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As part of Waymo's Legal team, you will work on the exciting legal issues surrounding our transformational autonomous driving technology and help drive our business lines forward from technology ideation through scaled commercial deployment. We partner with our public policy, safety, security and privacy experts to define transportation policy for the autonomous driving world to come, advising on regulatory changes that support and protect our users around the world. We collaborate with our engineering, product, strategy and operations teams to develop and protect our intellectual property portfolio and drive our corporate and commercial transactions. We ensure compliance with an increasingly complex and dynamic range of global regulations. And we anticipate, mitigate, and litigate high-profile and precedent-setting legal matters.
Job Responsibility:
Advise on the applicability of existing state and local laws and regulations in novel factual situations
Partner with cross-functional partners (e.g. Policy, Product, Safety, Engineering) to shape outcomes in regulatory and legislative proceedings that impact Waymo’s operations
Represent Waymo in interactions with government agencies
Advise teams building scalable operational and regulatory compliance programs and processes
Gain subject matter expertise in new areas as novel issues and topics emerge
Requirements:
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership
3 to 5+ years of experience as an attorney at a firm, in-house at a company, or in government, practicing in the area of administrative law, agency regulations, regulatory legislation and/or compliance
Exceptional analytical and writing skills and a comprehensive understanding of complex legal subject matter
Experience in ambiguous or challenging situations involving safety-critical issues
Ability to propose practical solutions to legal issues and lead legal compliance and risk mitigation efforts, executing with appropriate urgency
Excellent communication skills, with a track record of collaborative engagement with industry stakeholders about sensitive, complex topics
Nice to have:
Experience with relevant subject matter such as autonomous vehicles, other automotive, ride-hailing
Experience with land use and infrastructure regulatory matters
Experience in supporting the expansion of highly regulated business operations
What we offer:
discretionary annual bonus program
equity incentive plan
generous Company benefits program
top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance
mental wellness support
gym membership
special wellness programs
competitive compensation
bonus opportunities
equity
employees provident fund
lots of other perks and employee discounts
flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year