Senior Counsel - Commercial Legal

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. You will work on varied and exciting legal issues related to self-driving cars that require creative and proactive legal guidance. 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. You are collaborative - ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with teams from all over the company. In this role, you will support our entire organization, including our partnerships team, our supply chain team, and our engineering team.

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Managing Counsel.

You will:

• Review, draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, with a focus on agreements with OEMs for the development of vehicle programs, vehicle supply, aftermarket services, etc.

• Respond promptly to legal requests from vehicle partnerships, supply chain, product, engineering, sourcing, business development, finance, marketing, and other clients, summarizing and communicating legal concepts in a clear and concise manner.

• Advise business and cross functional stakeholders on legal issues that may include product liability, regulatory issues, agreement structures and approval processes, company policies and procedures, IP, and negotiation strategy.

• Support the continuous improvement of Waymo and the legal department by identifying and implementing improvements in processes, forms and operations.

You have:

• 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; vehicle manufacture/supply agreements, licenses, supply chain agreements and services agreements.

• Experience in another specialist subject area of law (for example but not limited to employment, intellectual property, corporate, or competition).
• Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills, and demonstrated ability to manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure. 
• Ability and interest in developing expertise in new, complex subject areas.

We prefer:

• Experience drafting and negotiating agreements for the development, manufacture and supply of vehicle platforms, as well as agreements related to service/maintenance of vehicles

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 15%