Provide day-to-day legal support on intellectual property and open source matters that shape how Airbnb builds, uses, and shares technology.
Advise on IP licensing and transactions and partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen open source governance and compliance.
Support Airbnb’s Tech Brand initiatives from concept through publication—providing legal review and practical risk guidance for external communications, technical storytelling, and developer- and community-facing programs.
Enable innovation and technology-focused storytelling with clear guardrails—supporting engineering velocity while protecting Airbnb’s brand, IP, and marketplace integrity.
Draft, review, and negotiate IP-related terms in commercial and intercompany agreements.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify repeatable IP issues and help build templates, guidance, and escalation paths that enable faster, more consistent decision-making.
Review and advise on external-facing Tech Brand materials, which may include blog posts, technical articles, and engineering announcements, conference talks, presentation decks, and speaker participation, and developer/community programs, events, and related communications.

Requirements

J.D. degree and active membership in good standing in one or more U.S. jurisdictions.
At least three years of relevant legal experience (law firm, government and/or in-house), with meaningful experience in IP transactions and licensing and advising technology-focused teams.
Working knowledge of intellectual property law, including copyright, trademark, and patent fundamentals, and how these apply in technology and product contexts.
Experience drafting and negotiating IP provisions in a range of agreements (including technology-related transactions and intercompany agreements).
Working knowledge of open source licensing concepts and compliance considerations; ability to issue clear, pragmatic guidance to technical teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk-framing skills; able to make practical cost/benefit tradeoffs in a fast-moving environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear guidance for non-lawyers at all levels.
Proven ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and drive issues to resolution with high ownership.
Ability to operate independently on day-to-day matters, with sound judgment on when to escalate.

Benefits

This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

intellectual property lawIP transactionslicensingdrafting agreementsnegotiating agreementsopen source licensingcompliance considerationsrisk managementanalytical skillsproblem-solving

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationprioritizationindependent operationjudgmentstakeholder managementdecision-makingownershiptechnical storytellingcollaboration

Certifications

J.D. degreeactive membership in U.S. jurisdictions