Lead Counsel, APAC

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

Airbnb’s Legal Department is a global team that will require working with diverse international colleagues around the world. The successful candidate will be someone who is adaptable, collaborative and embodies Airbnb’s Core Values. Candidates will be required to approach complex legal issues with a balance for local and global perspectives, while being adaptable to cultural differences and nuances. A genuine and demonstrated interest in Airbnb and a commitment to ethics, integrity and fostering a workplace that emphasizes diversity and belonging is a must.

The Difference You Will Make:

Our APAC Legal Team is growing and we want you to be part of it! As a Lead Counsel reporting to the APAC Associate General Counsel, you will help our fast-growing business in APAC plan and execute exciting and impactful marketing and brand campaigns that propel Airbnb to the forefront of global brand recognition and navigate through product, consumer protection and other regulatory issues for our growing business.

A Typical Day:

• Advise on, draft and negotiate commercial contracts and documents, including those required by our Marketing and Comms teams to execute major brand campaigns and activations in the APAC region and globally
• Advise on and drive cross-functional projects with product, engineering, local operations and business teams on a broad range of product compliance issues, including tourism, e-commerce, licensing, consumer protection, marketing and advertising, IP, corporate commercial, privacy and data security and industry-specific regulation
• Drive cross-functional projects to push through product changes needed to meet local regulatory requirements
• Review and advise on product marketing material against local regulatory requirements
• Provide pragmatic day-to-day advice to manage legal risks while advancing business interests and ensuring an excellent customer experience
• Effectively collaborate with international colleagues, whether in APAC or in the US, to provide globally aligned legal advice that appropriately balances local and global perspectives and needs
• Help design, implement and iterate legal team processes to keep up a high level of efficiency
• Help manage team resources to align with business priorities and objectives
• Active championship of Airbnb’s mission, ethics and integrity
• Support Airbnb’s commitment to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace, free of discrimination and harassment

Your Expertise:

• Qualified in a major jurisdiction
• 12+ year post-qualification experience, including ideally at least 6 years’ relevant in-house experience in a technology MNC and significant knowledge and experience with issues such as consumer protection, e-commerce, marketing and advertising, IP, licensing, corporate commercial, regulatory investigations, litigation, risk mitigation and trust and safety
• Fluency (reading/writing/speaking) in English is essential
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in navigating matters independently and with maturity. A good team player who is considerate of others’ needs and priorities.
• Motivated, efficient, and organized with proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Exceptional ability to consistently deliver creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results that appropriately balances business growth and legal risk
• Outstanding analytical and communication skills with a proven capacity to advocate for a position while maintaining collaborative and open-minded approach
• Driven, high integrity, self-starting, adaptable, excellent judgment, strong sense of humour and love for adventure and fun.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.