Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

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When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want trivago to be the obvious choice. By comparing prices from major booking sites, we’re making it easy for people to find hotels they want at a price they’ll love. In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn everyday, innovate, and make an enduring mark on the travel industry. A career at trivago is a journey designed for people who crave continuous development and want to thrive in a high‑performing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead high‑value negotiations: Draft, review, and negotiate major commercial agreements including SaaS contracts, insertion orders, vendor contracts, and Data Processing Agreements.
• Accelerate business growth: Partner with Sales, Procurement, and B2B teams to close complex, cross‑border deals, balancing business opportunity and legal risk.
• Advance legal operations: Create contract templates, playbooks, and self‑service tools that make compliance and contracting faster and easier across the organization.
• Guide regulatory strategy: Stay ahead of legal developments by advising on compliance with the Platform‑to‑Business Regulation, Digital Services Act, and Digital Markets Act.
• Champion legal education: Design and deliver targeted training to boost legal literacy and confident decision‑making throughout trivago.
• Resolve escalations: Advise on escalated customer, regulator, and partner issues where your judgement is crucial.
• Expand your scope: Take on emerging and interdisciplinary topics such as intellectual property, privacy, AI regulation, and litigation management.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified to practice law, having passed the German Second State Examination. You are also admitted to practice law in any U.S. state or hold a qualification from an EU jurisdiction, all with outstanding academic results.
• At least 5 years of post‑qualification experience, combining top‑tier law firm and in‑house roles, specifically within the tech or scale‑up sector.
• Proven track record independently leading complex B2B negotiations and contract drafting in a global business context.
• Solid grounding in commercial law, complemented by experience or strong interest in areas such as IP, privacy, litigation, and emerging tech regulation.
• Able to explain nuanced legal concepts in clear, accessible English to a global audience.
• Proactive, solutions‑focused, and comfortable steering projects both independently and collaboratively.
• Thrives in dynamic, often ambiguous environments and sees change as an opportunity to drive legal and business value.

Preferred Experience

• Professional experience in the travel industry, particularly in the online travel agency business.
• In‑depth understanding of SEC regulatory requirements, provisions, and compliance standards.
• Proven track record navigating Platform‑to‑Business, Digital Services Act, and Digital Markets Act regulatory complexities.
• Passion for experimentation with legal tech, AI tools, and scalable internal legal systems.

Contact Information

Thank you for considering a career at trivago! Our commitment to fostering an inclusive and enriching environment for all talents is at the heart of what we do. Should any questions arise before you apply, feel free to reach out to us at joinus@trivago.com.