Booking Holdings

1 month ago

Senior Managing Counsel, Commercial, BKNG Fintech Legal

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Job Summary

Senior legal leader providing strategic US Fintech Commercial support across Booking Holdings brands, negotiating high-value partnerships in payments, fintech and financial services while shaping scalable, compliant commercial strategies in a global, multi-brand environment.

Location: New York

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the negotiation, drafting and execution of complex, high value partnerships with financial institutions, payment networks, fintech providers, and strategic technology partners, securing strong commercial outcomes while protecting the business against foreseeable legal and regulatory risk.
•Act as a single point of contact for the US Fintech Commercial Partnership teams, independently advising on priority commercial initiatives and escalations, and making commercially grounded recommendations on complex deal structures, risk trade-offs and approval paths.
•Design pragmatic legal strategies and risk mitigations for new commercial models and product-linked partnership initiatives (including payments infrastructure, embedded finance, and alternative payment models), and coordinates input from external and internal subject matter experts.
•Support in establishing and standardizing global contracting frameworks, and risk allocation models across jurisdictions and brands including delegations of authority, decision-making frameworks and compliance with internal policies and controls.
•As a senior member of the Fintech Legal Team, drive strong ways of working, sets high standards for drafting, negotiation and risk calibration, strengthens collaboration and knowledge sharing, and drives cross-brand efficiency and velocity through AI- and automation-led process improvements.
•Manage external counsel and scopes support in line with business priorities and budget.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Gym MembershipDiscountsHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

•Qualified lawyer with 8+ years’ PQE (or equivalent) with a mix of in-house and big firm experience; license to practice in New York; exceptional drafting and negotiation skills.
•Extensive experience advising on fintech, payments, financial services, and complex global commercial transactions.
•Good understanding of regulations covering payments, fintech, money transmission, EMI/PI frameworks, lending/BNPL, AML/CTF, fraud, sanctions, crypto/virtual assets, and data-driven financial services.
•Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive decisions in a matrixed, global organization; experience in global, cross-brand contexts.
•Experience in-house at a global technology, fintech, or payments organization; hands-on advisory role with product and commercial teams.

Experience:8+ yearsFintechPaymentsFinancial services

Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)

Skills:NegotiationLeadershipCommunicationInfluencingStrategic thinking

Company Brief

Booking Holdings

Operates a portfolio of online travel and related services brands, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, and Kayak, providing lodging reservations, flights, and other travel products to consumers and partners worldwide.

Industry: TravelTech

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Norwalk, United States

Founded: 1997

Website LinkedIn

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Booking Holdings

1 month ago

Senior Managing Counsel, Commercial, BKNG Fintech Legal

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 9 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: New York

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the negotiation, drafting and execution of complex, high value partnerships with financial institutions, payment networks, fintech providers, and strategic technology partners, securing strong commercial outcomes while protecting the business against foreseeable legal and regulatory risk.
•Act as a single point of contact for the US Fintech Commercial Partnership teams, independently advising on priority commercial initiatives and escalations, and making commercially grounded recommendations on complex deal structures, risk trade-offs and approval paths.
•Design pragmatic legal strategies and risk mitigations for new commercial models and product-linked partnership initiatives (including payments infrastructure, embedded finance, and alternative payment models), and coordinates input from external and internal subject matter experts.
•Support in establishing and standardizing global contracting frameworks, and risk allocation models across jurisdictions and brands including delegations of authority, decision-making frameworks and compliance with internal policies and controls.
•As a senior member of the Fintech Legal Team, drive strong ways of working, sets high standards for drafting, negotiation and risk calibration, strengthens collaboration and knowledge sharing, and drives cross-brand efficiency and velocity through AI- and automation-led process improvements.
•Manage external counsel and scopes support in line with business priorities and budget.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Gym MembershipDiscountsHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

•Qualified lawyer with 8+ years’ PQE (or equivalent) with a mix of in-house and big firm experience; license to practice in New York; exceptional drafting and negotiation skills.
•Extensive experience advising on fintech, payments, financial services, and complex global commercial transactions.
•Good understanding of regulations covering payments, fintech, money transmission, EMI/PI frameworks, lending/BNPL, AML/CTF, fraud, sanctions, crypto/virtual assets, and data-driven financial services.
•Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive decisions in a matrixed, global organization; experience in global, cross-brand contexts.
•Experience in-house at a global technology, fintech, or payments organization; hands-on advisory role with product and commercial teams.

Experience:8+ yearsFintechPaymentsFinancial services

Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)

Skills:NegotiationLeadershipCommunicationInfluencingStrategic thinking

Company Brief

Booking Holdings

Industry: TravelTech

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Norwalk, United States

Founded: 1997

Website LinkedIn