Expedia Group

Expedia Group

Legal Director, Strategic Transactions

Washington - Seattle Campus, USA · Director

Sponsorship not specified$237k-$332kDetected 9 hours ago
NegotiationM&ARecruitingIntellectual PropertyCommunication

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64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Green-card intent detected

Expedia, Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Software Developers in Austin, TEXAS on 2026-06-17. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 9 days (2026-09-14), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.

Green-card follow-through: 75%

Of 16 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 4 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 451 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

83 transfer filings in the last year, covering 83 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy.
  • Legal Director, Strategic Transactions Please note this role is available in Seattle, aligned to our flexible hybrid schedule, requiring 3 days a week in office.
  • You will also work on high-value M&A and strategic transactions and advise on corporate finance and capital-markets matters.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary legal partner for strategic partnerships with leading AI and technology companies.
  • Lead, structure, and negotiate agreements involving APIs, data, AI-enabled experiences, agentic commerce, authentication, loyalty, payments, and product integrations.
  • Partner with internal legal teams and other experts to identify and resolve novel issues involving data, intellectual property, consumer protection, privacy, security, competition, liability, and risk allocation.
  • Embed deeply with Product and Technology teams to provide rapid, practical advice from concept through launch and help develop scalable legal frameworks for new partnership models.
  • Partner with Expedia Group's Corporate Development team and senior leaders on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
  • Draft and negotiate transaction documents and coordinate cross-functional teams and outside counsel.
  • Translate complex legal, financial, and regulatory issues into clear recommendations that support timely business decisions.
  • As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.
  • Join us and build for travelers everywhere.
  • You will serve as lead counsel for Expedia Group's partnerships with leading AI companies-helping shape novel, globally deployed products and user experiences.

Requirements

  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, judgment, and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly to business and technical audiences.
  • Intellectual curiosity, rigor, and the ability to learn quickly, navigate unfamiliar issues, and make pragmatic, risk-based decisions.
  • direct AI experience is helpful but not required.
  • Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient.
  • A J.D. and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
  • 6-10+ years of complex transactional experience with an international law firm, including substantial experience with M&A and strategic transactions. Tech transactions and finance experience is a plus but not required.
  • The ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, build trusted relationships, and work effectively across functions and jurisdictions.
  • Genuine curiosity about technology, AI, and new business models; direct AI experience is helpful but not required.

Nice to have

  • 6-10+ years of complex transactional experience with an international law firm, including substantial experience with M&A and strategic transactions.
  • Tech transactions and finance experience is a plus but not required.

Compensation

  • $237k-$332k

Benefits

  • Please note this role is available in Seattle, aligned to our flexible hybrid schedule, requiring 3 days a week in office.

Company info

  • At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time.
  • We are looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel to advise across three connected areas: AI Partnerships, M&A, and Finance.
  • We are looking for a

Equal opportunity

  • Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce.
  • This employer participates in E-Verify.
  • The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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