Senior Counsel

Summary

Join Airbnb's Legal Department as a key member of a global team supporting new business lines. You will advise product, operations, design, and engineering teams on a wide range of compliance issues, including consumer protection and competition laws. This challenging role requires a growth-oriented individual with 9-12 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. The position is US-remote eligible, with occasional office work possible. Compensation includes a competitive salary, bonus, equity, benefits, and employee travel credits.

Requirements

• A JD with 9-12 years of relevant experience in law firms, governmental agencies, and/or in-house legal departments
• Barred in a US state, preferably CA, or eligible to register as California Registered In-House Counsel
• Knowledge of and experience applying regulations and industry guidelines (e.g. consumer protection law, CDA 230, DMCA, E-Commerce Directive, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, CAN-SPAM, DSA/DMA, employee misclassification, and other regulations related to internet platforms)
• Pragmatic and self motivated team player who has a flexible and proactive mindset. Someone with a proven ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously, who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments, and is comfortable with change, ambiguity, and risk
• Rigorous analytical skills with the ability to condense complex legal advice into clear and succinct oral and written advice. Someone who is intellectually curious and is comfortable challenging the advice and opinions of others, and being challenged themselves
• Comfort with making decisive risk-based decisions, often urgently and independently. Someone who is curious, resourceful, and a self-starter
• Demonstrated ability to inspire trust, forge relationships quickly, and earn the confidence and cooperation of business partners. Someone who works highly effectively with senior business and legal partners to execute on business objectives and find creative solutions to difficult problems, often under time pressure
• Empathetic with strong ethical judgment. Someone who identifies strongly with Airbnb’s core values and whose approach to work embodies those values

Responsibilities

• Advise business, product, design, and engineering teams throughout the product development and operations programming lifecycle and on a broad range of compliance issues for cutting edge and first impression legal issues
• Serve as day-to-day partner for business teams in order to understand the product roadmap and provide pragmatic and strategic advice in your area of coverage, to minimize legal risks while advancing business interests across multiple jurisdictions
• Lead consensus building across legal and coordinate advice across complex and multifaceted legal issues, including laws and regulations dealing with privacy, consumer protection, intermediary liability, competition, anti-discrimination, employment, marketing/IP, ecommerce, payments, and other laws related to current and proposed activities you counsel
• Collaborate effectively with Legal counterparts supporting other business units and global product legal counterparts to ensure consistency across the product team and provide globally-aligned legal advice
• Draft clear and concise risk analyses, memoranda, disclosures, disclaimers, FAQs, terms of use, policies, and implement related processes
• Manage outside counsel on complex research issues with an eye toward driving business goals while effectively managing time and cost

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house experience at a multinational, consumer-facing technology company in a product counseling capacity
• A solid working knowledge of the Airbnb platform, evolving product lines, and competitive landscape. A passion for our business with a strong knowledge and keen interest in travel

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits