Global Litigation Counsel | Regulatory Strategy

Airbnb; California (MO); On-site; USD 210,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb’s Legal team is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel, Litigation based in California to own high-stakes disputes, investigations, and strategic counseling from assessment to resolution. You will lead outside counsel and partner with compliance, public policy, and product teams in a fast-paced, global environment.

You should have 8+ years of significant litigation experience, a California bar in good standing, and a track record across commercial tort, regulatory, and tech sector matters.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of significant litigation experience with end-to-end ownership of complex matters.
• Active California bar membership in good standing; Florida bar admission is a plus.
• Background in commercial tort, regulatory, tax controversy, class action, and trial work.
• Experience preparing witnesses, including senior leaders, for deposition and trial.
• Track record of managing outside counsel on high-exposure matters.
• Time spent at or representing technology companies strongly preferred.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to advocate firmly while remaining open-minded.
• Organized, self-directed, able to juggle multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.
• Coordinated proceeding work a plus, including California JCCPs.
• Interest in expanding practice scope; attention to detail and comfort with ambiguity.
• Passion for travel and home sharing; appreciation for the Airbnb community.
• Humor, low drama, and a bias toward getting things done.
• Willing to travel several times per quarter depending on case needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic leader on a diverse portfolio of complex litigation and pre-litigation matters across numerous jurisdictions.
• Handle highly sensitive matters with judgment, discretion, and care for everyone involved.
• Manage outside counsel across the full life of a case: budget, strategy, work product, and results.
• Drive matters through every stage, from early case assessment and witness preparation through depositions, mediation, and settlement recommendations to leadership.
• Proactively identify and resolve potential disputes, giving business clients practical risk mitigation advice that supports their objectives.
• Partner with compliance, public policy, and legal colleagues inside and outside Airbnb to solve problems that cross functions and borders.
• Analyze legal risk across the business, including in the development of new products and services.
• Build processes and procedures that scale with a rapidly growing global business.

Skills

Litigation

Regulatory affairs

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

J.D. degree

California bar admission

Bar admission in Florida (plus)

Job description

Airbnb’s Legal team is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel, Litigation based in California to own high-stakes disputes, investigations, and strategic counseling from assessment to resolution. You will lead outside counsel and partner with compliance, public policy, and product teams in a fast-paced, global environment.

You should have 8+ years of significant litigation experience, a California bar in good standing, and a track record across commercial tort, regulatory, and tech sector matters.