Product Counsel, Marketplace

About the Role

We have an outstanding opportunity for an experienced attorney to support Marketplace for our Product Legal team. The Product Legal team owns and drives all product-related legal reviews at HQ, and advises operations teams. In this role, you’ll advise Uber’s Marketplace product and ops teams responsible for operating Uber’s sophisticated pricing and matching systems that connect riders to drivers and eaters to couriers across billions of annual trips and deliveries.

If you’re passionate about working on a mission at the heart of Uber’s business, solving challenging problems with impact, and advising on complex features involving AI and machine learning, come join our team!

What You’ll Do

• Lead legal reviews of new Marketplace products or features, including AI/machine learning models, which operationalize the technology for pricing and matching riders/drivers and eaters/couriers using the Uber and UberEats app.
• Coordinate global reviews with our regional partners, create/review terms & conditions, and advise on how to position/structure these products/features to reduce risk.
• Be an active and trusted business partner, and ensure the provision of timely business-focused advice to the Mobility and Delivery business on marketplace issues of pricing and matching.
• Work closely with regional legal teams, specialist internal legal counsel and represent HQ legal for product reviews and contracts.
• Work collaboratively with teams including tax, policy and communications to strategically advise.
• Understand, interpret and apply current laws and regulations to Uber’s business models in the region and your areas of responsibility.
• Provide critical and proactive legal and strategic feedback on a wide range of sophisticated and strategic issues. It’s our job to peer around corners for the business and ensure that we are well-positioned for the future.
• Be a strong communicator and collaborator to effectively support a high-performing, diverse team and outside counsel to achieve our legal and regulatory priorities.

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one state.
• Minimum 5+ years of legal experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house or government experience.
• Background in AI/machine learning, pricing and/or economic modeling.
• The ability to juggle multiple projects at a time in an exciting, fast-paced environment, both collaborating as a team to stay in sync and working independently to get the job done.
• Superior analytical skills, innovative thinking, and a desire to take the initiative and think two steps ahead.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and cross-functional partners, with a strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner across functions to build consensus.
• Self-motivation with a strong affinity for vision setting, strategic problem solving, and driving action.
• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics and accountability.
• Enthusiasm about Uber and our mission!

Compensation

San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $208,000 – $231,000 per year.

Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $208,000 – $231,000 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 compensation. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at Uber Careers Benefits.

Our Mission

Uber’s mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world — let’s move it forward, together.

Equal Opportunity

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity 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.

Workplace Expectations

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.

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