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You will partner closely with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Accounting, and Supplier Management teams to deliver seamless vendor experiences while ensuring financial and process discipline. You’ll also play a critical role in developing your team, driving operational excellence, and scaling our vendor operations function to support the evolving needs of the CLO.

• Set Strategy and Drive Execution : Define the vision, roadmap, and priorities for vendor operations, aligning with broader legal operations and organizational goals.
• Optimize Vendor Lifecycle Management : Oversee processes across onboarding, contracting, matter management, billing compliance, and payment workflows for outside counsel and legal vendors.
• Own E-Billing Platform Strategy and Performance : Guide the ongoing development, integration, and support model for our e-billing systems (e.g., SimpleLegal, Coupa), ensuring scalability and usability across stakeholders.
• Lead and Manage a global team: Provide day-to-day leadership and professional development for a team of Program Managers focused on legal billing, vendor lifecycle management, and systems administration.
• Ensure Excellence in Billing Operations : Maintain oversight of daily billing operations, including spend request governance, PO and matter creation, invoicing accuracy, and timely payment processing.
• Accruals and Budget Collaboration : Serve as the primary operational liaison with Accounting and Finance teams to support legal accruals, budget planning, forecasting, and reporting efforts.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Act as the primary point of contact for vendor operations initiatives with Legal leadership, Finance, Procurement, and other key internal stakeholders.
• Standardize and Scale Processes : Identify and implement best practices, policies, and KPIs to improve efficiency, compliance, and transparency across vendor operations.
• Drive Change Management and User Adoption: Lead change initiatives by developing training materials, delivering user education, and clearly communicating new processes to support global adoption and alignment across the department.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in legal operations, vendor management, procurement, or finance, including 2+ years of people management experience.
• Experience scaling legal billing operations or vendor management programs.
• Deep understanding of legal billing processes and experience with tools such as SimpleLegal, Coupa, or equivalent platforms.
• Proven experience with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, including PO lifecycle management, invoice flow, and payment operations.
• Experience with Salesforce to manage workflows, reporting, or integrations across operational systems.

• Demonstrated experience for innovation, leading cross-functional initiatives and improving operational workflows.
• Experience reviewing, drafting and coordinating SME feedback for outside counsel engagement letters.
• Superior analytical and legal skills, mature judgment, innovative thinking and a desire to take the initiative and think two steps ahead.
• Strong, team-oriented collaborator, with confidence and flexibility to perform in nimble, rapidly changing and growing environments, as well as build relationships and gain credibility.

• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.

• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics and accountability.

• Enthusiasm about Uber and our mission!

What You'll Do

• Championing legal excellence: Be at the forefront of Uber's legal efforts, working on engaging, hands-on work, tackling novel legal issues and commercial contracts, partnership agreements, technology agreements, promotional agreements, sponsorships, partnerships, as well as general procurement and marketing and advertising initiatives; you'll be a trusted legal advisor to the Uber Eats businesses.
• Leading on commercial matters: Be part of the incredible growth story of Uber advising across both the Delivery and Mobility business in a high growth market and have the opportunity to develop strong cross-functional relationships with stakeholders across the business and the wider legal team and work on a wide range of fast-paced, high impact, and high profile commercial, product and corporate matters. Play an integral part in the phenomenal growth of Uber Eats and advise on the development and launch of new products and solutions to eaters, couriers, and restaurants as well as advise the new verticals team on new retail product offerings.
• Champion of innovation: Uber is known for its innovative spirit, and your legal acumen will be critical in supporting new product launches and initiatives. You'll work closely with product teams as well as Policy, Operations, Marketing and Communications teams to identify potential legal risks and devise proactive strategies to minimise exposure. You’ll turn challenges into opportunities by devising out-of-the-box solutions to intricate legal issues to achieve ambitious operational goals for the business.
• A true team player: You’ll be part of a close-knit legal team but you will also work closelywith cross-functional teams including employment, tax, policy and communications and stakeholders to drive Uber's mission forward.
• Legal Development: Understand, interpret and apply current laws and regulations as applicable to Uber’s business models in the region and your areas of responsibility;
• Clear Communicator : Excellent communication skills - adept at turning legal jargon into clear, succinct and engaging advice.
• Most importantly: you will work hard but have a lot of fun doing it!

