Senior Legal Counsel

Job Title

Senior Legal CounselExternal

Job Title Associate General Counsel, Americas Airline IT

Position: Permanent, Hybrid

Location: Miami FL, Dallas TX

About Your Business Area/Department

The Senior Legal Counsel, Airlines Solutions serves as a trusted legal advisor to Amadeus business leaders and commercial teams on complex commercial, technology, SaaS, outsourcing and services transactions. The role reports to the General Counsel, Americas Airline IT and leads the legal aspects of strategic and business-critical transactions with airline customers and partners, independently structures, drafts and negotiates sophisticated agreements, and balances commercial objectives with legal, compliance and operational requirements. Summary of the role:

The position operates with a high degree of autonomy, exercises sound legal and business judgment, manages legal risk effectively, and leads multidisciplinary deal teams through negotiation preparation, live customer negotiations and executive escalations.

TRANSACTION LEADERSHIP

Lead legal support for strategic, high-value and complex transactions involving airline customers, technology partners and other stakeholders. Independently negotiate commercial, SaaS, software licensing, professional services, outsourcing, hosting, cloud and related technology agreements. Manage legal support across the transaction lifecycle from opportunity assessment and bid review through drafting, negotiation, escalation, signature, implementation and post-signature matters. Identify risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.

CONTRACT STRUCTURING AND DRAFTING Structure innovative commercial arrangements supporting business objectives. Draft, review and negotiate sophisticated master agreements, SaaS agreements, outsourcing arrangements, strategic partnerships, software licenses, services agreements and related documents. Develop templates, playbooks and negotiation guidance. Advise on contractual rights, obligations, liabilities and risk allocation.

DEAL TEAM LEADERSHIP Lead and coordinate cross-functional deal teams during negotiation preparation and actual customer negotiations. Establish workstreams, organize stakeholder alignment, develop negotiation strategies and approval positions, and manage legal and commercial escalations. Mentor legal professionals and business stakeholders.

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AND STRATEGIC ADVICE

Serve as a trusted advisor to commercial, product, delivery, finance, procurement and executive stakeholders. Translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable recommendations. Support strategic initiatives, product developments and new business opportunities through proactive, solution-oriented advice.

RISK MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE Support implementation of contracting policies, governance procedures and compliance requirements. Identify and escalate material risks and recommend risk acceptance or mitigation strategies. Collaborate with specialists in privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, regulatory, tax and competition matters.

About the ideal candidate:

• University degree in law (for example, JD, LLB or LLM) and qualification to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• At least 8 years of post-qualification legal experience in a law firm and/or multinational in-house legal department, including significant experience as lead counsel on sophisticated commercial and technology transactions.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, technology business models and risk allocation. Ability to balance legal, operational and compliance requirements with commercial objectives. Experience supporting airline, SaaS, software, cloud, outsourcing or enterprise technology businesses. Strong understanding of the global travel technology industry and Amadeus business preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard legal and business technology tools. Proven ability to use generative AI solutions in day to day work. Full professional proficiency in English. Additional language skills are an advantage.
• High level of skill in contract structuring and drafting. Expert negotiation capability across complex SaaS, software, outsourcing, cloud, professional services and technology transactions. Strong knowledge of contract governance, approval processes and legal risk management.
• Excellent legal judgment and business acumen. Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision. Strong project management, organization, writing, oral communication and presentation skills. Ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders, customers and cross-functional stakeholders. Solution-oriented, responsive and commercially practical approach.

Working at Amadeus, you will find:

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

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