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OpenTable · 3 days ago

Senior Director, Legal

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$220K/yr - $260K/yr

8+ years exp

OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc., is seeking a highly skilled and motivated attorney to join its Legal team as a Senior Director, Legal. This role involves overseeing litigation and employment matters while providing strategic leadership across commercial, product, and regulatory issues in a fast-paced technology environment.

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Responsibilities

Provide strategic advice, decision-making support, and leadership across the full range of legal issues facing the company

Manage and mentor a team of commercial and product attorneys, ensuring consistent, practical, and business-oriented legal advice across functions

Collaborate with our senior leadership and advise on high visibility, high impact strategic initiatives and commercial partnerships and product launches

Serve as an escalation point for the team on high-impact or time-sensitive matters

Support the company’s engagement with regulators, industry groups, and external stakeholders where appropriate

Oversee active litigation and dispute matters, coordinating with external counsel as needed

Provide strategic guidance to minimize exposure and resolve disputes effectively

Manage internal stakeholder communication, document collection, and timelines related to litigation matters

Serve as lead advisor on global employment policies, procedures, and applicable labor law requirements

Provide practical, business-oriented advice on a broad range of employment law issues, including performance management, terminations, employee relations issues, pay transparency, immigration, equity/compensation, and workplace accommodations

Partner with the People Team (HRBPs, HR Ops, Recruiting, Compensation & Benefits) to design and implement legally-compliant policies, programs, and processes

Collaborate with the Compliance & Ethics team on sensitive workplace investigations, company-wide compliance programs, and hotline matters

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)Litigation managementEmployment law expertiseRegulatory knowledgeStrategic thinkingTeam leadershipCommunicationCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsAdaptability

Required

Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law

Minimum 8 years of combined law firm and in-house experience, with a strong focus on strategic initiatives, employment law and litigation management

Proven ability to manage complex contracts, litigation matters, and employment-related legal issues

Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to advise executives and cross-functional teams effectively

Demonstrated success managing outside counsel and achieving cost-efficient, strategic outcomes in litigation

Experience managing and mentoring attorneys; demonstrated ability to lead a team

Highly strategic and analytical with strong ability to issue-spot, assess and communicate risks, make common-sense decisions in the face of ambiguity, and find flexible/creative solutions to achieve business goals

Ability to balance multiple matters simultaneously and to respond quickly to shifting priorities

Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to make sound decisions in ambiguous or fast-moving environments

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to build trust across all levels of the organization

Excellent judgment, high integrity, and strong interpersonal skills, and a 'can-do' attitude. Highly motivated, resourceful, and able to balance multiple priorities under tight deadlines

Adaptability and openness to taking on new or unfamiliar legal areas

Preferred

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks relevant to technology companies (e.g., competition, consumer protection) strongly preferred

Benefits

Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year

Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth

Company-paid subscription to Headspace

Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)

Paid parental leave

Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday

Paid volunteer time

Development Dollars

Leadership development

Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings

Travel Discounts

Employee Resource Groups

Free lunch 2 days per week

Convenient downtown SF office location close to the Montgomery MUNI and BART stations.

Building amenities, such as a gym, dog policy, & bike parking

Health benefits

Flexible spending account

Retirement benefits

Life insurance

Paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays)

Parental leave benefits

Annual bonus

Equity grant

Company

OpenTable

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OpenTable operates as an online restaurant booking service that enables guests to discover and book tables. It is a sub-organization of Booking Holdings.

Founded in 1998

San Francisco, California, USA

1001-5000 employees