What You'll Need

• UK qualified
• 3 year PQE+ at a top-notch law firm or in-house.
• Fluent in written and spoken English. Any other relevant languages are an advantage too.
• Strong academic credentials
• Experience in negotiating and advising on complex commercial contracts including MSAs, SaaS agreements, promotional and strategic partnership agreements
• Strong business judgement and commercial acumen, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence and passion for operating in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
• Outstanding organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Collaborative approach with both business and legal teams, with a strong ability to facilitate ideas, build relationships, gain credibility and partner with others.
• A “go get it” attitude - not afraid to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in.
• Enthusiastic about Uber, Uber Eats and our mission.
• Most importantly, a sense of humour and a willingness to embrace fun and excitement while tackling serious legal challenges!

* Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to .

What You’ll Do

• Serve as Uber’s lead counsel on U.S. and global trade regimes, including export controls (EAR/ITAR) and classification ( ECCN/USML), OFAC sanctions, and cross-border investment restrictions.
• Partner with Corporate Development and Legal during early-stage diligence to advise on trade exposure, jurisdictional risk, and market-entry structuring.
• Monitor and interpret geopolitical developments (e.g., U.S.-China, MEA, Russia, APAC) and translate them into clear, actionable guidance for business teams.
• Build and maintain scalable legal frameworks to manage evolving trade risk in AV partnerships, AI development, and global operations.
• Partner with Policy, Legal, Security, Product, and regional legal teams to ensure coordinated responses to regulatory change and enforcement trends.
• Support audit readiness, regulator engagement, and internal training across the enterprise as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of legal experience in private practice, government, and/or in-house.
• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
• Significant experience interpreting and applying U.S. and international regulations related to export controls (EAR/ITAR), OFAC sanctions, and FDI regimes.
• Experience classifying emerging tech under ECCN and USML.
• Experience with global sanctions and export control laws outside the U.S. (e.g. European Union and Asia) is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of in-house experience is highly preferred.
• Future-focused: You track where regulation is going, not just where it is, and shape scalable approaches ahead of the curve.
• Strong, team-oriented collaborator, with confidence and flexibility to perform in nimble, rapidly changing and growing environments, as well as build relationships and gain credibility with business and legal partners.
• Superior analytical and legal skills, mature judgment, innovative thinking and a desire to take the initiative and think two steps ahead.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues and ambiguity into clear and simple advice, to communicate effectively with non-legal internal colleagues, and to interface with a broad range of senior business managers, executives and other colleagues and professionals across our company.

• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.

• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics and accountability.

• Enthusiasm about Uber and our mission!

For Chicago, IL-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$219,000 per year - USD$243,000 per year.

For Dallas, TX-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$219,000 per year - USD$243,000 per year.

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$219,000 per year - USD$243,000 per year.

For Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

Your Impact in Role:

As a Counsel at Uber focused on platform work, you will not be a traditional Employment Counsel nor a ‘support’ function, you will be at the heart of our business and operations, and work closely with highly skilled cross functional teams.

What You'll Do:

1 . Litigation Management and Resolution Strategy for Platform Work:

2 . The novelty of our model, its evolution and diversity trigger unprecedented complex litigations that you will be in charge of for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

3 . Legal Compliance and Strategic Advising:

4 . Stay abreast of evolving european and national laws and regulations related to platform work and misclassification, providing strategic guidance for compliance.

5 . Proactively assess potential legal risks specific to platform work and advise senior management on strategic decisions related to the status of platform workers.

6 . Policy Development and Product Counseling:

7 . Collaborate with all relevant functions to develop, review, and align policies with organizational goals and legal requirements, considering the unique aspects of platform work.

8 . Advise on emerging regulations specific to platform work and co define the roadmap in that context.

The Experience You’ll Bring:

1 . Experience in employment and labor law in Germany

2 . Expertise in labor investigations and litigations

3 . Fluent in German and English - French would be a plus

4 . Highly motivated, efficient, organized, and laser-focused on the details

5 . Able to juggle multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced environment

7 . Calm in deadline-driven situations; self-reliant and able to prioritize workload

8 . Have excellent written and verbal communication skills

* Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to .

