Total 2 job vacancies by 1011 Amadeus IT Group S.A.

As a Legal Counsel you will be supporting Hospitality's Distribution and Media business unit.  That will involve providing first-level legal support to the Media Destinations Sales team and Hotel Distribution team, including drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements (e.g., SaaS, advertising service, technology agreements and distribution agreements). 

You will also be responsible for providing support on vendor and partner agreements related to the Distribution & Media area.  Provide general advice and assistance to the business including liaising with sales, account management, product teams, order management, finance, R&D, CISO, and Privacy Unit.  You will assist with compliance and data privacy matters as they relate to the Distribution and Media areas.  

As a Legal Counsel you will provide practical business-oriented solutions to complex legal issues and manage competing priorities and multi-task in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

You will be joining a team of experts who constantly learn, refine, and improve their skills and knowledge in these rapidly evolving fields, including the use of the Amadeus DSP to execute and optimize digital advertising campaigns.

In this role you’ll:

• Support the fast-growing business areas of Media (Digital Media, Travel Seller Media, Destinations Sales) and Amadeus Hospitality Hotel Distribution, including drafting and negotiating of a variety of commercial agreements (e.g., services agreements, distribution agreements, advertising technology agreements, SaaS agreements). 
• Provide strategic support and legal counsel regarding the expansion of the Amadeus Media Demand Side Platform in NORAM and APAC. Provide solution-oriented, responsive, and commercially practical legal advice, while containing legal risks and exposure to the maximum extent possible. 
• Liaise internally to ensure all escalations and approvals are obtained throughout all processes. Role includes direct and significant interfacing and negotiating with HOS mid and some senior level business and product teams and external lawyers; consulting with other support units in Legal (regulatory, IP, Privacy, Data Governance, etc.) as necessary. It will be key to understanding the broad product suite as well as the digital advertising environment.
• Support all compliance and risk management initiatives related to business areas supported. 
• Ensure Amadeus general and Hospitality-specific policies and standards are maintained and enforced consistently. 
• Liaise and collaborate with Amadeus privacy, risk & compliance, Data Governance, and CISO teams to ensure uniform enforcement of policies and minimization of risk.  These activities also require appropriate levels of knowledge to be shared with other legal team members, especially the Hospitality General Counsel.   Work on compliance-related projects as they arise.                                                                 
• Serve as trusted legal advisor to the supported business areas. 
• Review and respond to a variety of questions from the business. 
• Support and liaise with various internal areas, including product, sales, account management, CISO, operations, technology and engineering, marketing, finance, delivery, customer care, order management and communications.  Provide practical business-oriented solutions to complex legal issues.  You will be required to provide expedient, reliable, off-the-cuff advice on a wide variety of general issues relating to the supported business areas.  You will manage competing priorities and multi-task in a fast-paced, demanding environment. As necessary, liaise with external counsel and procure input and advice in a cost-effective manner.                                                               
• Work with manager to maintain and update all HOS Distribution, Media, Data Provision templates and policies.  The role will also require coordinating with all applicable teams to update terms as products evolve and customer feedback is taken into account.  Assist with the continuous updating of the online terms and conditions, including general terms, product-specific terms and third-party terms.                            
• Provide legal support on various other matters, such as conducting legal research, performing due diligence/data mining reviews, assistance with the preparation of negotiation guidelines, preparation, and delivery of legal training to the business, assisting in the development of processes/systems to streamline the delivery of legal services to the company (e.g., automation and other efficiency-related initiatives), and ad hoc matters/projects, as they arise.     
• Responsible for remaining abreast of key developments in the digital advertising industry with a particular focus on privacy, data usage, and industry specific technologies. Collaboration with both internal and external specialists in these areas and guiding the business on cutting-edge industry technology matters, including the Amadeus Media Demand Side Platform (Amadeus DSP).

About the ideal candidate

• Law degree from a superior US or European school. Preferably also an LLM/LLB
• Qualified lawyer with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) with a demonstrable record of success in prior roles. 
• Experience in the SaaS industry, preferably with some experience in Media and data privacy.  
• Experience drafting and negotiating customer contracts, preferably Media (digital advertising)/ SaaS agreements. 
• Ideal candidate will have experience in a high caliber law firm (plus, if also has in-house experience), experience in transactional or IT/ digital advertising law practice, experience drafting and negotiating a variety of and complex commercial agreements (a plus if candidate has experience with technology or media agreements). 

