Counsel, Event Partnerships

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.

The Difference You Will Make:

Airbnb is seeking a seasoned commercial lawyer to serve as Counsel, Event Partnerships. Reporting to the Lead Counsel, Event Partnerships, you will be a primary day-to-day legal partner to the teams that plan, produce, and execute Airbnb’s most visible event partnerships, from global sports and entertainment sponsorships to athlete and artist experiences, fan activations, and other in-person events.

You will draft and negotiate the commercial agreements that bring these partnerships to life, advise on the diverse array of legal issues they raise, help protect Airbnb’s rights as a sponsor, and guide business teams through the practical trade-offs of moving quickly and in the public eye. Working closely with the Lead Counsel and partnering across business and legal teams, you will help create and execute impactful partnerships at speed and scale, often managing many high-profile matters at once and against tight deadlines.

This role calls for someone who excels as a partner, building trusted relationships and earning the confidence of the teams and counterparts they work with, and as a lawyer, bringing substantive expertise across commercial transactions and the sports, entertainment, marketing, and intellectual property landscape. Success calls for sound judgment, an eagerness to take on increasing responsibility, and a creative, flexible, and client-focused approach, paired with a willingness to learn and an adaptable and curious personality.

A Typical Day:

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements behind event partnerships and experiences, including sponsorship, talent, agency, venue, production and vendor agreements, licenses, NDAs, and term sheets, and advise teams on contractual terms.
• Serve as legal advisor for event sponsorship activations, while collaborating with the broader legal team.
• Monitor and report rights infringement and ambush marketing under the rights-protection programs of marquee partnerships.
• Own matters end-to-end, from intake and term sheet through negotiation, execution, and post-execution activations, maintaining trackers and reporting updates to leadership.
• Navigate cross-border, multi-entity