Commercial Counsel
$251,000–$310,000 year
HybridMountain View Santa Clara County, California, United States
Job Summary
Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, with a focus on strategic partnership designs to deploy the Waymo Driver domestically and internationally. Respond promptly to legal requests from business development, supply chain, engineering, and other clients, summarizing legal concepts clearly. Advise cross-functional stakeholders on regulatory issues, product liability, IP, and negotiation strategy. Support continuous improvement of the legal department by identifying and implementing process enhancements. Work in a hybrid role reporting to Senior Counsel, with up to 15% travel.
Required Qualifications
- JD degree
- 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
- 4+ years of experience advising on commercial agreements, strategic partnerships and intellectual property matters
- Experience drafting and negotiating tech transaction commercial 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)
- Direct knowledge and experience advising clients from strategic partnerships, business development, hardware supply, R&D or fast-paced new technology companies
- Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure
- Ability and interest in developing expertise in new, complex subject areas
- Up to 15% travel
Desired Qualifications
- Experience drafting and negotiating agreements for the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles
- Experience as commercial counsel at technology companies seeking to rapidly scale a nascent and highly regulated technology
- Background negotiating and drafting commercial agreements with complex revenue-sharing arrangements
- Prior experience with commercial agreements where the counterparty is a vendor, partner, and competitor
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