Senior Counsel, Legal

Why Wyndham?

By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun. At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support.  

Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more.  At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you!

The Role

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by number of properties, with approximately 9,000 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents.  Through its network of over 819,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry.  From big cities and small towns to beachfront resorts and highway hotels, our 22 brands, including a number of iconic ones, bring a diverse perspective to the travel experience.

We are looking for a Senior Counsel, Transactional to join our dynamic legal team.  In this role, you will provide legal advice, including contract preparation and negotiation, for Global Sales, Distribution, Loyalty Partnership and other B2B relationships, Call Centers and other General Corporate contracts.  You will report to Wyndham’s Senior Vice President, Marketing, Rev. Mgmt., Sourcing and IT.

What you'll do

• Provide legal advice, including contract preparation and negotiation, for Global Sales, Distribution, Loyalty Partnership and other B2B relationships, Call Centers and other General Corporate contracts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute transactions including Marketing, Loyalty, Operations, and IT, as well as coordinate with outside counsel.
• Develop and implement standardized templates and processes.
• Support corporate governance matters, the corporate secretary function and other related projects as requested from time to time.

You'll be successful if you have

• Ability to lead commercial transactions and work independently with minimal supervision and with high degree of initiative.
• Excellent negotiation and drafting skills and attention to detail.
• Track record of initiative, problem solving abilities and intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to promptly and effectively respond to questions and concerns from senior management.
• Organized self-starter and ability to prioritize workload and manage deadlines and independently develop solutions to adapt to unanticipated complexities or changing conditions.
• Ability to anticipate issues.
• Ability to define problems, collect relevant information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and exercise sound discretion and judgment in making decisions and performing duties.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to Multi-Task.
• Team Player.
• Hospitality or franchising industry experience a plus.
• Position is based in Parsippany, NJ; remote candidates will be considered.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Admission to NJ or another State Bar eligible for NJ in-house limited law license.
• A minimum of 7 years of commercial contracts experience in a multinational corporation or law firm.