Associate Counsel, Innovation and Thought Leadership
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Overview
Airbnb is seeking an Associate Counsel for its Legal Department, focusing on intellectual property transactions and open source governance. The role involves partnering with technology teams to safeguard IP while fostering innovation. Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. Airbnb’s Legal Department is a global team that will require working with diverse international colleagues around the world. The successful candidate will be someone who is adaptable, collaborative and embodies Airbnb’s Core Values. Candidates will be required to approach complex legal issues with a balance for local and global perspectives, while being adaptable to cultural differences and nuances. A genuine and demonstrated interest in Airbnb and a commitment to ethics, integrity and fostering a workplace that emphasizes diversity and belonging is a must.
What you'll do
- •Provide pragmatic guidance on open source licensing, compliance, and contribution practices.
- •Work with Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, Brand, and other teams to improve open source policies and workflows.
- •Advise on open source governance topics such as usage, contributing, owning, and releasing.
- •Review external facing material before publication, flagging IP, confidentiality and trade secrets.
- •Negotiate research and data agreements with universities, covering sponsored research and publication rights.
- •Draft and review IP and licensing terms in commercial agreements.
- •Advise senior leaders on IP release and review employee outside-work requests.
- •Build and maintain playbooks, templates, and training for common IP and open source questions.
- •Provide practical legal advice on IP matters for data science, engineering, and business teams.
Conditions
- •Base pay range: $157,000 — $185,000 USD.
- •May be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
- •Remote eligible position with occasional office work.