Chief Compliance Officer and Global Counsel, Data Protection and Corporate Responsibility

What are we looking for?

To fulfill this role successfully, you must possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active U.S. bar license
• Fifteen plus (15+) years of progressive legal experience
• Demonstrated expertise in global regulatory compliance
• Knowledge of U.S. and European Union sanctions, anti-corruption, and data protection laws affecting multinational companies (e.g., U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, GDPR, NIST Cybersecurity Framework)
• Experience advising executive leadership with the confidence and credibility to deliver clear, candid, and business-oriented counsel
• Effectively balance local market requirements with an enterprise-wide perspective
• Willingness to travel up to five weeks per year

It would be useful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• Experience in hospitality, travel, technology, or consumer-facing industries
• Experience leading complex internal investigations
• Demonstrated leadership of global, multidisciplinary teams
• Experience managing compliance and data protection programs across distributed operations
• Experience interacting with government regulators and corporate Boards
• Experience with corporate responsibility initiatives, including AI governance, human rights protections, and environmental regulation

What is it like working for Hilton?

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 our benefits such as the Go Hilton travel program, employee stock purchase program, and paid time off including parental leave.

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands
. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.

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

This is your opportunity to serve as a senior enterprise leader within Hilton's in-house 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.

What will I be doing?

The Chief Compliance Officer and Global Counsel, Data Protection and Corporate Responsibility will lead Hilton's global ethics and compliance program and help shape enterprise strategy for data protection and corporate responsibility, including AI governance and human rights. Reporting to the EVP & General Counsel, this leader will partner with senior executives across the company as a trusted peer to enable innovative, data-driven guest experiences while safeguarding Hilton's reputation, mitigating risk, and ensuring compliance with evolving global laws and regulations.

This is a high-profile role requiring frequent interaction with the Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors. The successful candidate will bring a commercial mindset and a proven track record of building and reinforcing a proactive compliance culture in which compliance and business objectives are integrated and mutually reinforcing.

Your responsibilities will also include:

Ethics & Compliance Leadership

• Provide strategic legal counsel across a complex global portfolio, including bribery and anti-corruption (including U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance), fraud prevention, global sanctions, export controls, data…