Associate General Counsel, Litigation, Risk & Regulatory

Airbnb’s Legal Department is a global team that will require working with diverse international colleagues around the world. The successful candidate will be someone who is adaptable, collaborative and embodies Airbnb’s Core Values. Candidates will be required to approach complex legal issues with a balance for local and global perspectives, while being adaptable to cultural differences and nuances. A genuine and demonstrated interest in Airbnb and a commitment to ethics, integrity and fostering a workplace that emphasizes diversity and belonging is a must.

The Community You Will Join: 

Airbnb’s Legal team embodies the company’s innovative, forward-thinking spirit. At the frontier of the new sharing economy, Airbnb is breaking new ground in matters of policy, law, and government relations. Where some see obstacles, we see the opportunity to find creative, practical solutions, right at the cutting edge. Our adventurous, fast-moving legal team is committed to building a team of talented, collaborative and self-motivated legal professionals across the globe who believe in Airbnb’s mission and leading as a 21st century company.

The Difference You Will Make:

Airbnb is seeking a highly qualified senior attorney with deep experience in litigation and regulatory work for our risk and regulatory group. The Associate General Counsel— Risk & Regulatory will report to Airbnb’s Deputy General Counsel, Risk and Regulatory. This role will include strategic litigation and regulatory investigations. First chair trial experience, including strategic client counseling is a must.  This job is for you if you enjoy ambiguity, love working on some complex legal and regulatory issues, and believe that a company can change the world by encouraging immersive travel. You work well with business people, you have an upbeat positive attitude, love to laugh and shy away from drama. Background should demonstrate an attention to detail and experience in a role involving access to highly sensitive and confidential information. 

A Typical Day: 

As Associate General Counsel— Risk & Regulatory you will: 

• Be responsible for a diverse range of litigation, regulatory, and operations matters in a wide range of practice areas and in numerous jurisdictions. 
• Manage litigation and conduct regulatory investigations. 
• Provide advice and counsel to various internal clients to proactively address and resolve potential disputes while providing risk mitigation advice to business clients and supporting business objectives. 
• Provide advice and counsel to various legal teams and work closely with other attorneys, compliance personnel and public policy experts to help solve complex problems. 
• Review and analyze legal risks for Airbnb, including on development of products and services.
• Devise processes and procedures to help support a rapidly-growing, global business. 

Your Expertise:

• J.D. with a strong academic record. 
• Licensed attorney with 15-20+ years of experience in a law firm as a trial attorney handling complex litigation and regulatory matters, ideally including interaction with regulators and/or policy-makers. First chair trial experience is a must. 
• First chair trial experience, including managing complex documents and strategic business advice for clients.
• Demonstrated record for success strategizing, handling and managing complex litigation and regulatory matters. 
• Strong litigation and regulatory investigation experience is a must and platform liability, policy and regulatory experience is desired. 
• Broad base of substantive law relating to high technology companies. 
• Creative, entrepreneurial, quick thinking, pragmatic business oriented advice and ability to properly balance risks and business reward; ability to craft legal solutions in novel ways is essential.
• Highly motivated, efficient, and organized; able to juggle multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced environment, both collaborating as a team and working independently 
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal and ability to advocate for a position while maintaining an open-minded approach. 
• Interest in expanding the scope of your practice to diverse areas of law as the legal team grows and matures. 
• Passion for travel, home sharing and deep appreciation for the Airbnb community. 
• Good sense of humor, disdain for drama and desire to get things done.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list  If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

Offices: United States