Senior Legal Counsel
Skills
Business IntelligenceEnglishInternational ExpansionLegal SolutionsNegotiationPSPRegulatory Requirements
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Qualified to practise law in England & Wales the United States or an EU Member State
- 7+ years post-qualification experience with significant in-house legal experience in consumer technology digital platform or travel technology businesses
- Substantial in-house legal experience supporting an OTA bedbank travel marketplace travel distribution platform or travel technology business operating internationally
- Strong experience in international contracting including common law and civil law jurisdictions and cross-border commercial matters
- Strong understanding of EU UK and US legal and regulatory frameworks relevant to online travel businesses
- Experience supporting commercial and product legal matters across multiple European jurisdictions and North America
- Proven ability to independently manage complex international legal matters and coordinate external counsel across multiple jurisdictions
- Strong project management skills and ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and manage stakeholders
- Ability to assess communicate and mitigate legal risks in a practical and business-oriented manner
- Fluent English written and spoken
Nice to have
- Business oriented
- Cross-functional
- International mindset
- Practical thinker
- Stakeholder management
Day to day
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and public-facing legal documentation.
- Structure contractual frameworks and identify legal and commercial risks with practical business-oriented solutions.
- Support new travel products booking flows payment solutions and international expansion across multiple jurisdictions.
- Advise cross-functional teams on consumer protection e-commerce package travel intermediary liability payment regulation and digital platform requirements.