Corporate Counsel

Overview

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases.

The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to our Senior Counsel, Head of Employment Legal.

• Report to the Senior Counsel, Head of Employment Legal, serve as a dedicated employment counsel, responsible for a variety of employment legal matters for Waymo
• Provide advice and pragmatic, business-oriented solutions for a broad range of employment issues, including HR policies, recruiting, personnel actions, dispute resolution, ethics, wage and hour legal compliance, and contingent workforce needs
• Provide legal support for internal investigations concerning potential code of conduct or other violations of internal Waymo policies
• Prevent and resolve employment disputes and respond to agency claims, audits, and/or inquiries

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• Juris Doctor or equivalent degree
• 10+ years of experience practicing employment law representing management at a law firm and/or in-house
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in California
• Working knowledge of federal and California employment laws
• Experience providing advice to HR and management on a broad range of employment legal issues, including HR policies, personnel actions, wage and hour legal compliance, dispute resolution, workplace safety, and contingent workforce needs
• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment on a broad range of legal matters
• Experience interacting with federal and state agencies on employment matters
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage numerous simultaneous projects under deadline pressure

• Expertise advising U.S.
  
  -based companies with locations/offices in international locations
• Direct or indirect (e.g., via a secondment) in-house experience
• Experience in labor relations
• Experience advising on international growth strategies and advising the business on managing work forces in those locations

• Travel as required

Salary Range

$281,000 — $356,000 USD

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.