Counsel, Commercial Transactions, Autonomous Vehicles

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 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 5 years of commercial legal experience in private practice, in-house and/or government, including at least 1 year of applicable commercial transactions experience OR Minimum of 4 years in the above, with 1 of those years being internal to Uber.

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!

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For New York, 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. More details can be found at the following link

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

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.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.