Lead Counsel, Apac

2 weeks ago


Singapore AirBnB Full time

Airbnb is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. It takes a unified team committed to our core values to achieve this goal. Airbnb's various functions embody the company's innovative spirit and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.

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.

Our APAC Legal Team is growing and we want you to be part of it As a Lead Product Counsel reporting to the APAC Associate General Counsel, you will help our fast-growing businesses in APAC navigate through product, consumer protection and other regulatory issues.

**Responsibilities**
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- 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, consumer protection, privacy and data security and industry-specific regulations.
- Provide pragmatic day-to-day advice to manage legal risks while advancing business interests and ensuring an excellent customer experience.
- Drive cross-functional projects to push through product changes needed to meet local regulatory requirements.
- 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 department and compliance processes to keep up with growth.
- Help manage team resources to align with business priorities and objectives
- Active championship of Airbnb’s mission, ethics and integrity
- Support of Airbnb’s commitment to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace, free of discrimination and harassment

**Requirements**:
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- 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, privacy and data security, litigation, risk mitigation and trust and safety,.
- Fluency (reading/writing/speaking) in English is essential.
- Demonstrated expertise and experience in navigating highly ambiguous environments, especially in emerging markets.
- 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, oral, and writing skills, including the ability to distill complex legal issues efficiently and effectively for a business audience, often in novel or ambiguous situations
- Excellent communication skills with capacity to advocate for a position while maintaining collaborative and open-minded approach
- Some international travel required.
- Driven, high integrity, self-starting, adaptable, excellent judgment, strong sense of humour and love for adventure and fun.

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