Senior Counsel, Privacy & Product (Hybrid)

Location: London, UK – Hybrid (2 days per week in office) With millions of diners, 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion. Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team that includes and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture. About the job OpenTable is looking for a highly motivated, practical, and business-oriented Senior Counsel, Privacy & Product to join our Legal team. You will serve as a trusted advisor to OpenTable’s Product, Engineering, Security, Commercial, Partnerships, and Marketing teams, providing strategic and practical counsel across product development, privacy and data protection, artificial intelligence, information security, consumer protection, and related regulatory matters. You will also serve as OpenTable’s Deputy Privacy Officer, helping lead and operationalize OpenTable’s global privacy program and serving as a key liaison with Booking Holdings, Inc. (BHI) on privacy and data protection matters. This role is ideal for a lawyer who enjoys working closely with commercial, product and technical teams, navigating emerging areas of law, and developing practical solutions that enable responsible innovation at scale. 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. Minimum Qualifications 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