Commercial Lawyer, Expedia Group
Global Procurement and Real Estate
Online travel shopping company
Posted today
Online travel shopping company
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
Expedia's mission is to power global travel for everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- You are a self-starter who is keen to dive into a range of complex legal matters and have a passion and curiosity for technology
- You have experience with commercial and technology related transactions, and you are comfortable balancing legal risk and commercial objectives
- You have excellent work ethics. You are collaborative and ready to partner with Expedia teams from all over the company
- You have strong time management and prioritization skills
- You are a qualified Solicitor in England and Wales (or hold an equivalent qualification) with at least five years’ post qualification experience or other relevant work experience in an in-house environment or in a law firm
What the job involves
- Our Legal team supports all lines of business at Expedia Group and gets to work on exciting and cutting edge legal issues requiring creative and proactive legal guidance
- In this role, you will be responsible for providing legal support across multiple lines of procurement categories, including marketing, technology, professional services and real estate
- This is a collaborative, challenging and fun environment where you can do your best work as part of a highly respected legal team
- The role will be based in London and will report to the London-based Senior Director Legal, Global Procurement and Real Estate
- Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of global commercial agreements, including technology- related agreements, marketing and PR agreements, and professional services agreements
- Manage real estate transactions (leases, serviced office agreements, construction and fit-out as well as other ancillary agreements)
- Provide legal advice and training to the procurement, real estate teams and business leaders on a range of commercial and contract issues
- Coordinate across internal legal teams on a variety of matters related to commercial transactions (e.g. Privacy, IP and Employment)
- Interface with outside legal counsel on bespoke issues and manage a legal budget
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Expedia is an online travel agency. They enable users to access a wide range of services including airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, and various attractions and services via the world wide web and telephone travel agents. Its primary web businesses include Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, and Egencia.com.
Between 2021 and 2022, Expedia has been selling and merging a list of its sub-brands in a bid to simplify its operations, including Egencia and Classic Vacations. Due to plummeting share prices, mostly in the case of its sub-brands, Expedia has been leveraging its subsidiaries' customer base and merging them into the company’s core brand. Contrasting this move, Expedia has also been partnering with tech start-ups in a bid to make travel more accessible to underserved groups. Becoming Rentable, a travel company for the disabled is one of 12 startups that are part of Expedia Group’s new Open World Accelerator Programme.
What this indicates is Expedia’s shift from buying other travel companies and a move towards enhancing the experience of its preexisting customer base. This move is aiding in a long-term plan for greater long-term traveler loyalty, utilizing Expedia’s vast amounts of data, not just from reviews, but from check-in, cleanliness, communication, cancelations, etc to inform how guests experience a property.
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Company
Company benefits
- Leisure Travel Reimbursement
- Travel Discounts
- Family & Friends Discount
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Global Service Awards
- Business Travel Medical Insurance
- Matching Gifts
- Expert Medical Opinion
- New Parent Benefit
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Private Health Insurance
Company values
- Force Simplicity
- Include Consciously
- Trust Each Other
- Go Get What's Next
- Choose Fearlessly
Company HQ
Interbay, Seattle, WA
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Leadership
Peter M. Kern
(CEO, not founder)Has been a director of Expedia Group since completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off and has served as Vice Chairman of Expedia Group since June 2018. Previously CEO of Tribune Media and Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners VII, LP, a private equity firm.
People progressing
Joined as Manager - Strategic Initiatives and has been promoted multiple times to Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives after 1 year, to Director - Strategic Initiatives also after 1 year, and again to Senior Director - Strategy & Supply after 2 years. Now works as the Vice President of the Travel Agent Affiliate Program.
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