What You’ll Do

• Bring deep and varied commercial experience to the team, finding creative solutions to white space issues during drafting.
• Engage and negotiate with external partners, with full-view integration of risk and legal controls in commercial agreements and other outward-facing terms.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues on other legal and cross-functional teams, such as Safety, Product, Policy, Intellectual Property, Insurance and Privacy to provide comprehensive advice and create solutions that allow the business to move quickly and responsibly.
• Be an active and trusted business partner to the collaborative operations, engineering and business development professionals that launch autonomous services and products at Uber.
• Deploy your commercial perspective in reviewing product features and programmatic initiatives to ensure legal, regulatory, safety and risk-mitigation considerations are factored into development requirements and operational decisions.
• Support fleet and electrification commercial initiatives that align with Uber’s goal of creating the best platform for fleets, period – electric or autonomous.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of commercial legal experience in private practice, in-house and/or government.
• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one state.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous vehicles, vehicle fleets, or on-demand mobility or delivery platforms.
• At least two (2) years of in-house experience is highly preferred.
• Commercial and contracting experience in a regulated industry across multiple markets, delivering clear, actionable terms for clients, customers and partners.
• Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising senior leaders on a wide range of legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and legal groups, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner across functions to build consensus.
• Clear communicator, team orientated, and willing to take initiative while thinking two steps ahead.
• Confidence and flexibility to operate in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Inquisitiveness, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter, and articulate plans to address them.
• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.
• Enthusiastic about Uber and autonomous vehicles!

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

For Washington, DC-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

What You’ll Do

• Develop Uber’s patent portfolio, including managing and working closely with outside patent counsel and members of Uber's IP Team.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to identify and harvest inventions in various technology areas.
• Support IP aspects of M&A, litigation, pre-litigation IP disputes, employment, compliance, and open source activities.
• Negotiate, draft, and review agreements involving technology and intellectual property matters, including patent transfer/license agreements and other complex IP transactions.
• Assist in the development of analytics tools and models to inform Uber’s patent portfolio strategy, evaluate patent risk, and identify prior art.
• Represent Uber in external IP organizations and events.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience in private practice, and/or in-house OR Minimum 4 years, including +1 year Uber internal.
• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of projects from inception to completion, including a commitment to collaborate and deliver for others and a desire to innovate in the practice of IP.
• Experience handling a range of IP matters, including patent prosecution, IP transactions and licensing, open source, patent litigation, pre-litigation IP disputes, trade secrets, and copyrights.
• Broad patent prosecution experience; patent licensing or patent litigation experience a plus.
• Patent Attorney registered with the USPTO.
• Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising senior leaders on a wide range of legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and legal groups, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner across functions to build consensus.

• Inquisitiveness, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter, and articulate plans to address them.

• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics and accountability.

• Enthusiasm about Uber and our mission!

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

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link .

Your Impact in Role

• Serve as the lead lawyer advising Uber’s HR team on the full range of employment matters relating to recruiting, hiring, training, performance management and terminations in North Asia.
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of employment documents, including employment contracts, restrictive covenant agreements, assignment letters, separation agreements and policies and handbooks.
• Partner closely with HR and internal audit on a variety of projects, initiatives, investigations and risk management.
• Advise on risks regarding temporary and outsourced workers, including reviewing and drafting staffing services agreements across North Asia.
• Identify and resolve employment related issues regarding Uber’s business and its relationship with users of the Uber App in our North Asia markets.
• Handle and advise on pre-litigation disputes and employment litigation, briefing outside counsel where required.
• Closely partner with our policy teams to advance future of work reforms across North Asia.
• Assist M&A teams on employment legal considerations around acquisitions and integrations.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in tax, regulatory legal, product developers and policy and communications teams to pre-empt employment law risks related to Uber’s business, and proactively finding solutions to those issues.

What You Will Need

• Extensive employment law experience at a top tier firm and/or in-house with a focus on APAC-wide or North Asia employment law. Employment litigation a plus.
• Confidence operating in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to perform in nimble, rapidly changing and growing markets.
• History of driving efficient and strategic use of resources, including other support functions, in-house counsel, vendors and external counsel.
• Inquisitiveness, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of the matter, and articulate plans to address them.
• Strong communication skills and demonstrated experience working with senior business leaders.
• Collaborative approach with both business and legal groups, with a strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility and partner with others.
• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.
• Enthusiastic about Uber!

* Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to .