Counsel, Airbnb
Event Partnerships
$196-230k
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Be an early applicant
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$196-230k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- JD and 6+ years of relevant experience at a company or law firm, focused on commercial transactions, with a track record of independently negotiating complex agreements. In-house experience preferred
- Direct experience working within or advising on sports or entertainment industries
- Background in advertising and consumer marketing law, with a focus on providing guidance for co-marketing initiatives, promotional activities, communications, consumer protection regulations, and the management of partner intellectual property and assets
- Knowledge of copyrights, trademarks, persona and publicity rights, privacy and data protection, cross-border and multi-entity contracting, dispute resolution, litigation, risk allocation, security, tax, insurance, and international legal issues
- A creative thinker and practical problem-solver who can find workable paths forward, hold firm on non-negotiables, and structure solutions to achieve objectives
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong partnerships across business teams, with legal colleagues, and external counterparts and partners, and to draw on those relationships to negotiate effectively, resolve issues, and reach aligned outcomes
- Demonstrated success in managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to exercise sound judgment, prioritize tasks effectively under strict deadlines while ensuring precision and attention to detail
- Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor communications to both legal and non-legal audiences
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and curiosity, with a genuine desire to grow
- Licensed in a U.S. state
- A highly developed sense of humor, a willingness to Embrace the Adventure, and genuine excitement for the Airbnb mission
- All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply
What the job involves
- Airbnb is seeking a seasoned commercial lawyer to serve as Counsel, Event Partnerships
- Reporting to the Lead Counsel, Event Partnerships, you will be a primary day-to-day legal partner to the teams that plan, produce, and execute Airbnb’s most visible event partnerships, from global sports and entertainment sponsorships to athlete and artist experiences, fan activations, and other in-person events
- You will draft and negotiate the commercial agreements that bring these partnerships to life, advise on the diverse array of legal issues they raise, help protect Airbnb’s rights as a sponsor, and guide business teams through the practical trade-offs of moving quickly and in the public eye
- Working closely with the Lead Counsel and partnering across business and legal teams, you will help create and execute impactful partnerships at speed and scale, often managing many high-profile matters at once and against tight deadlines
- This role calls for someone who excels as a partner, building trusted relationships and earning the confidence of the teams and counterparts they work with, and as a lawyer, bringing substantive expertise across commercial transactions and the sports, entertainment, marketing, and intellectual property landscape
- Success calls for sound judgment, an eagerness to take on increasing responsibility, and a creative, flexible, and client-focused approach, paired with a willingness to learn and an adaptable and curious personality
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements behind event partnerships and experiences, including sponsorship, talent, agency, venue, production and vendor agreements, licenses, NDAs, and term sheets, and advise teams on contractual terms
- Serve as legal advisor for event sponsorship activations, while collaborating with the broader legal team
- Monitor and report rights infringement and ambush marketing under the rights-protection programs of marquee partnerships
- Own matters end-to-end, from intake and term sheet through negotiation, execution, and post-execution activations, maintaining trackers and reporting updates to leadership
- Navigate cross-border, multi-entity, and localization complexity, working across time zones with international partners
- Give business partners and cross-functional stakeholders practical, decisive guidance that balances business goals, legal risk, and company policy
- Contribute to high-impact legal and cross-functional projects, including operational improvements, template and process automation, and cross-team education
- Champion Airbnb's mission, ethics, and integrity, and its commitment to a diverse, inclusive workplace free of discrimination and harassment
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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