Senior Legal Counsel (Remote)

About the role

Emerging Travel Group, a global travel-tech company operating in over 220 source markets since 2010, is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for its Finance & Legal department. The position is fully remote and open to candidates qualified to practice law in England & Wales, the US or an EU Member State, who are willing to work in the European time zone.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and public-facing legal documentation, and structure contractual frameworks while identifying legal and commercial risks.
• Support the design and launch of new travel products, booking flows, payment solutions and commercial models across multiple jurisdictions, advising on booking flows, ancillary products, customer journeys, cancellations and refunds.
• Support international expansion, including market entry projects and local regulatory assessments.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and advise on consumer protection, e-commerce, travel regulation, package travel, intermediary liability, payment regulation and digital platform regulation.
• Advise on payment flows, merchant models and PSP integrations, and lead the implementation of regulatory changes while coordinating external counsel across jurisdictions.

Required profile

• Qualified to practise law in England & Wales, the US or an EU Member State.
• 7+ years of post-qualification experience, including significant in-house legal experience supporting international consumer technology, digital platform or travel technology businesses across the EU, UK and US.
• Substantial in-house experience supporting an OTA, bedbank, travel marketplace, travel distribution platform or travel technology business.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Required skills

• Strong experience in international contracting under common law and civil law jurisdictions and cross-border commercial matters.
• Understanding of EU, UK and US legal frameworks for online travel businesses, including consumer protection, e-commerce, package travel, payment regulation, digital platform regulation and privacy laws.
• Ability to independently manage complex international legal matters and coordinate external counsel.
• Project management skills and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate legal risks in a business-oriented way.

What we offer

• Flexible schedules and the opportunity to work remotely.
• Internal programmes for training, soft skills and leadership development.
• Partial compensation for external training and conferences.
• Corporate English school and corporate prices on hotels and travel services.
• An extra non-working day (MyTime Day Off).