--- title: "Senior Counsel" company: "Motional" company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/motional" url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/motional-senior-counsel-bd3ee9d6-cecf-4c30-b84e-ff0458e50f52" apply_url: "https://motional.com/open-positions/?gh_jid=7990247003#/7990247003" workplace: onsite location: "Las Vegas, Nevada, United States" employment_type: unspecified seniority: senior role: finance-legal region: united-states skills: ["csharp"] date_posted: 2026-09-09T16:47:57.000Z first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-09T17:00:47.214Z --- # Senior Counsel **Motional** · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Apply: https://motional.com/open-positions/?gh_jid=7990247003#/7990247003 ## About the role **Mission Summary:** We are looking for an energetic and self-starting Senior Counsel to join our legal team at Motional. You will be part of a collaborative, high-performing and innovative legal team, working on projects that are extremely high profile and changing the future of mobility. You must be a team player and capable of working independently in a fast-paced environment. To be successful in this role, you will need to be proactive, curious, and able to communicate effectively with all levels and functions of the organization. In this role, you will provide legal support to various business stakeholders on a variety of cutting-edge legal issues. You will work cross-functionally with Motional’s Operations, Commercial, Human Resources and Engineering teams to drive our corporate operations and commercial transactions, while also developing strategic business relationships with partners. This role reports directly to Motional’s Head of Legal and requires five days onsite each week at our Las Vegas office. **What you’ll be doing:** - Lead reviews, and negotiations on a wide range of complex corporate agreements, including customer, partner, strategic alliance, and non-disclosure agreements. - Serve as a subject matter expert on privacy regulations (CCPA/CPRA and similar state privacy laws); maintain and improve upon data protection policies, review data processing addendums (DPAs), and conduct risk assessments for new product features. - Corporate & Compliance: Manage general corporate governance and continuously refine standardized legal templates and playbooks to scale business operations and enhance efficiency across business units. - Claims and Dispute Resolution: Manage vehicle incident claims and handle related litigation or dispute resolution. Mitigate liability exposure and safeguard corporate assets. - Employment Law: Handle EEOC, workers’ compensation, or general employment issues and related litigation or dispute resolution. - Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Operations, Commercial, and Engineering teams to proactively identify legal risks early and transforming processes to deliver practical, solutions-oriented guidance. **What we're looking for:** - Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; active bar member in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. - 6- 10+ years of legal practice, combining training at a top-tier law firm with significant and broad in-house corporate experience. - Proven track record as a trusted legal partner navigating commercial contracting, in-depth knowledge of U.S. and international privacy frameworks, and relevant experience with litigation, dispute resolution and employment matters. - Strong business acumen, ability to learn the business quickly, pragmatic risk-assessment capabilities, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to prioritize competing projects in a fast-paced environment. - Relevant certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E). - Willingness to work across time zones (offices across the USA and Singapore) - Comfortable with an estimated 10% travel **Bonus points (not required):** - Experience with AI/ML, autonomous vehicles, vehicle fleets, or on-demand mobility or delivery platforms is highly preferred. - Experience with transportation regulators (NHTSA, DOT, NTA) is highly preferred. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. Salary Range$140,000—$187,250 USD**Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.** **Our journey is always people first.** We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. **Higher purpose, greater impact.** We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do. **Scale up, not starting up.** Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. 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We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.* --- Source: Motional's own career page, read by RemJobs. Canonical HTML version: https://www.remjobs.works/job/motional-senior-counsel-bd3ee9d6-cecf-4c30-b84e-ff0458e50f52