Senior Legal Counsel

Amadeus • Miami, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. Reporting to the General Counsel, Americas Airline IT, the role leads the legal aspects of strategic and business-critical transactions with airline customers and partners. The position independently structures, drafts and negotiates sophisticated agreements while balancing commercial objectives with legal, compliance and operational requirements.

The role operates with a high degree of autonomy, exercises sound legal and business judgment, manages legal risk, and leads multidisciplinary deal teams through negotiation preparation, live customer negotiations and executive escalations. It also advises internal stakeholders, supports strategic initiatives and product developments, and contributes to contracting policies, governance procedures and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• University degree in law, such as a JD, LLB or LLM.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting airline, SaaS, software, cloud, outsourcing or enterprise technology businesses.
• Strong understanding of the global travel technology industry and Amadeus business.
• Additional language skills are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• 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 throughout the transaction lifecycle, from opportunity assessment and bid review through drafting, negotiation, escalation, signature, implementation and post-signature matters.
• Identify transaction risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.
• Structure commercial arrangements that support business objectives.
• Draft, review and negotiate 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.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional deal teams during negotiation preparation and customer negotiations.
• Establish workstreams, align stakeholders, develop negotiation strategies and approval positions, and manage legal and commercial escalations.
• Mentor legal professionals and business stakeholders.
• Advise commercial, product, delivery, finance, procurement and executive stakeholders, translating complex legal issues into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Support strategic initiatives, product developments and new business opportunities with proactive, solution-oriented advice.
• Support 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.

Benefits

• Attractive remuneration packages, including salary, bonus, equity and benefits.
• Learning opportunities through on-the-job training, formal learning activities and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.
• Supportive and caring work environment that aims to support employees' career and personal and family life.
• Flexible working model.
• Diverse and inclusive community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior