Under the guidance of a Vice President -Associate General Counsel or Senior Counsel, provides legal counsel, support and representation to the department or division served. May perform complex legal assignments in area of specialization Key Accountabilities Provide primary legal support for hotel development across MLAC, including managed, franchised, conversion, mixed-use, and branded residential projects. Draft and negotiate letters of intent, franchise agreements, hotel management agreements, key money agreements, guarantees, confidentiality agreements, amendments, side letters, and related documents.

Advise the Development team on ownership structures, commercial terms, project milestones, fees, guarantees, financing arrangements, termination rights, and other transaction matters. Coordinate legal and compliance due diligence and manage local outside counsel across MLAC jurisdictions. Provide additional legal support to hotel operations and internal business teams on commercial contracts, owner matters, operational issues, and other day-to-day legal needs.

Identify and escalation material legal, commercial, compliance, and reputational risks. Law degree and authorization to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction 3 to 4 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in corporate, commercial, real estate, franchising, or hospitality matters. Transactional experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.

Practical business judgment and ability to communicate legal issues clearly to business teams. Professional fluency in English and Spanish. Portuguese is an advantage. Hospitality, franchise, hotel management, or real estate development experience is preferred.

Demonstrated ability to draft a variety of legal documents. Demonstrated project management experience in organizing,



planning and executing large-scaleprojects from conception through implementation. Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information to clients, outside counsel, vendors and other third parties, senior management and staff.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a integral scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That's why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance - working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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