Legal Counsel

Job Description Summary

Serve as Legal Counsel supporting Hospitality Travel Intelligence business unit.  

Support the Travel Intelligence business unit as the first level legal advisor, including supporting for the Travel Intelligence partnership team, data governance matters, and commercial contracting activities. Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including SaaS, data licensing, technology partner, and data distribution agreements. Provide clear, pragmatic legal advice to senior business stakeholders, contribute to the review and launch of new products, and support Go-To-Market and product strategies. Manage legal aspects of partner and vendor relationships, including support on strategic partnerships. Advise on applicable regulatory and compliance frameworks.

Provide day-to-day legal support across the business by actively engaging across the organization, including product, sales, account management, order management, VISTA, finance, R&D, operations, CISO, Risk and Complaince, IP, Group Privacy Unit, regulatory team. Provide legal support for cross-functional initiatives that expand Travel Intelligence offerings across Travel Unit and Travel Distribution customer segments, ensuring alignment with broader commercial and strategic objectives.  Lead the coordination on compliance, data privacy, and data governance matters as they relate to the Travel Intelligence business; exercise discretion in keeping HOS Legal leadership informed of any relevant matters. 

Provide practical business-oriented solutions to complex legal issues. Manage competing priorities and multi-task in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

As a Legal Counsel your role will be to:

Business & Commercial Support

• Provide legal advice across the full product lifecycle for Travel Intelligence solutions
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements (e.g. SaaS, DaaS, data licensing, technology partnerships, distribution agreements)
• Advise Destinations & More Sales organization across multiple customer segments (e.g. Airlines, Airports, Retail, Financial Services)

Risk, Compliance & Data Governance

• Lead legal support on compliance, data privacy, and data governance matters
• Ensure contracts, templates, and practices align with regulatory and business changes
• Collaborate with Privacy, Risk & Compliance, CISO, and Data Governance teams

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Support

• Act as a trusted advisor to business, product, sales, and operations teams

• Partner with internal stakeholders across Legal, Finance, R&D, and Customer Organizations
• Support cross-functional projects expanding Travel Intelligence solutions

General Legal & Operational Support

• Maintain and update legal templates (MSAs, partner/vendor agreements, data sharing agreements)
• Support development and updates of terms & conditions across products
• Support broader Hospitality legal topics when required

About the ideal candidate:

Experience

• Qualified lawyer with 10+ years PQE
• Strong experience in commercial, IT, SaaS or data-related contracts
• Background in law firm and/or in-house environment
• Experience in complex negotiations and stakeholder management

Skills & Knowledge

• Solid understanding of SaaS, data governance, and regulatory frameworks
• Strong drafting, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a global environment

Education & Languages

• Law degree (LLM is a plus)
• Fluent in English; additional European language is a plus

Tools

• Familiarity with legal tech and contract management tools (e.g. Ironclad)

What we can offer you:       

• A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including bonus, equity, pension plan, travel, life and healthcare insurance, as well as lunch and transport allowance and other benefits.

• A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.
• Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.
• A caring environment - Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.
• A flexible working model - We want our employees to do their best work, wherever and however it works best for them.
• A diverse and inclusive community - We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.
• A Reliable Company - Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.
• A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

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