Senior Manager & Counsel, Franchise & Regulatory

This role is based at our corporate office in McLean, VA.

This is your chance to be part of an in‑house Legal team at a top global hospitality company! As a Counsel, Franchise & Regulatory, you will support the team guiding Hilton's growth engine in global franchising. On the Americas Development Legal team reporting to Senior Counsel, Franchise & Regulatory, you will provide substantive legal advice and support on franchise registration and disclosure requirements, relationship laws, drafting legal documentation, and managing outside counsel to ensure Hilton's compliance with franchise laws around the world.

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares:
  Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
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At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate.

Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

• Write, review, and administer Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs), franchise registrations, and renewals.
• Ensure compliance with franchise relationship laws concerning franchise agreement terms, brand standards, policies, and procedures.
• Update and maintain form agreements for transactions including new hotel development, re‑licensings, and transfers, lender agreements, guarantees, and other franchise‑related contracts.
• Provide legal advice on disclosure and exemption requests for close deal support.
• Provide assistance for special projects, such as new brand launches and expansion into new territories, along with the implementation of new brand standards, commercial programs, and other projects.

• Support Hilton's Global Franchise Regulatory team, which is centralized and integrated.
• Collaborate daily across the Legal team at headquarters along with the Legal teams in our international regional offices.
• Liaise with business partners across the organization to ensure the accuracy of all disclosures and resolve questions.
• Provide legal advice and training on hotel franchising and related legal issues.

• Completing assigned tasks and supporting paralegal staff to ensure annual FDDs and registrations are completed by firm deadlines on an annual cycle.
• Progressively increasing responsibility for managing disclosure and registration matters by business segment and geographic area, and related projects.

• Three (3) or more years of experience as a practicing attorney at a leading law firm or corporation as a regulatory compliance, transactional and/or litigation attorney.
• Substantive experience in franchise law (regulatory, transactional, or litigation).
• Experience interacting with business partners and developing trust.
• Demonstrated experience in legal document drafting with a focus on detailed accuracy.
• Understanding of key legal concepts and experience to relay concepts to business partners and other Legal team members.
• Admitted to practice law, active and in good standing with the Virginia State Bar, or with another state bar and registered, or be eligible to register, as in‑house counsel with Virginia State Bar.

• Working knowledge in drafting…