Commercial Counsel: Tech Transactions & Partnerships

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 251,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Company benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a seasoned commercial counsel to negotiate and draft complex agreements and advise cross-functional teams on regulatory, IP and business issues.

The role covers strategic partnerships, tech transactions, and vendor/partner agreements across domestic and international deployments of the Waymo Driver, with a focus on scalable and compliant solutions. The expected salary range is 251,000–310,000 USD, plus discretionary bonus and equity opportunities.

Qualifications

• JD degree and must be admitted to the bar in which the position is located and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in the state in which the position is located.
• 4+ years of experience advising on commercial agreements, strategic partnerships and intellectual property matters.
• Experience drafting and negotiating tech transaction commercial agreements; licenses, supply chain agreements and services agreements.
• Experience in another specialist subject area of law (e.g., employment, IP, corporate, or competition).
• Direct knowledge and experience advising clients from strategic partnerships, business development, hardware supply, R&D or fast-paced new technology companies.
• Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills, and demonstrated ability to manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, with a focus on strategic partnership agreements designed to deploy the Waymo Driver with partners domestically and internationally.
• Respond promptly to legal requests from business development and strategic partnerships, product, supply chain, engineering, sourcing, finance, marketing, and other clients, summarizing and communicating legal concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Advise business and cross-functional stakeholders on legal issues that may include regulatory issues, agreement structures and approval processes, product liability, company policies and procedures, IP, and negotiation strategy.
• Support the continuous improvement of Waymo and the legal department by identifying and implementing improvements in processes, forms and operations.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Legal advisory

Education

JD degree

Job description

Waymo is seeking a seasoned commercial counsel to negotiate and draft complex agreements and advise cross-functional teams on regulatory, IP and business issues.

The role covers strategic partnerships, tech transactions, and vendor/partner agreements across domestic and international deployments of the Waymo Driver, with a focus on scalable and compliant solutions. The expected salary range is 251,000–310,000 USD, plus discretionary bonus and equity opportunities.