Product Counsel, Autonomous Vehicles and Fleets

About the Role

We have an outstanding opportunity for an attorney to join Uber’s legal team as we scale two fascinating lines of business: Autonomous Mobility & Delivery (the world’s best platform for autonomous vehicles to go to market) and Fleets (electric and professionally managed fleets on Uber, OEM partnerships, and the charging and data infrastructure necessary to support it all). If you’re passionate about product counseling, providing pragmatic guidance to clients creating industry-firsts, and transforming the way that people go anywhere and get almost anything, come and join this bold team as we scale autonomous and electric vehicle offerings.

This Counsel will own a wide range of product counseling initiatives relating to autonomous vehicle and rideshare platform features, electric vehicle and EV infrastructure, and deployment frameworks that govern AV and fleet deployments across mobility and delivery use cases, integrating regulatory, safety, and privacy principles. You’ll also provide counseling on related programs, working closely with the business to launch these offerings on the Uber platform.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a front-line attorney, identifying and resolving issues impacting the dynamic operations, product and safety professionals, and cross functional teams launch autonomous and fleet services at Uber.
• Review product features and programmatic initiatives to ensure safety and legal risk are factored into requirement, development, and operational decisions.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues on other legal and cross-functional teams, such as Safety, Product, Policy, Intellectual Property, Insurance, and Privacy, to provide comprehensive advice and create solutions.
• Engage with external partners with a full-view integration of economic, risk, and legal principles in deployments on the Uber platform.
• Ensure compliance with regulations applicable to operating autonomous and professionally managed fleets across multiple cities and regulatory schemes, and craft effective measures for internal and external compliance, including engaging with industry coalitions and policymakers.
• Support fleet and electrification commercial initiatives that align with Uber’s sustainable transportation goals of creating the best platform for fleets – electric or autonomous.

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one state.
• Minimum of 5 years of legal experience providing product, regulatory, or tech development counseling in private practice, in-house, and/or government OR Minimum 4 years, including +1 year Uber internal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous vehicles, vehicle fleets, or on-demand mobility or delivery platforms.
• At least two (2) years of in-house experience is highly preferred.
• Product counseling experience in a regulated industry across multiple markets, delivering clear, actionable terms for clients, customers, and partners.
• Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising business teams on various legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with business leaders and legal groups, with a 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 and electric vehicles!

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 per year.

For Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$198,000 per year - USD$220,000 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. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.