Senior Counsel, Employment

Summary

Join Airbnb's Legal team as a Senior Counsel, Employment! This role requires a highly adaptable and collaborative employment attorney to provide legal counsel on global employment issues. You will independently support Talent and Business partners, drive cross-functional projects to improve employment policies, and manage high-visibility employment issues. The ideal candidate possesses 8+ years of relevant experience, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and experience leading investigations. This US-based remote eligible position offers a competitive salary, bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Airbnb is committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourages all qualified individuals to apply.

Requirements

• Creative, flexible and experienced attorney
• 8+ years of relevant experience with a significant amount focused on employment law
• Strong, proven ability to work cross functionally with business partners and executives
• Experience leading and/or advising on investigations
• General experience working in an international and multicultural working environment with geographically dispersed team members
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and pressurized environment and to act decisively
• Provide quick, concise, and practical legal advice consistent with Airbnb’s business objectives
• Advise and problem-solve proactively where necessary
• A passion for Airbnb’s mission, with a strong knowledge and interest in travel
• A team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Qualified lawyer with Bar admission in the United States

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and strategic advice and counsel to internal clients and legal colleagues on a range of global employment issues, including prevention of harassment and discrimination, compensation and benefits, performance management, reorganizations, accommodations and leaves of absence, wage and hour law, mobility, contingent workforce, and ethics issues
• Independently support key Talent and Business partners on complex and challenging employment issues; delivering clear, practical advice that enables our business partners to achieve their objectives while mitigating legal risk and keeping the interests of all stakeholders at the forefront
• Drive and support on cross-functional projects to improve our global employment policies and practices to ensure compliance with business objectives and federal, state and local laws
• Manage high-visibility employment issues, disputes, and internal investigations
• Be a trusted and collaboration-oriented partner across Employee Experience global functions
• Support Airbnb’s commitment to building and maintaining an inclusive workplace, free of discrimination and harassment

Preferred Qualifications

In-house experience, preferably in the technology sector

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits