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About the Role
OpenTable is seeking a Senior Counsel, Privacy & Product to advise Product, Engineering, Security, Commercial, Partnerships, and Marketing teams on product development, privacy, AI, security, and consumer protection. This role also involves serving as OpenTable’s Deputy Privacy Officer, managing the global privacy program and liaising with Booking Holdings, Inc. on privacy matters. It is ideal for a lawyer who enjoys collaborating with commercial, product, and technical teams, navigating emerging legal areas, and creating practical solutions for responsible innovation.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary legal partner to OpenTable’s Product, Engineering, Security, Commercial, Partnerships, and Marketing teams, providing end-to-end counseling on new products, features, data uses, integrations, consumer experiences, and other strategic initiatives.
- Serve as Deputy Privacy Officer for OpenTable, helping lead and operationalize OpenTable’s global privacy program and serving as a key liaison with BHI on privacy strategy, governance, regulatory developments, and group-wide privacy initiatives.
- Advise on global privacy and data protection requirements and embed privacy-by-design principles into OpenTable’s products and operations, including counseling on data collection, use, sharing, retention, consent, personalization, and consumer rights.
- Provide strategic legal guidance on the development, deployment, procurement, and use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, including generative AI and AI-powered product features, and help develop scalable AI governance frameworks as the regulatory landscape evolves.
- Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to Product teams regarding product development, launch, and sunsetting, with strong focus on legal risks related to data privacy, cybersecurity, data usage and ownership, consumer protection, and marketing.
- Partner closely with OpenTable’s Information Security team on cybersecurity and data security matters, including product and vendor security risk, security requirements, incident response, potential data breaches, regulatory obligations, and remediation.
- Identify and address emerging product, privacy, AI, security, consumer protection, and regulatory risks; draft and negotiate related agreements and terms; and develop scalable legal processes, policies, playbooks, and disclosures that enable the business to innovate responsibly.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant experience advising on privacy, data protection, technology, and product matters, preferably in-house at a technology, consumer, marketplace, or other high-growth company.
- J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, or equivalent legal qualification and authorization to practice law in the United Kingdom.
- Deep knowledge of U.S. and global privacy and data protection laws, including GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws, as well as global consumer protection laws, with demonstrated experience translating complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical product and business guidance.
- Significant experience providing product counseling, including partnering directly with Product and Engineering teams on new products, features, data uses, and technology initiatives from development through launch.
- Experience supporting or helping lead a global privacy program, including privacy governance, policies, compliance frameworks, and cross-functional implementation.
- Experience advising on information security and cybersecurity matters, including security requirements, incident response, and related regulatory obligations.
- Strong judgment, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with demonstrated ability to assess risk, navigate ambiguity, and provide practical advice to cross-functional teams and senior leaders.
Skills
- Privacy
- Data Protection
- Technology Law
- Product Counseling
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information Security
- Consumer Protection
- Regulatory Compliance
- Legal Risk Assessment
- Stakeholder Management
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school or equivalent legal qualification
- Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, or authorization to practice law in the United Kingdom
- CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, AIGP, or similar privacy or AI certification preferred
Benefits
- 5 weeks paid vacation
- Private health & dental insurance
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to Headspace
- Annual company-wide week off
- Paid parental leave
- Time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- Income protection and life assurance
- Employee Assistance Program - including 24/7 GP & free legal advice
- Pension plan contributions
- Discounted gym membership
- Bike2Work
- Season ticket loan
- Social events & Thursday happy hours
- Free lunch 2 days per week
About the Company
- OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc., is an industry leader with over 25 years of experience, millions of diners, and 70,000+ restaurant partners.
- Our technology empowers restaurants to focus on their core operations while helping diners discover and book restaurants.
- Every employee has a tangible impact on our work and is part of a global team.
- Our culture is defined by hospitality, focusing on taking care of others.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.
- We believe the best ideas come from diverse voices, and we are building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve.
- We foster a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.
- We provide reasonable adjustments during the application/interview process and on the job.