Associate Counsel, Growth & Partnerships (Hybrid)

Overview

As Associate Counsel for Growth & Partnerships, you will support a fast-paced legal function handling commercial and marketing matters for OpenTable’s global footprint. You’ll work with cross-functional partners to balance risk with commercial goals, shaping campaigns, partnerships, licensing, and content use. You’ll provide pragmatic legal guidance on advertising, IP, and regulatory compliance across UK/EU markets and beyond. The role offers meaningful impact by enabling marketing initiatives while maintaining legal guardrails and scalable resources.

Pay / Benefits

• 5 weeks paid vacation
• private health & dental insurance
• hybrid work model (in-office 2x/week)
• therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Headspace subscription
• annual company-wide week off

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate international marketing, advertising, partnership, licensing, vendor, client, NDA, and service agreements
• Review and approve advertising materials to ensure global compliance (online, social, promotions, content clearance, releases)
• Advise on brand, IP, trademark and copyright matters, content clearance, licensing, and rights of publicity
• Advise cross-functional teams on global regulatory and marketing compliance obligations (consumer protection, endorsements, advertising)
• Provide business-forward risk advice and strategic solutions to partners
• Develop scalable legal resources (templates, playbooks, guidance, self-service tools) for Marketing, Partnerships, and related teams
• Liaise with cross-functional teams, Booking Holdings, and outside counsel as needed

Key requirements

• 3+ years’ experience supporting marketing, advertising, and commercial contracting functions
• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales (or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of advertising requirements (ASA/CAP), UK GDPR, promotional marketing laws, and IP licensing
• Negotiation and close of routine commercial agreements
• Strong judgment, communication, and business-oriented approach to risk management
• Collaborative, proactive, and able to work independently across teams

• collaborative
• proactive
• business-oriented decision-making
• advertising compliance (ASA/CAP, UK GDPR)
• IP licensing (trademarks/copyright)
• content clearance and rights of publicity

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