Intellectual Property and Domestic Legal Affairs Specialist

SBI Holdings’ Legal Department is seeking a professional to handle intellectual-property and domestic legal work across the SBI Group, with a particular focus on media and entertainment matters. The group’s relevant business context includes anime, games, VTubers, eSports, digital content, Web3 and AI-related initiatives, as well as financial services and other businesses such as asset management, private equity investment, crypto assets, and biotech and healthcare.

Day-to-day responsibilities include drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts for content, intellectual property, outsourcing and investment matters. The role also handles copyright and trademark issues, including rights registration and responses to infringement. It organizes rights relationships for content businesses and coordinates rights for developments such as original works, merchandising and events. Other duties include legal review of new businesses such as digital content and Web3, risk response to reputational incidents and social-media troubles, consultation for group companies, and support for investment projects. Depending on experience, suitability and organizational needs, the position may also cover general Legal Department work, including broader contract review and compliance matters.

The position is part of the Legal Department. After joining, the successful candidate starts in areas suited to their expertise and experience, then builds experience in intellectual-property work for the group’s media and entertainment businesses. The stated longer-term paths include leading legal work for a business area such as media and entertainment or Web3, becoming a specialist responsible for group-wide intellectual-property strategy, or moving into management or a group-company assignment. The role may also expand to more difficult matters and new business areas. The Legal Department uses legal technology for contract review and legal research as part of the group’s AI transformation activities.

Required qualifications are at least approximately three years of practical experience in intellectual property, including copyright and trademark work and contract drafting or review, together with legal analysis ability. Preferred qualifications include expertise in intellectual property, intellectual-property or contract experience in media and entertainment, knowledge or experience in IT and digital fields, English ability at TOEIC 800 or TOEFL iBT 80 or above, and a lawyer or patent attorney qualification. The posting also seeks people who can apply their expertise flexibly in new fields, work independently in uncertain areas, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders. No education requirement is stated.

This is a permanent full-time position in the Legal Department at 1-6-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Remote work is not available, and there is no stated change of workplace or transfer. Working hours are 9:00–17:45 with a 60-minute break. The position is not under a flextime system. The probationary period is six months with no change to working conditions, and the contract period is indefinite.

For manager-level positions and above, the expected annual salary is JPY 7,000,000–15,000,000, with a monthly range of JPY 583,000–1,250,000. Performance-linked bonuses are paid, managers are not eligible for overtime pay, and compensation considers previous pay, experience and skills. Bonuses and salary reviews are each scheduled once per year. Benefits include reduced-hours work, casual dress, a defined-contribution pension, group-term welfare insurance, an employee stock ownership plan, childbirth and childcare support, qualification and training support, meal assistance, Netflix access, discounted accommodation, corporate sports-club membership, health and mental-health consultations, childcare and nursing-care assistance, free e-learning, and a communication benefit. Social insurance includes health, employees’ pension, employment and workers’ accident insurance. Annual holidays total 120 days, including weekends, public holidays and December 31 through January 3, with condolence leave and 13–23 days of annual paid leave depending on the joining month.