Legal Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kazakhstan, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead and enhance the in-house legal team by establishing priorities and ensuring the organization receives clear and timely legal advice.

• Take charge of complex legal issues and coordinate with external counsel across various jurisdictions.

• Foster the professional growth of junior and mid-level members of the legal team.

• Oversee cross-functional legal projects and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the organization.

• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including partnership, B2B, B2C, licensing, and technology contracts.

• Provide guidance to teams on contractual frameworks, identify significant legal and commercial risks, and propose practical solutions.

• Assist with strategic transactions and international commercial agreements.

• Collaborate with product and business teams on travel offerings, booking processes, customer experiences, ancillary services, cancellations, refunds, and payment options.

• Offer legal insights regarding new products and business models.

• Aid in market entry and international growth, including local regulatory evaluations.

• Counsel on payment systems, merchant models, PSP integrations, and cross-border payment frameworks.

• Assist the organization in navigating regulations impacting online travel, such as consumer protection, e-commerce, package travel, intermediary liability, payments, digital platforms, and privacy.

• Monitor changes in laws and regulations, helping the business understand and address their implications.

• Ensure the company’s operations adhere to relevant requirements, including GDPR and ePrivacy.

• Support dispute resolution processes, including pre-litigation issues, arbitration, and international litigation.

• Manage intricate legal matters across jurisdictions, collaborating with internal stakeholders and external counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• Qualified to practice law in England and Wales or an EU Member State, or possesses a degree from a university in one of these regions.

• Over 8 years of post-qualification experience, including significant in-house roles with an international consumer technology, digital platform, or travel technology firm operating in the EU and UK.

• Background in working with an online travel agency (OTA), bedbank, travel marketplace, travel distribution platform, or travel technology company.

• Experience in leading or managing a legal team or taking charge of major cross-functional legal initiatives.

• Strong experience in commercial contracting across both common-law and civil-law jurisdictions.

• Comprehensive understanding of the regulations affecting online travel businesses, such as consumer protection, e-commerce, package travel, intermediary liability, payments, digital platforms, and privacy.

• Experience advising on commercial and product-related issues across multiple European jurisdictions.

• Confidence in managing complex cross-border legal matters and liaising with external counsel.

• Excellent project management abilities and the capacity to work effectively with various teams within the organization.

• A pragmatic approach to legal counsel: able to clearly explain risks and assist colleagues in determining the next steps.

• Proficient in English, both written and spoken (C1 or higher).

• Proficiency in Russian, both written and spoken, is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work remotely.

• An ambitious and supportive team that is passionate about their work, values each other, and grows together.

• Internal programs for onboarding and training, development of soft skills, and leadership capabilities.

• Partial reimbursement for participation in external training and conferences.

• Corporate English language school: Group and individual lessons, speaking clubs with colleagues from around the globe.

• Corporate discounts on hotels and travel services.

• MyTime Day Off - an additional non-working day without loss of pay.