Airbnb Legal Counsel ANZ & SEA 

Australia 

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The Difference You Will Make:

This role can be based either in Australia (ACT, WA, Victoria, Queensland, SA or NSW) or Singapore.

A Typical Day:

• Act as an effective and trusted partner to the fast-paced and high-performing Airbnb ANZ and SEA teams.
• Deliver clear, effective and practical legal advice to the various business functions comprising the ANZ and SEA teams. These include business development, public policy, marketing and communications.
• Advise on the ANZ and SEA legal landscape, including planning and short term rental accommodation, consumer protection, competition, marketing, discrimination, digital platforms/e-commerce, employment, privacy, dispute resolution, and law enforcement. Be attuned to legal developments in ANZ and SEA in these areas.
• Assisting with regulatory compliance projects.
• Advise on, draft and negotiate commercial contracts and documents.
• Be adept in making sensible legal risk assessments which consider practical solutions to mitigate legal risk whilst keeping business priorities at the forefront.
• Work with Litigation Team with respect to resolving pre-litigation/tribunal matters and other user disputes in ANZ and SEA.
• Effectively collaborate with regional and global colleagues to (i) provide globally aligned legal advice that appropriately balances domestic and global perspectives and needs; and (ii) participate in global workstreams.
• Help design, implement and iterate legal team processes to keep up a high level of efficiency.
• Active championship of Airbnb’s mission, ethics and integrity.
• Support for Airbnb’s commitment to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace, free of discrimination and harassment.

Your Expertise:

• Possesses a bachelor of law or its equivalent, and is qualified to practice in a major jurisdiction
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• At least 6 years’ post-qualification experience, including ideally some relevant experience in practice as well as in-house and prior experience in areas such as consumer protection and e-commerce
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in navigating and excelling in highly ambiguous environments
• Consistently delivers creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results that appropriately balance growth and risk in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Ability to spot key risks, analyse and practically assess risk, and provide actionable recommendations
• Flexibility and willingness to work with all levels of the organization, and to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
• Intellectually curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change
• Highly collaborative with excellent communication and listening skills
• Self-starter, driven and able to work autonomously while prioritizing competing tasks in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• Empathetic, caring and humble
• Entrepreneurial and business-orientated
• Adaptable individual possessing high integrity, excellent judgment, a sense of humour and a love for fun and adventure
• Some international travel may be required