Uber Senior Counsel Global Trade 

United States, West Virginia 

535388060

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.