Senior Counsel, Commercial Transactions, Autonomous Vehicles

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, aviation, vehicle fleets, or on-demand mobility or delivery platforms (preferred).
• 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.
• Inquisitive, 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.
• Passionate about Uber and autonomous vehicles!

Benefits

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

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.