SVP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Legal Operations

*** 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!

What will I be doing?

This Deputy General Counsel role represents a critical enterprise leadership position within Hilton's Legal team at a top-tier global hospitality and S&P 500 company. This role operates with significant independence and executive visibility, requiring sound judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence outcomes at the highest levels of the organization. The portfolio combines strategic oversight of complex global litigation with broad corporate, governance, transactional, and public company responsibilities.

The role operates as a trusted advisor to the General Counsel, CEO, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors, and is expected to bring seasoned judgment, business acumen, and leadership presence to the company's most consequential matters.

The Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Global Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Legal Operations will oversee a substantial portion of Hilton's global Legal function, including Global Dispute Resolution, Public Company Governance and Corporate Transactions, and Legal Operations. Reporting to the EVP & General Counsel, this leader will partner with senior executives, including Finance leadership, Operations, Development, and the Board of Directors to protect Hilton's brands and reputation, strengthen governance, and proactively manage enterprise risk.

This is a highly visible role requiring frequent interaction with the Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors. The successful candidate will bring a commercial mindset, strong financial acumen, and a proven track record of leading complex legal portfolios in a manner that integrates risk management with business performance and long-term enterprise value creation.

Aligned with Hilton's corporate objectives, this leader will reinforce a proactive, high-performance culture in which legal strategy and business objectives are integrated and mutually reinforcing, thereby driving efficiency and financial performance, enabling global growth, strengthening governance and culture, and delivering value for guests and owners.

Your responsibilities will also include:

Enterprise Legal Leadership

• Serve as a senior member of the General Counsel's leadership team, partnering closely with the General Counsel on enterprise-wide legal strategy, priorities, and execution.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership on high-impact legal, corporate, litigation, regulatory, governance, and risk matters.
• Provide leadership across a broad legal portfolio requiring sound judgment, independence, discretion, and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Foster collaboration across the Legal Department and with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring consistent, high-quality legal support across the enterprise.

Global Dispute Resolution & Enterprise Risk Leadership

• Lead Hilton's global dispute resolution strategy across domestic and international matters.
• Lead, oversee, and set strategy for a diverse, global portfolio of litigation, ranging from routine commercial disputes to complex, high-stakes matters with potential enterprise-wide impact.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership on litigation risk mitigation, dispute resolution, settlement strategy, and litigation avoidance practices.
• Drive disciplined outside counsel strategy, including performance, defensible outcomes, cost management, and accurate forecasts of litigation spend.
• Serve as a senior legal voice on sensitive investigations, regulatory matters, and disputes requiring executive-level engagement.
• Oversee high-risk and high-profile matters involving owner disputes, employment and wage-and-hour class actions (including PAGA matters), ADA and regulatory matters, antitrust and pricing litigation, tax disputes, cyber and privacy claims, intellectual property disputes, insurance recovery, and other complex enterprise risks.
• Provide strategic oversight of information governance and global e-discovery programs…