Senior Counsel, Privacy

Summary

Join Airbnb's growing legal team as a business-oriented Senior Counsel specializing in global privacy laws and regulatory compliance. You will play a critical role advising on data privacy, supporting compliance strategies, and collaborating with international teams. This position requires a J.D. from an accredited law school, 8+ years of relevant experience, and strong knowledge of US and global data protection laws. The role is US-remote eligible, with occasional office work. Compensation includes a competitive salary, bonus, equity, benefits, and employee travel credits.

Requirements

• J.D. from accredited law school required
• Licensed to practice law in the United States
• 8+ years post-qualification experience, with significant relevant privacy/data protection law experience at a law firm or in-house corporate environment in a multinational organization, preferably in the tech / digital space
• Strong academic credentials
• Substantive knowledge and demonstrated expertise in US or other global data protection and privacy law
• Self-starting, proactive, driven, and adaptable person who can prioritize and manage multiple projects and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance
• Exceptional ability to consistently deliver creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results that appropriately balance growth and risk in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Intellectually curious, open-minded, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change and solving problems
• Ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously while prioritizing competing tasks in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• Willingness to work outside of traditional hours in order to collaborate with colleagues based around the world
• High level of integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity, sense of humor, and willingness to grow
• Fluency in English is essential

Responsibilities

• Monitor, stay up-to-date, and advise on legal and regulatory requirements related to data privacy and support associated compliance strategies, including with respect to U.S. and other global privacy laws
• Provide advice and counsel to the Privacy Operations team on the implementation of global privacy compliance requirements related to data subject request process and escalations, and other data governance and data lifecycle management projects
• Collaborate with international privacy counsels to provide focused and pragmatic advice on the implementation and impact of global privacy laws
• Collaborate with legal colleagues responsible for strategy around our interactions with data protection authorities to ensure that regulatory requirements are properly incorporated into our business and compliance processes
• Provide support on a wide variety of privacy issues related to international data transfers, data sharing, third-party privacy risk management, insurance, electronic communications, and marketing such as consent requirements and cookie compliance
• Collaborate effectively to ensure regional privacy and cybersecurity legal advice on requirements and regulatory frameworks in the US, EMEA, APAC and LATAM are harmonized and effectively integrated into Airbnb’s global compliance frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• CIPP certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals is preferred
• Strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts
• Additional languages are a significant advantage

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits