Senior Product & Marketing Counsel, Turo
$165-190k
+ Equity
Car sharing marketplace
Job no longer available
Car sharing marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$165-190k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
Turo's mission is to put the world's cars to better use.
Role
Who you are
- JD degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in the state in which you work
- Have 5+ years of legal experience including applicable in-house consumer-focused experience, preferably at a late-stage (or public) tech company with a global footprint
- You are collaborative, pragmatic, flexible, comfortable operating in gray areas, business-focused, and a whiz at multitasking
- You are proactive and confident in identifying issues, spotting key risks, analyzing and practically assessing risk, and providing actionable recommendations while demonstrating Turo’s values through work product and daily team interactions
- Knowledgeable on applicable legal and regulatory concerns, including marketing and promotions law, privacy, and licensing
- Flexibility and willingness to work with all levels of the organization and to roll up your sleeves to get the job done. You are motivated, organized, and creative. You can research and master complex legal topics and communicate them to non-lawyers in brief, clear, pragmatic language. You are patient, project calm under pressure, are respectful to your co-workers, and bring a positive attitude to the office
- You have demonstrated expertise and experience navigating and excelling in highly ambiguous environments
What the job involves
- We are searching for a product and marketing counsel to support Turo’s growing business and new expansion areas
- This role reports to the Director, Privacy, Product & Regulatory, and serves as legal partner to many other teams across Turo. Collaboration will be a crucial attribute as this role will work closely with legal team members globally and support various business teams
- Deliver clear, actionable, easy-to-understand, and practical legal advice to the various business functions. These include marketing, communications, product, and operations
- Review and provide compliance counseling on advertising, marketing, and/or promotions (e.g., guidance on consumer protection, privacy, data protection and/or IP agreements and rights)
- Build positive and influential relationships company-wide through trusted advising, knowledge-sharing, and training
- Perform legal reviews of new products, features, and market expansions and advise on how to position and structure these launches to reduce risk while growing the business profitably
- Assist with regulatory compliance projects
- Advise on, draft and negotiate marketing agreements as needed
- Provide sensible, business-focused assessments considering practical solutions to mitigate legal risk while keeping business priorities at the forefront
- Effectively collaborate with regional and global colleagues to (i) provide globally aligned legal advice that appropriately balances domestic and global perspectives and needs and (ii) participate in global workstreams
- Update and maintain marketing playbooks and guidelines based on applicable laws, rules, and regulatory developments
- Develop strategies for handling legal issues in creative ways and build processes for scaling flexible solutions that address risk
Our take
Turo is the world’s largest car rental marketplace. The comparisons with AirBnb are obvious but not unfounded - ‘hosts’ make their cars available to ‘guests’ who benefit from short-term rentals without the cost of purchasing their own automobile.
The startup has reinvented the car-rental marketplace, previously dominated by incumbents like Avis. By allowing users to rent directly from the car owner themselves, Turo is bringing transparency, efficiency, and liquidity to the industry while hosts earn additional income.
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges the company needs to overcome is similar to those that plagued other major sharing-economy companies like Uber - regulation. Specifically Turo faces disputes over bad-faith hosts and from incumbent players, especially regarding airport use. Since its 2022 IPO, Turo has been eyeing further global expansion and targeting a series of strategic acquisitions and partnerships which will expand its product suite for hosts and guests alike.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Feb 2020
$30m
SERIES E
Jul 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $464m
Company benefits
- Dental, and vision coverage
- Time off to volunteer
- Travel credit each month to grab a car and go explore
- 28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Andre Haddad
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked for 10 years at eBay, holding various positions such as CEO - Shopping.com & Vice President - User Experience & Design.
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