Role Description:
About Us: At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
The Legal Counsel - Regulatory Strategy collaborates with the business on compliant product launches and iterations, contract negotiations and the implementation of new regulation into our existing product offerings with a focus on data-related and AI initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Knowledge of and experience with relevant regulations, including competition law, consumer protection laws, AI regulations, online platform regulations, Digital Markets Act (DMA), Digital Services Act (DSA) and privacy laws
• Previous experience in law firms, regulators and/or multinational companies working on complex regulatory matters across jurisdictions
• Basic project management experience and commercial awareness
• Ability to be proactive and creative, while understanding risk trade-offs
• Ability to combine high quality legal work and organizational requirements (including budget setting)
• Ability to translate legal requirements across different functions
• Familiarity with data and AI rules applicable to online platforms.
• Alignment with Booking.com’s values (Customer First, Succeed Together, Own It, Learn Forever, Do the Right Thing)
• Flexible and adaptable, able to work under pressure, and learn from mistakes
• Ability to build constructive relationships across the business
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate in small/medium groups; strong influencer in 1:1 and small groups .

WHO WE ARE?

We are an award winning team of around 200 professionals from 36+ nationalities, with lawyers qualified in multiple jurisdictions and non-lawyers specializing in public policy, economics, compliance, and risk. We have been recognised and shortlisted individually and as a team by the Legal 500 GC Powerlist, Assoc. of Corp Counsel, Global Competition Review, The Lawyer GC of the Year (shortlisted), Compliance Week and the Financial Times. We encourage active participation in the industry, with board membership and representation at industry bodies at multiple levels, starting with our Chief Legal & Public Affairs Officer, who is currently ACC President for Europe. We also engage with stakeholders on policy issues impacting travel and tech innovation, including through our new public affairs blog, “A World Worth Experiencing.”

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Carrying out the evaluation of complex product design, including GenAI based initiatives, against global competition and consumer protection regulatory regimes as well as other relevant impactful regulations (e.g. platform-to-business regulations, geo-pricing regulations, the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act and other equivalents).
• Working on the implementation of new regulations in various areas of the business
• Efficiently collecting and analysing input from business teams, partnering with other legal teams, and escalating any critically strategic decisions.
• Presenting and providing recommendations on complex matters, advising Booking.com’s leadership team on legal risks and the appropriate trade offs
• Actively maintaining legal budget for owned matters, ensuring external counsel are effectively managed

THIS ROLE DOES NOT COME WITH RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive