Senior Counsel, Commercial Transactions, Autonomous Vehicles

Uber; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 253,000 - 281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Senior Counsel to own and support a wide range of commercial matters for its Autonomous Mobility & Delivery business. You will draft and negotiate agreements, interpret and expand contracts with AV companies, OEMs, fleet operators, and other partners, while advising on data, regulatory, safety and privacy.

This role spans global environments and cross-functional teams. You will partner with Operations, Engineering and Business Development to enable autonomous vehicle products

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.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating new agreements governing 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.
• Counseling business clients on data, IP, regulatory, safety and privacy principles, including in global environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to launch autonomous, fleet and electric vehicle products on the Uber platform.
• Review products and programs to ensure commercial, regulatory, and safety considerations flow through those initiatives.
• Support new product offerings and platform offerings, including drones, VTOLs, and other emerging transportation technologies.

Skills

Commercial transactions

In-house experience

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Data privacy

Education

J.D. degree

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!

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.

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.

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