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About the Role
Waymo is seeking a Senior Counsel, Employment to join its Legal team. This role will focus on the legal issues surrounding autonomous driving technology, partnering with various internal teams and external counsel to advise on regulatory changes, intellectual property, corporate transactions, and compliance with global regulations. The position supports Waymo's mission to be the world's most trusted driver and improve mobility while saving lives.
Responsibilities
- Serve as dedicated employment counsel for Waymo in the UK.
- Provide senior-level legal support for internal investigations and compliance with local labor standards.
- Prevent and resolve employment disputes.
- Proactively respond to regulatory agency claims, audits, and inquiries.
- Offer employment legal support to HR, Operations, and cross-functional teams in Western Europe.
- Coordinate and oversee local outside counsel across various European jurisdictions.
- Advise on managing contingent workforce needs within global operations.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor, LL.B., or equivalent law degree with a strong academic record.
- 10+ years of experience practicing employment law representing management at a law firm and/or in-house corporate setting.
- Qualified to practice law and in good standing in the UK (England and Wales).
- Comprehensive expertise in UK and European international employment laws and complex cross-border practices.
- Experience navigating European labor relations, collective consultation processes, or engagement with works councils.
- Proven experience advising HR, Operations and other cross-functional teams on managing contingent workforce needs within global operations.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Ability to manage high-priority initiatives independently under deadline pressure.
Skills
- Employment law
- Labor standards
- Dispute resolution
- Regulatory compliance
- Cross-border legal practices
- European labor relations
- Collective consultation processes
- Works council engagement
- Contingent workforce management
- Communication skills
- Project management
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Juris Doctor, LL.B., or equivalent law degree
Salary/Compensations
- £190,000—£200,000 GBP
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
About the Company
- Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company.
- Mission: To be the world's most trusted driver.
- Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009.
- Focuses on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™.
- Aims to improve mobility access and reduce traffic fatalities.
- Waymo Driver powers autonomous ride-hail services and can be applied to various vehicle platforms.
- Has provided over ten million rider-only trips.
- Has driven over 100 million miles autonomously on public roads and billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.