4 days ago

Legal Counsel: B2B Commercial (EU)

Booking.com

Amsterdam

4 days ago

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Booking Holdings is seeking a Legal Counsel for B2B Commercial (EU) to join their Amsterdam-based team. The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, providing legal advice, and collaborating with stakeholders across the business. Candidates should have 3-5 years of legal experience, excellent drafting skills, and fluency in English.

HybridFull-timeMid LevelDraftingNegotiation

Legal Counsel: B2B Commercial (EU)

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HybridFull-timeMid LevelDrafting

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid

Experience Required

5 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Approx. 3-5 years practicing law

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

DraftingNegotiationProject ManagementLegal ResearchCommercial AwarenessMicrosoft OfficeGoogle SuiteCompetition LawPlatform RegulationMarketing RegulationData PrivacyConsumer ProtectionLitigation ManagementDispute ResolutionRisk Mitigation

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailOrganizational SkillsCollaborationCommunicationCommercial AwarenessConfidenceProfessionalism

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

In-house ExperienceBig Firm ExperienceExperience in Online Marketplace or Travel/E-commerce

Key Responsibilities

•Liaising directly with business units as a reliable and commercially minded first point of contact within legal for specific projects and business stakeholders.
•Drafting and negotiating clear and commercially appropriate legal agreements with strategic partners, within agreed parameters and guidelines.
•Continually review and assess precedents and guidelines to ensure innovation and boldness while recognising the agreed risk appetite.
•Be well structured, clear and organised, with an ability to prioritise and drive progress within a very fast paced environment.
•Demonstrate a collaborative approach to getting the job done, drawing on technical specialist support from other members of the Legal team and with a range of stakeholders both within the business and externally.
•Research new legal and commercial topics and confidentially turn research into pragmatic legal advice and actions.
•Create and present guidance documents and training materials, including playbooks, for teams within the business under the direction of the members of the Legal team.
•Support with the creation and implementation of efficient and scalable ways of working to enable sustainable business growth, including the implementation and fine-tuning of legal tech solutions (such as eContracting tools).
•Support and provide legal input on new commercial constructs and business funnels (e.g. commission tiers, uplift/margin models, rebates, cross-brand supply and ads for various channels such as WL, API and App) and work with finance, tax and accounting to design defensible frameworks and documentation.
•Work with the EU legal team to support B2B litigation management, employment matters within the EU, dispute resolution, and risk mitigation strategies, including horizon scanning, for the EU. Ensure compliance in a dynamic regulatory landscape (inc. DMA/DSA and EU Commission engagement).

Legal CounselB2BCommercialEUTravelTechnologyHybridFull-timeAmsterdam

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailOrganizational SkillsCollaborationCommunicationCommercial AwarenessConfidenceProfessionalism

Key Responsibilities

•Liaising directly with business units as a reliable and commercially minded first point of contact within legal for specific projects and business stakeholders.

•Drafting and negotiating clear and commercially appropriate legal agreements with strategic partners, within agreed parameters and guidelines.

•Continually review and assess precedents and guidelines to ensure innovation and boldness while recognising the agreed risk appetite.

•Be well structured, clear and organised, with an ability to prioritise and drive progress within a very fast paced environment.

•Demonstrate a collaborative approach to getting the job done, drawing on technical specialist support from other members of the Legal team and with a range of stakeholders both within the business and externally.

•Research new legal and commercial topics and confidentially turn research into pragmatic legal advice and actions.

•Create and present guidance documents and training materials, including playbooks, for teams within the business under the direction of the members of the Legal team.

•Support with the creation and implementation of efficient and scalable ways of working to enable sustainable business growth, including the implementation and fine-tuning of legal tech solutions (such as eContracting tools).

•Support and provide legal input on new commercial constructs and business funnels (e.g. commission tiers, uplift/margin models, rebates, cross-brand supply and ads for various channels such as WL, API and App) and work with finance, tax and accounting to design defensible frameworks and documentation.

•Work with the EU legal team to support B2B litigation management, employment matters within the EU, dispute resolution, and risk mitigation strategies, including horizon scanning, for the EU. Ensure compliance in a dynamic regulatory landscape (inc. DMA/DSA and EU Commission engagement).