highly creative, and highly committed individuals for over 100 years—and we believe the best is yet to come.

Position Summary
The Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs will be a key member of Hasbro Entertainment's Los Angeles based Business & Legal Affairs team, providing strategic legal and business guidance across the development, production, distribution and exploitation of Hasbro's feature film, scripted television and unscripted programming slate.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to creative, production and business executives, leading complex negotiations, managing legal risk, and helping drive commercial outcomes while supporting Hasbro's global entertainment strategy. This role requires an experienced entertainment lawyer with outstanding drafting and negotiation skills, sound business judgment, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

A Day in the Life

  • Negotiate and draft agreements covering all stages of production, including acquisition of underlying rights (literary properties, option/purchase agreements, life rights and assignments) and above-the-line and below-the-line talent, including writers, directors, producers, actors, executive producers and key production personnel.
  • Lead the negotiation and drafting of development, production licensing and distribution agreements for feature film and scripted and unscripted television projects.
  • Serve as one of the primary legal advisors to development, production, business and creative executives, providing practical, business-oriented legal advice throughout the lifecycle of active projects.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to structure, negotiate and close business transactions while balancing legal, creative, production and business objectives.
  • Manage chain of title and rights clearance for Hasbro intellectual property and third-party properties across development, production, distribution and ancillary exploitation.
  • Advise on rights management, copyright, intellectual property, guild and union matters, production legal issues, and legal risk management.
  • Advise on production financing, co-production, distribution, licensing and other strategic commercial transactions relating to Hasbro Entertainment's content portfolio.
  • Prepare and negotiate amendments, waivers, settlement agreements and other production-related documentation as required.
  • Coordinate with outside counsel, studios, networks, streamers, production companies, talent representatives and other third-party partners.
  • Support copyright registrations and other intellectual property protection initiatives.
  • Maintain accurate deal summaries, rights databases and chain-of-title records to support ongoing productions and library management.
  • Conduct legal and business research and provide concise, practical guidance on emerging legal, production and commercial issues.
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies while balancing creative, production and commercial priorities.

What You'll Bring

  • 8–12+ years of relevant business and legal affairs experience at a major studio, network, streamer, production company and/or nationally recognized entertainment law firm.
  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the California State Bar.
  • Significant experience negotiating and drafting sophisticated entertainment transactions across film and television development, production, financing and distribution.
  • Strong knowledge of intellectual property, chain of title, copyright, guild and union agreements (including WGA, DGA and SAG-AFTRA), production legal issues and rights management.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple complex matters simultaneously while exercising sound legal and business judgment.
  • Exceptional drafting, negotiation, analytical and communication skills with outstanding attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior executives, creative talent, business partners and outside counsel.
  • Highly collaborative, solutions-oriented and comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

The pay transparency range for this role is listed below. The hiring range will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location and market conditions. Additionally, employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package.

Pay Range

$233,000 - $349,600 USD

Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package, depending on role, location, and eligibility. Benefits and programs may include:

  • Health & Wellness
  • Time Off to Recharge
  • Financial Well-being
  • Life & Family Support
  • Volunteer and Community Initiatives
  • Learning & Development 
  • Exclusive Perks

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