Senior Counsel, Airbnb
Product
$205-249k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$205-249k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- You must have excellent judgment in balancing legal risks with business strategy and a proven ability to learn new areas of law and function independently in a demanding fast-paced environment
- We’re looking for a highly adaptable and collaborative person who can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and poise
- Previous product counsel experience is a plus
- A JD with 9-12 years of relevant experience in law firms, governmental agencies, and/or in-house legal departments
- In-house experience at a multinational, consumer-facing technology company in a product counseling capacity is strongly preferred
- Barred in a US state, preferably CA, or eligible to register as California Registered In-House Counsel
- Knowledge of and experience applying regulations and industry guidelines (e.g. consumer protection law, CDA 230, DMCA, E-Commerce Directive, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, CAN-SPAM, DSA/DMA, employee misclassification, and other regulations related to internet platforms)
- Pragmatic and self motivated team player who has a flexible and proactive mindset. Someone with a proven ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously, who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments, and is comfortable with change, ambiguity, and risk
- Rigorous analytical skills with the ability to condense complex legal advice into clear and succinct oral and written advice. Someone who is intellectually curious and is comfortable challenging the advice and opinions of others, and being challenged themselves
- Comfort with making decisive risk-based decisions, often urgently and independently. Someone who is curious, resourceful, and a self-starter
- Demonstrated ability to inspire trust, forge relationships quickly, and earn the confidence and cooperation of business partners. Someone who works highly effectively with senior business and legal partners to execute on business objectives and find creative solutions to difficult problems, often under time pressure
- A solid working knowledge of the Airbnb platform, evolving product lines, and competitive landscape. A passion for our business with a strong knowledge and keen interest in travel
- Empathetic with strong ethical judgment. Someone who identifies strongly with Airbnb’s core values and whose approach to work embodies those values
What the job involves
- This position will support Airbnb’s new lines of business, and legal work will typically involve global issues related to supply, sourcing, licensing, trust & safety, consumer protection, platform immunity, compliance with regulations, guest and host features, platform policies and standards, customer support, and more
- The role is challenging and many of the legal issues will be of first impression for Airbnb
- It will require a growth-oriented individual who is interested in global regulatory issues, with a particular focus on consumer protection and competition laws
- In this role as a member of the Airbnb legal team you will be responsible for supporting and providing advice and guidance to the product, operations, design, and engineering teams on Airbnb’s business
- Your role will require a high degree of self-sufficiency, organizational skills, proactivity and an ability to enjoy a quick-paced and busy environment
- You will operate as part of a supportive, fun and friendly team
- Advise business, product, design, and engineering teams throughout the product development and operations programming lifecycle and on a broad range of compliance issues for cutting edge and first impression legal issues
- Serve as day-to-day partner for business teams in order to understand the product roadmap and provide pragmatic and strategic advice in your area of coverage, to minimize legal risks while advancing business interests across multiple jurisdictions
- Lead consensus building across legal and coordinate advice across complex and multifaceted legal issues, including laws and regulations dealing with privacy, consumer protection, intermediary liability, competition, anti-discrimination, employment, marketing/IP, ecommerce, payments, and other laws related to current and proposed activities you counsel
- Collaborate effectively with Legal counterparts supporting other business units and global product legal counterparts to ensure consistency across the product team and provide globally-aligned legal advice
- Draft clear and concise risk analyses, memoranda, disclosures, disclaimers, FAQs, terms of use, policies, and implement related processes
- Manage outside counsel on complex research issues with an eye toward driving business goals while effectively managing time and cost
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
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 values
- Champion the Mission: We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere
- Be a Host: We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with
- Embrace the Adventure: We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow
- Be a Cereal Entrepreneur: We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
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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