Senior Counsel EU & Public Affairs to Etraveli Group

Avdelning: Legal

Senior Counsel EU & Public Affairs to Etraveli Group

Etraveli Group is the globally leading company for tech solutions and fulfillment capabilities for online sales of flights. We are here to solve complexity, by connecting millions of flights and travelers across the globe. We hold consumer online travel agency brands like Mytrip, GoToGate & Flight Network and serve Booking.com with flights. Etraveli Group has also established strategic partnerships with companies like Skyscanner, Google Flights, TUI, etc.

Every day we strive to make the world smaller for our customers and bigger for our people. Our diverse team of more than 2,500 passionate professionals is what makes us the industry’s tech wonder and the best in the world at what we do. Our major offices are in Sweden (HQ), Canada, Greece, India and Poland. 

We are now looking for a commercially minded, tech-savvy, Senior Counsel EU & Public Affairs that wants to join our dedicated legal team in Stockholm currently consisting of nine experienced lawyers.

About the Role

You will join an international, innovation-driven company with a culture that encourages learning and development. In this role, you will work with areas such as EU & competition law as well as lobbying activities and participation in various network meetings and forums in Brussels. It is important that you are a people person who finds it easy to navigate different contexts, as you will meet various stakeholders within travel tech. The commercial aspect is important, meaning you should be able to work broadly and connect with different lobbying issues for the company’s development.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• being the key representative in peer organisations operating in the travel sector and in the digital sector
• participating in policy working groups of importance to the travel technology sector
• interacting with high-level EU policymakers
• collaborating with technical, legal and policy experts from member associations
• working closely with the Etraveli management to strategically address challenges in primarily the air transportation sector
• advising relevant business units on competition law matters or regulatory trends affecting the travel industry

You will report directly to our Chief Legal Officer.

Profile and qualifications

The successful candidate will have a university law degree and 6-8 years of experience working in the field of EU & competition law in a law firm or in-house legal department. It is a plus if you also have experience working with business law, speak additional languages and/or have experience from working in Brussels.

We believe that you are a team player with a curious, open and business oriented mindset, while at the same time having strong legal analytical skills. You are excellent in finding answers and solving problems with a pragmatic approach, giving tangible and to-the-point advise to the organization. Excellent knowledge of Swedish and English in speech and in writing is a requirement. Also, a sense of humor would not hurt.

Application and Enquiries

We are working with Sharp Recruitment & Consultants on this recruitment. For questions regarding Etraveli Group and/or the position, please contact Ron Cohen on +46735185188 or ron.cohen@sharprecruitment.se

All applications will be reviewed and interviews will be conducted on a rolling-basis.