Product Counsel, Mobility (Driver)

Uber; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber’s Mobility Legal Team is seeking a strategic Product Counsel to guide the development and launch of rides technology, advising product managers, engineers, and operations on legal risks from ideation to rollout and beyond.

The role focuses on technology platforms, privacy, data security, employment, and antitrust issues, with global collaboration across legal teams. Base salary in the US ranges from USD 208,000 to 231,000 per year, with bonus, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one state.
• Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience in private practice, in-house, or government.

Responsibilities

• Advise product managers, engineers, designers, analysts, and operations specialists on legal issues affecting Uber's rides products.
• Identify risk mitigations across employment, consumer protection, privacy, data security, litigation risk, regulatory, and antitrust.
• Collaborate with Litigation, Marketing, Employment teams for cohesive global guidance.
• Draft and negotiate contracts, DISCLAIMERS, and policies governing Driver App usage.
• Create and implement policies to ensure consistent legal guidance and alignment on risks.

Skills

5+ years legal experience

Education

J.D. and bar admission in at least one state

Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for a strategic and business-minded Product Counsel to join our Mobility Legal Team. As Product Counsel, you will support the operations and product teams responsible for the technology that powers Uber's global rides business. This is a rare opportunity for an attorney to join an innovative and exciting tech company, and to work alongside business clients by delivering practical advice from the early stages of product development through launch and beyond!

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a front-line attorney advising Uber’s dynamic product managers, engineers, designers, analysts, and operations specialists who develop, launch, and constantly improve the technology and programming that powers millions of trips everyday. This role will focus on supporting Uber’s product and operations teams which design and operationalize the Driver experience for Uber’s core rides products (e.g., UberX).
• Identify and develop risk mitigations across wide-ranging legal issues, including employment, consumer protection, privacy, data security, litigation risk, regulatory, and antitrust, working directly with business clients to provide on-the-ground support.
• Work collaboratively with specialist internal legal teams (e.g., Litigation, Marketing, Employment) and regional legal teams to provide comprehensive and cohesive global advice.
• Draft and negotiate contracts with vendors in support of Driver App and programming initiatives and terms and conditions, legal DISCLAIMERS, and other policies governing the use of Uber products and the Driver App.
• Create and implement policies and practices to ensure consistent implementation of legal guidance and alignment on risks.

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one state.
• Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience in private practice, in-house, or government.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing and advising on a wide range of legal issues related to technology platforms and/or consumer protection
• Experience managing global, complex legal reviews, involving coordination with cross-functional business and legal stakeholders.
• Excellent communicator able to distill complex legal issues into clear, practical guidance.
• Proven collaborator with both business and legal groups, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner with others.
• Flexibility to perform in nimble, rapidly changing and growing environments.
• Experience with issue spotting on new proposals, and the ability to think creatively and strategically to mitigate risks while still meeting business objectives.
• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.
• Enthusiastic about Uber’s mission!

For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $208,000 per year - USD $231,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $208,000 per year - USD $231,000 per year.

For Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $208,000 per year - USD $231,000 per year.

For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

Ready to Ride?

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook — it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves — we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.