Assistant Manager, Legal and Regulatory at JioStar, Mumbai (4-6 Years PQE)

JioStar is a global media and entertainment company formed from the combined television and streaming operations of Viacom18 and Star India. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week across geographies. The hiring entity on this requisition is Jiostar India Private Limited.

The Assistant Manager, Legal and Regulatory, sits within the Corporate Legal department and is part of the Entertainment business legal team. The job summary on the requisition describes the mandate as providing legal support on the channels assigned to the role holder, with the day-to-day work centred on the Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC) business.

The position reports to the Director, Legal and Regulatory. It is a full-time role based in Mumbai.

• Contract negotiation and finalisation: review and finalise multiple categories of contracts for the Hindi GEC business, including content licensing, production agreements, artist agreements, consultant, retainer and service provider arrangements, and marketing arrangements.
• Assist and advise the business and commercial teams on legal issues, including intellectual property, content and rights advisory.
• Database and inventory management: conduct due diligence and rights checks, and maintain internal documentation.
• Assist senior legal members in streamlining legal processes and standard operating procedures, and in standardising legal templates.
• Coordinate and work with multiple teams across the organisation, both inter-function and intra-function.

• Good communication skills.
• Strong drafting and negotiating skills.
• A good working understanding of media-related laws, including the Copyright Act and the Trade Marks Act.
• Prior relevant experience with a media and entertainment organisation.

The requisition lists the following as preferred education and experience:

• LLB graduate.
• 4-6 years of post-qualification experience.
• Experience of working in the media industry, with media companies, production houses or a music label is preferred.

Location: Mumbai, listed on the requisition as the Mumbai - Urmi office. Work type: full time. Department: Corporate Legal.

JioStar does not state a salary, CTC or pay band on this requisition, so compensation is not specified in the advertisement. Candidates should expect remuneration to be discussed during the selection process.

Applications are accepted only through the JioStar careers portal, which runs on Workday. Open requisition JR12295 on the portal, use the Apply option, and either upload a resume for parsing or complete the profile fields manually. The application also carries a short questionnaire, so keep your qualification details, years of post-qualification experience and current notice period to hand.

There is no application fee, and applications are not accepted by email. Do not route your application through any third-party job board.

The requisition was posted on 20 August 2026 and the JioStar careers portal records 27 August 2026 as the end date for the posting. The listing was confirmed open and accepting applications as of 22 August 2026. Apply well before the closing date, since Workday requisitions stop accepting submissions the moment the posting closes.