waymo

waymo

Senior Counsel - Commercial Legal

Mountain View, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$251k-$310kDetected 7 days ago
Business DevelopmentNegotiationSupply ChainIntellectual PropertyCommunicationAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases.
  • The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
  • You will work on varied and exciting legal issues related to self-driving cars that require creative and proactive legal guidance.

Responsibilities

  • Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver-The World's Most Experienced Driver™-to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes.
  • As Commercial Counsel for Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car business, you will be responsible for negotiating and closing commercial agreements to help drive our business forward.
  • In this role, you will support our entire organization, including our partnerships team, our supply chain team, and our engineering team.
  • Support the continuous improvement of Waymo and the legal department by identifying and implementing improvements in processes, forms and operations.

Requirements

  • JD degree and must be admitted to the bar in which position is located and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
  • 10+ years of experience advising on commercial agreements.
  • Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
  • Experience in another specialist subject area of law (for example but not limited to employment, intellectual property, corporate, or competition).

Compensation

  • $251,000 - $310,000 USD
  • The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below.

Benefits

  • Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Company info

  • Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver.
  • You will be part of an adaptable, dynamic and creative group of in-house lawyers, and the projects you take on will challenge you to think big and differently.

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