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.

The Community You Will Join: 

Airbnb’s Legal team embodies the company’s innovative, forward-thinking spirit. At the frontier of the 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.

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 Difference You Will Make:

We are in search of a Legal Counsel to cover Commercial, Corporate Governance/Company Secretarial and Legal Operations work across Asia-Pacific (APAC), as well as act as the statutory Company Secretary for India. This role reports to the Associate General Counsel, APAC, and serves as legal partner to many other teams outside Legal. Collaboration will be a key attribute as this role  will work very closely with the other members of the organisation both in the region and globally. This role is based in India.

A Typical Day: 

• Advise on, draft and negotiate commercial contracts and documents for the APAC region. 
• Fulfill statutory Company Secretary obligations for India. 
• Provide corporate governance advice and be responsible for day-to-day company secretarial compliances for entities in the APAC region (Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) - including meeting management and documentation, board resolutions, statutory filings, managing deadlines to ensure corporate compliance under applicable corporate laws and implementing good governance practices. 
• Deliver clear, effective and practical legal advice to the various business functions.
• Be adept in making sensible legal risk assessments which consider practical solutions to mitigate legal risk whilst keeping business priorities at the forefront. 
• Effectively collaborate with regional and global colleagues to (i) provide globally aligned legal advice that appropriately balances domestic and global perspectives and needs; and (ii) participate in global workstreams. 
• Help design, implement and iterate legal team processes to keep up a high level of efficiency.
• Active championship of Airbnb’s mission, ethics and integrity.
• Support for Airbnb’s commitment to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace, free of discrimination and harassment.

Your Expertise:

• Possesses a bachelor of law or its equivalent, and has qualified to practice in a major jurisdiction. 
• Is a qualified Company Secretary and an approved member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Experience acting as a Company Secretary for the purposes of the India Companies Act. 
• Fluency (reading/writing/speaking) in English is essential.
• At least 6 years’ post-qualification experience, including ideally some corporate commercial experience in practice as well as in-house and prior experience in areas such as commercial contracts and corporate governance. 
• Exceptional ability to draft and review commercial agreements.
• Consistently delivers creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results that appropriately balance growth and risk in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.
• Ability to spot key risks, analyse and practically assess risk, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Flexibility and willingness to work with all levels of the organization, and to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.
• Intellectually curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change.
• Highly collaborative with excellent communication and listening skills.
• Organised, detail-oriented and methodical, and able to effectively manage projects, deadlines, audits and investigations, and crafting workflows, protocols and processes. 
• Self-starter, driven and able to work autonomously while prioritizing competing tasks in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Empathetic, caring and humble.
• Entrepreneurial and business-orientated.
• Adaptable individual possessing high integrity, excellent judgment, a sense of humor and a love for fun and adventure. 
• International travel may be required.

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.