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Bauer Media Audio Portugal

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Legal & Compliance Director

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life

You'll be joining a small but highly collaborative Legal & Governance team at Bauer Media Audio Portugal, where open communication and transparency are at the heart of how we work. We partner closely with every part of the business - from programming to commercial - ensuring our much loved audio brands operate responsibly, ethically, and with confidence. This is a business undergoing positive transformation, with an energising culture shift toward greater openness and digital evolution. You'll be part of a team that values fresh thinking, shared knowledge, and genuine partnership.

The difference you will make

As our next Legal & Compliance Director, you'll play a pivotal role in protecting and shaping Bauer Media Audio Portugal's future. You'll lead our legal strategy, ensure regulatory compliance, and serve as a trusted adviser to the CEO and wider business. This role offers a rare opportunity to step directly into meaningful influence - supporting ongoing regulatory processes, helping guide new media legislation discussions with government stakeholders, and shaping our legal roadmap at a critical moment of transformation.

Your role

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading our legal, compliance, and data protection strategy.
• Acting as the primary point of contact with Portuguese media regulators and official bodies.
• Supporting copyright and music rights negotiations.
• Advising the CEO and senior stakeholders on regulatory and legal risk.
• Overseeing legal documentation across departments (contracts, advertising, licensing, real estate, and more).
• Ensuring Group compliance and data protection policies are effectively implemented locally.
• Monitoring Portuguese and European legal and regulatory developments.
• Representing Bauer Media Audio Portugal in public institutions, regulatory forums, and corporate events.
• Assessing team structure, workflows, and external legal partners during a transition period.

The skills you will bring

Required

• Law degree (Portuguese Law).
• Fluent Portuguese and English.
• Strong regulatory and compliance expertise.
• Experience interacting with regulators and official bodies.
• 7-8 years' experience in similar roles within medium to large organisations.
• Strategic mindset with the confidence to challenge thinking.
• Collaborative, transparent working style with excellent communication skills.

Desired

• Experience in the media or communications sector.
• Exposure to copyright and music rights negotiations.
• Experience supporting public affairs or government relations.

Working pattern / Location

Hybrid role based in Lisbon, with four days per week onsite. Candidates should live within reasonable commuting distance.

Benefits

• Additional vacation days: Employee's birthday, tolerance days allocated by the company, and half a day off on children's birthdays (up to 12 years old)
• Medicine consultations at the office twice a month, free psychotherapy sessions in partnership with Team 24
• Access to the BMAP Club, which organizes events and activities for employees
• Additional vacation days: Employee's birthday, tolerance days allocated by the company, and half a day off on children's birthdays (up to 12 years old).

At Bauer Media Group, we're committed to enriching everyday life by creating a place where people can do great work and be their authentic selves. We value different perspectives and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

If this sounds like a role you're interested in, please apply.

If there's anything we can do to support you during the recruitment process, let us know - we're here to help you perform at your best.

Observações

Lisboa (Portugal)