Airbnb Lead Counsel APAC 

Singapore, Singapore 

563468371

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.