Senior Counsel, Commercial Transactions, Autonomous Vehicles

Uber; United States; On-site; USD 253,000 - 281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Equity

Job summary

Uber’s legal team seeks a Senior Counsel for commercial transactions to own and support a broad portfolio of agreements governing deployments across mobility and delivery use cases, including negotiations with AV partners, OEMs, and fleet operators. You will counsel on data, IP, regulatory, safety and privacy issues in global environments.

This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to launch innovative products and partnerships on the Uber platform, ensuring compliant, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• J.D. and license to practice in at least one state.
• Minimum of 8 years of commercial legal experience in private practice, in-house and/or government, including at least 1 year of applicable commercial transactions experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and support a wide range of commercial matters, including drafting and negotiating new agreements governing deployments across mobility and delivery use cases.
• Interpret, amend, and expand existing agreements to support relationships with AV companies, OEMs, fleet operators, and other ecosystem participants.
• Counsel business clients on data, intellectual property, regulatory, safety and privacy principles, including in global environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to launch innovative products and partnerships on the Uber platform.

Skills

Commercial transactions experience

Education

J.D. and license to practice in at least one state

Job description

We have an outstanding opportunity for a commercial transactions attorney to join Uber’s legal team as we scale Uber’s global Autonomous Mobility & Delivery business (the world’s best platform for autonomous vehicles and other emerging transportation technologies to go to market). If you’re passionate about creating industry-first deal frameworks, commercial counseling, and transforming the way that people go anywhere and get almost anything around the world, come and join this bold team.

This Senior Counsel will own and support a wide range of commercial matters, including drafting and negotiating new agreements that govern deployments across mobility and delivery use cases; interpreting, amending, and expanding existing agreements to support expanding relationships with AV companies, OEMs, fleet operators, and other ecosystem participants; and counseling business clients on data, intellectual property, regulatory, safety and privacy principles, including in global environments. You’ll also support related programs as a critical team member, working closely with cross-functional business colleagues to launch these innovative products and partnerships on the Uber platform.

This position is part of the Uber legal team and can be located in San Francisco, New York, NY or Washington, DC.

What You’ll Do

• Bring commercial and tech transactions experience and insight to the team, finding creative solutions to white space issues.
• Engage and negotiate with external partners with full-view integration of risk and legal controls in commercial agreements and other outward-facing terms.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues on other legal and cross-functional teams, such as Safety, Product, Policy, Intellectual Property, Insurance, Real Estate, Employment and Privacy to provide comprehensive advice and create solutions that allow the business to move quickly and responsibly.
• Be an active and trusted business partner to the Operations, Engineering and Business Development professionals that launch autonomous, fleet and electric vehicle products at Uber.
• Deploy your commercial perspective in reviewing related products and programs to ensure commercial, regulatory, and safety considerations flow through those initiatives.
• Support new product offerings that help AV partners on their path to commercialization and scale as well as new platform offerings, including drones, VTOLs, and other emerging transportation technologies.

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one state.
• Minimum of 8 years of commercial legal experience in private practice, in-house and/or government, including at least 1 year of applicable commercial transactions experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous vehicles, aviation, vehicle fleets, or on-demand mobility or delivery platforms.
• At least two (2) years of in-house experience is preferred.
• Commercial and contracting experience in a regulated industry across multiple markets, delivering clear, actionable terms for clients, customers and partners.
• Demonstrated ability to draft contract language efficiently and effectively both with and without the assistance of templates or prior agreements.
• Experience in an adjacent legal speciality relevant to AV deployments, such as product, regulatory, privacy, insurance, real estate, or intellectual property.
• Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising business teams on a wide range of legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and legal groups, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner across functions to build consensus.
• Clear communicator, team orientated, and willing to take initiative while thinking two steps ahead.
• Confidence and flexibility to operate in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Inquisitiveness, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter, and articulate plans to address them.
• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.
• Enthusiastic about Uber and autonomous vehicles!

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.

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.

For New York City, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $253,000 per year - USD $281,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $253,000 per year - USD $281,000 per year.

For Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $253,000 per year - USD $281,000 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.