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 of post-qualification experience with significant in-house 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
- 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
- Ability to assess communicate and mitigate legal risks in a practical and business-oriented manner
- Fluent English written and spoken
Nice to have
- Practical
- Business-oriented
- Cross-functional
- Independent
- International
Day to day
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements and public-facing legal documents that support business operations and growth.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice on travel products, booking flows, payment solutions and commercial models across multiple jurisdictions.
- Monitor regulatory developments and lead implementation of legal changes while coordinating external counsel and cross-functional teams.