Romania - Commercial Counsel, Legal

Booking Holdings Romania is a Center of Excellence based in Bucharest, Romania and was created to support the increasing business demands of the Booking Holdings Brands. The Center of Excellence provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, leading industry best practices, and collaboration opportunities across all of our Brands.

As part of our Booking Holdings Romania team, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the world's leading provider of online travel, with a mission of making it easier for everyone to experience the world through five-primary consumer facing brands: , Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable.

Role description

Booking Holdings Inc. is looking for a Commercial Counsel, Legal to provide global legal support from our Center of Excellence (COE) located in Bucharest, Romania.  

The Commercial Counsel will provide legal support as part of the Booking Holdings Commercial Legal team, working closely with senior leaders in the legal teams for Booking Holdings Inc. and its affiliated brands.  The role will have a focus on working on Cyber and Information Technology (IT) and software  global vendor agreements, as well as a variety of other contracts and projects supporting the Booking Holdings Legal team.

This role provides a hybrid way of working with an onsite presence of 2 days/week.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

Manage a diverse range of procurement agreements for Booking Holdings, which may be used  by our global subsidiaries with focus on Cyber and IT vendors;

Provide advice on legal questions needed to unlock challenges and move commercial agreements forward; 

Draft and negotiate procurement agreements, relying on our own precedents and templates where appropriate, and managing the process from inception through to signature;

Work directly and regularly with the procurement team, relevant stakeholders, and the wider global business as a reliable and commercial-minded legal point of contact;

Master applicable processes and guidelines relating to contract intake and review and provide support to the Booking Holdings' Legal team in order to update and implement such processes and guidelines;

Be well-structured, clear and organized, with an ability to prioritize and drive progress within a very fast paced environment;

Attend and contribute to the regular meetings of the Booking Holdings' Legal team and other attorneys and key subject matter experts at affiliated brands;

Demonstrate a collaborative approach to getting the job done, with a range of stakeholders both within the business and externally;

Create and deliver guidance documents and training material for teams within the business;

Other related responsibilities supporting the Booking Holdings Legal team as needed, including but not limited to creating vendor contracting playbooks, templates, and applicable policies, assisting with training the business, subsidiary-related commercial projects, intercompany arrangements, etc.

Role Qualifications and Requirements

Legal, regulatory and negotiation skills:

EU law degree

At least 5 years' experience in a reputable law firm and/or in-house team

Commercial and contract drafting experience for a wide range of procurement agreements with focus on Cyber and IT contracts, required

Experience providing legal services in technology, travel or consumer goods spaces a plus 

Knowledge of global privacy legal regulations and requirements and familiarity with privacy provisions in agreements 

Familiarity with US-based contracts a plus

Communications & Organizational Skills:

Fluency in English - Ability to work and communicate directly in English

Strong negotiation skills

Strong writing and editing skills and solid organizational skills

Ability to work well with colleagues around the world and manage with ease both time-sensitive and long-term projects

Superior problem-solving skills, leadership qualities, ability to influence, communications, consulting, and team/interpersonal skills

Ability to work collaboratively with others from any functional area, background, or location to influence thinking, and gain acceptance  

Ability to comfortably work with both technical and non-technical audiences and to work with and through all levels in an organization

Other Skills:

International experience:  Self-awareness of communication style and cultural differences.

Consultative style:  Ability to formulate and articulate a perspective and present it in a manner that generates understanding and alignment.

Self-motivated and capable of operating independently with limited oversight.  Strong sense of personal accountability for work tasks. 

Comfort dealing with ambiguity and a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

Assertive, intellectually curious and self starter personality 

Benefits & Perks

Contributing to a high scale, complex, world renowned product and seeing real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide

Working in a fast-paced and performance driven culture

Technical, behavioral and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Vast amounts of data to validate your ideas and the opportunity to experiment with real users

Booking Holdings is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.