Legal Director, Strategic Transactions

About the role

Expedia Group connects travelers, partners, and advertisers through consumer brands, a B2B network, and travel advertising. This role is based in Seattle and follows a flexible hybrid schedule requiring three days per week in the office. We are seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to advise on AI Partnerships, M&A, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• AI partnerships: Serve as 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 experts to resolve novel issues involving data, intellectual property, consumer protection, privacy, security, competition, liability, and risk allocation.
• Embed with Product and Technology teams to provide rapid, practical advice from concept through launch and help develop scalable legal frameworks for new partnership models.
• M&A and strategic transactions: Partner with Corporate Development and senior leaders on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions; advise on structure, diligence, negotiation, signing, closing, and post-closing integration.
• Draft and negotiate transaction documents and coordinate cross-functional teams and outside counsel.
• Finance: Advise Finance (including Treasury) on debt financings, capital-markets transactions, credit arrangements, derivatives, and other corporate finance matters; translate complex legal, financial, and regulatory issues into clear recommendations supporting timely business decisions.

Requirements

• J.D. and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 6–10+ years of complex transactional experience at an international law firm, including substantial M&A and strategic transactions.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, judgment, and communication skills; ability to explain complex issues clearly to business and technical audiences.
• Intellectual curiosity, rigor, and ability to learn quickly, navigate unfamiliar issues, and make pragmatic, risk-based decisions.
• 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.

Pay

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $237,000.00 to $331,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $379,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance. Starting pay will vary based on location, budget, and individual knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness and travel reimbursement
• Travel discounts
• International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership