About the Role
Uber is looking for an exceptional, business-oriented attorney to join its Global Competition Team. The Global Competition Team advises the company on competition and antitrust matters around the world, in the 70+ countries where Uber operates. This includes counseling on mergers & acquisitions, strategic investments, commercial partnerships, product development, and ordinary course business strategies. The team also oversees antitrust compliance, litigation, responses to government inquiries, and general antitrust advocacy matters. This is a great opportunity to join a best-in-class legal department and work on cutting edge issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.
What You'll Do
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- Collaborate with partners throughout Uber Legal to provide clients with expert legal advice and guidance on a wide range of competition and antitrust issues across Uber's various business units.
- Work closely with regional Uber Legal teams to ensure business strategies are implemented in accordance with local competition/antitrust laws and regulations.
- Advise Uber Corporate Legal and Corporate Development Teams on potential mergers & acquisitions and other strategic partnerships and investments.
- Support the Uber Litigation Team on competition/antitrust litigation and related matters.
- Assist in responding to governmental and other third party subpoenas and inquiries.
- Develop and conduct training materials on competition/antitrust issues.
- Oversee and manage outside counsel workflow, budget and spending.
- Collaborate with the Uber Compliance Team to support global competition/antitrust compliance.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience in private practice, in-house and/or government OR 4 years, including +1 year Uber internal.
- Three (3) years of competition/antitrust law experience.
- J.D. and license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
- Clear communicator, team orientated, and willing to take initiative while thinking two steps ahead.
- 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.
- 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 with others.
Preferred Qualifications:
- In-house or demonstrated direct client counseling experience, or U.S. federal or state government experience is a bonus.
- Experience across a range of competition/antitrust matters, including mergers & acquisitions, government investigations, litigation and corporate counseling.
- Superior analytical skills, strategic problem solving, and innovative thinking.
- Curiosity, 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.
- Enthusiastic about Uber and autonomous vehicles and a desire to have a big impact!
For Washington, DC-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 https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.
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.