Skills:

• Position requires a high degree of organization and ability to handle many tasks simultaneously, as well as ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. 
• Possession of strong analytical and writing skills, as well as strong negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills required. 
• Ability to quickly get up to speed on the hospitality area and the Amadeus Hospitality product portfolio, especially the distribution and media business and its objectives. 
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multi-task in a fast moving, global environment. 
• Ability to provide practical business-oriented solutions.
• A plus if candidate has experience providing legal support within travel industry.

Business Environment

The Amadeus Hospitality Media Department is responsible for providing tailored digital advertising services to Hotel, Destination Marketing, Airline, and Airport customer. Such services include creating value propositions, managing content, positioning the brand, executing campaigns, creating strategic briefings, designing communication strategies, and serving as a point of contact for internal stakeholders.

What we can offer

An extensive range of benefits including:

• Be part of a multi-cultural team with international scope. 
• Benefit from a permanent contract and a competitive employee benefits package such as pension plan, travel, life and healthcare insurance as well as lunch allowance.
• Skill development and career path.
• Experience in one of the world’s top IT companies.
• You will be based in Madrid or Barcelona Office (Hybrid Model).

Working at Amadeus, you will find:

🎯 A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

🌎 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 complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

🌟 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.

Application process

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Diversity & Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

The Payments Unit is a strategic business growth area for Amadeus.

The business plans foresee an aggressive short term ramp up of resources and new business opportunities. The Travel Payments area is highly complex and dynamic, with a global reach.

We are looking for a driven, ambitious legal individual with a genuine interest in financial technology and payments.

In this role you'll:

1. Manage the strategy

• Plan, build and execute against strategic objectives and projects of the Payments Business Unit, including M&A, e-money license or similar strategic initiatives across the Merchant, Payer and PIB portfolio, coordinating with senior management in the Business Unit and in the Office of the General Counsel

• Attend senior leadership meetings to discuss strategy and risks relating to payments business initiatives and provide deep dive analysis and recommendations

• Be a trusted advisor to the senior management team of the Payments Business Unit ensuring General Counsel is aware and briefed 

2. Be a trusted legal advisor 

• Lead the legal team supporting the fast-growing Payments Business Unit to deliver a best in class legal service to the business

• Ensure that products and processes are developed in a compliant manner working closely with colleagues in the regulatory and compliance teams (Product Counselling)

• Supervise delivery of advice, support and business-led negotiation on Payment Business Unit agreements end-to-end, covering both customer and partner agreements

• Manage disputes, working closely with the Head of Payments BU to develop effective strategies.

3. Manage external services and operational efficiencies 

• Oversee choice, quality and costs of global portfolio of external counsel, managing relationship with responsible law firm Partner, to control cost and provision of timely advice

• Serve as the legal entry point for business transactions, collaborating with subject matter experts on various legal activities such as IP, regulatory constraints, risk assessments, compliance topics including privacy, data and industry affairs 

• Drive operational efficiency, enhancing legal transaction operations and managing budget contributions

4. Lead the team. Manage knowledge and industry expertise 

• Set ambitious team objectives and leverage team skills to achieve business outcomes

• Network and represent Amadeus and the Payments Business Unit at a senior level, ideally with connections in the Legal Payments industry 

• Foster talent, providing coaching and support to rising starts within the team

• Stay ahead of legal and regulatory developments, proactively adapting strategies to industry changes

About the ideal candidate

- University legal degree (post-graduate qualification desirable) at a top tier University

- 10-15 years relevant post-qualification legal experience

- Experience managing teams and solid practice in C-level communications

- Deep understanding of payments industry required, including familiarity with applicable regulatory frameworks 

- English at a proficiency level

What we can offer

- Working for a company that has been voted as a Top Employer of Europe 

- A competitive salary and extensive range of benefits including life, travel and health insurance

- Impact millions of travelers from all around the globe

- 30 days paid time off and Workcation policy (30 working days from other countries)

- A well-balanced mix between work from home and collaborative work from the office

Ready to drive the wave of strategic growth in our Payments BU?

Apply now!

Diversity & Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.