Senior Counsel, Trade

Waymo•Mountain View, WA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on building the Waymo Driver and expanding access to autonomous mobility. As part of Waymo’s Legal team, the Senior Counsel, Trade will advise on legal matters related to autonomous driving technology and support the business from technology ideation through commercial deployment. The role partners with public policy, safety, security, privacy, engineering, product, strategy, and operations teams on regulatory, intellectual property, commercial, and compliance matters. In this hybrid role, the Senior Counsel will advise business, product, and technical teams on U.S. and international trade regulations, including export controls. The position also covers hardware and supply chain regulations, equipment certifications, connected vehicle compliance, country-of-origin tracing, and forced-labor diligence. The role interacts with regulators and works with the Policy team on trade and supply chain matters, manages compliance matters including investigations and audits, and develops strategy and implementation for evolving international regulations. The position reports to a Managing Counsel and may require up to 20% travel.

Requirements

JD degree, strong academic record, and state bar membership.
10 or more years of relevant legal experience.
Solid background in and understanding of cross-legal issues associated with trade, supply chain, equipment certification, and compliance.
Demonstrated experience in at least three of the following: export regulations; BIS audits and investigations; sanctions compliance and investigations; FCC certifications and licensing; and U.S. rulemaking.
Ability to understand cross-functional perspectives and navigate ambiguity.
Ability to identify and create streamlined processes for a growing company.
Execution-oriented approach and strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
Experience presenting to senior management and engineering teams.
Eagerness to work in a startup environment and support a fast-paced, dynamic business in an emerging and rapidly developing industry.

Nice To Haves

More than 15 years of relevant legal experience.
Prior in-house experience working alongside engineering, supply chain, logistics, partnerships, marketing, and leadership teams to identify, address, and advise on trade compliance issues.
Experience advising business and product teams on trade regulations, building trade compliance programs, and developing strategies to minimize related business risks.
Experience supporting international regulatory compliance for new and emerging technologies, such as advanced chips, AI, or quantum computing.
Experience working with legal teams and cross-functional partners in different countries.
Experience advising on inbound or outbound investment regulations and/or the DOJ’s data export regulations.

Responsibilities

Advise business, product, and technical teams on trade regulations, including U.S. and international export control regimes.
Advise on hardware and supply chain regulations, including equipment certifications such as FCC, FDA, and CE; connected vehicle compliance; country-of-origin tracing; and forced-labor diligence.
Interact directly with regulators and work with Waymo’s Policy team to engage lawmakers on trade and supply chain regulation matters.
Manage trade and supply chain regulatory compliance matters, including investigations and audits.
Develop the vision, strategy, and implementation for complying with evolving and complex international trade and supply chain regulations.