Lead Counsel, Community Trust

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

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

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated attorney to join us as Lead Counsel, Community Trust to provide legal support and counseling on  the development of our global community policies and our anti-discrimination defenses and enforcement. These are some of the most important issues we work on in the Legal department and your work will play a critical role. The position reports to our Associate General Counsel, Community Trust.   

This is a unique opportunity to work on novel issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment. This job is for you if you have superb analytical skills, enjoy ambiguity, love working on complex legal, policy and social issues, and believe that a company can change the world by encouraging immersive travel and experiences. You must work well with business partners as well as lawyers, have an upbeat positive attitude even in the face of crisis, thrive on building relationships and collaborating with  cross-functional partners throughout the company.  

A Typical Day

• Assist Airbnb’s Community Policy and Anti-Discrimination & Equity (AD&E) teams in developing and enforcing Airbnb’s  global community policies and anti-discrimination policies and standards 
• Work closely with our Product teams to implement new and updated anti-discrimination defenses across the platform
• Support on user Customer Support escalations, including analysis, and advice on an array of matters that implicate Airbnb policies and policy enforcement  
• Support the Trust organization in proactive defenses and reactive interventions to help keep our community safe
• Assess, manage, and provide legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders regarding global legal risks, including  discrimination, disparate impact, and privacy risks, and related internal investigations
• Ability to both advise on and drive cross-functional projects with business partners, including Trust, Communications, Public Policy, Community Policy, Ant-Discrimination & Equity, Product, and Hosting teams
• Help manage team resources to align with business priorities and objectivesActive 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

Your Expertise

• J.D. with strong academic credentials and demonstrated record of success as a senior in-house lawyer or law firm partner
• Member of California Bar or eligible to register as Registered In-House Counsel
• Minimum 12 years of significant knowledge and experience with issues such as litigation, risk mitigation, trust and safety, civil rights and discrimination work, global policy application. Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning models is a plus. 
• 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
• Possess a highly-developed sense of urgency in time sensitive and high stakes matters
• Demonstrated record of entrepreneurial, quick-thinking, pragmatic, business-oriented advice that properly balances both legal risk and business rew