Lead Counsel, Community Trust

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 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.</span></p></div><p><strong>The Community You Will Join</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>The Difference You Will Make</strong></p> <p>We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated attorney to join us as Lead Counsel, Community Trust to provide legal support and counseling on fraud and safety defenses and enforcement, community support, law enforcement operations, global crisis management and disaster response. 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>A Typical Day</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the Fraud &amp; Safety Operations team in proactive defenses and reactive interventions to help keep our community safe</li> <li>Support on user Customer Support escalations, including analysis, and advice on an array of matters that implicate Airbnb policies and policy enforcement&nbsp;</li> <li>Assess, manage, and provide legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders regarding global legal risks, life safety and law enforcement operations, and related internal investigations</li> <li>Ability to both advise on and drive cross-functio