Senior Counsel, Nuro
Employment
$193.9-291.1k
+Annual performance bonus and Equity
More information about location
4 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer
Posted today
Autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer
1001+ employees
Posted today
$193.9-291.1k
+Annual performance bonus and Equity
More information about location
4 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To better everyday life through robotics.
Role
Who you are
- You are an experienced attorney who brings strategic thinking, strong program management, and a bias toward action
- You’re experienced. You have 7+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience focused on employment law, including extensive experience in California. Experience scaling a fast growing company nationally and internationally is a plus. Experience at private and public companies is a plus
- You’re renowned for your judgment. You have a proven combination of great legal instincts and business acumen. You’re comfortable making the big calls regarding legal risk
- You thrive in fast-paced environments, expertly juggling multiple tasks. You’re excited about working at an AV company operating on public roads across the globe and pride yourself on just getting stuff done - clearing the way for the business to move fast and scale
- You see opportunity in ambiguity. You have experience in spaces where law and regulation is ambiguous, unarticulated, or entirely absent. You are able to identify not just requirements for compliance, but opportunities to lead and define best practices
- You know how to engage with teams and their leaders. You are expert in helping other team leaders deliver on their priorities on account of your practical approach to providing legal advice and hustle
- You’re a fast and precise writer. You are comfortable taking first pen on documents in a range of legal and compliance contexts; able to tailor your writing to audiences; and quickly produce written product that is polished and ready for commercial, public, government, or other external consumption
- You care deeply about impact. You are passionate that your work makes a significant impact on the lives of millions of people — and recognize the responsibility that comes with it
- You are technically proficient, and at least as comfortable working with modern tools like AI as you are working manually
- You’re a member of the California Bar. Admission in other jurisdictions is also a plus
What the job involves
- As Senior Employment Counsel, you will provide pragmatic day-to-day employment law advice in order to unblock business needs, mitigate risk, and incorporate best employment compliance practices throughout the company
- You’ll play a critical role in building and upholding Nuro’s culture and helping prepare Nuro for the challenges and opportunities of launching a commercial product
- This role will report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and serve as a key partner to the People team and business leaders, providing the legal, strategic, and operational framework to support an expanding global workforce
- As the head of Nuro’s employment law function, you will be the owner of the company’s employment practices, actively seeking out opportunities to add value and strengthen the day-to-day activities of our People and Operations teams. You will advise on best practices and risk mitigation for the entire employee life-cycle (from recruiting to separation)
- You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that our employment policies, practices and programs are legally sound and best in class. You will and maintain employment templates, policies, and training
- You’ll also be the primary point of contact for any employment pre-litigation and litigation matters, including any agency charges (DLSE, EEOC, DOL, CDR, etc.), discovery, motion practice, witness preparation, settlement negotiations, and trial/arbitration strategies, and you will help supervise and direct outside counsel support as necessary
- You will partner closely with the People and Operations team to assist in the scaling of Nuro’s non-exempt workforce, including wage and hour compliance, drug testing regulations, and terminations
- You will own the employment legal and operation strategy for international growth and mobility issues, including to the EU, Asia, and Canada
- You will partner closely on internal investigations and employee relations matters, including processes and policies and recommendations
- You will support and advise on a wide variety of cross-functional areas, including leaves of absences and accommodations, performance management, contingent workers, compensation, privacy, immigration, and export control compliance
Our take
Nuro offers custom-built autonomous vehicles for the delivery of physical goods, rather than people. Its vehicles have a distinctive, futuristic, design that has not only made the vehicles noticeable from a marketing point of view, but, has also made its vehicles stand out to other road users, improving safety.
Nuro is an exciting addition to the autonomous vehicle landscape. Without a passenger inside the vehicle, it has been able to sidestep some of the safety issues that have plagued other autonomous vehicle brands. Additionally, the company has landed several high-profile partners, including Uber, Walmart, Chipotle, and Kroger.
With home deliveries at an all-time high, many companies are looking for ways to get goods to customers’ homes as fast as possible. Low-cost, efficient services such as Nuro's offering are becoming increasingly attractive. Following Series E funding in 2025, the company is focusing on growing new commercial partnerships and scaling its technology.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2025
$203m
SERIES E
Nov 2021
$600m
SERIES D
Total funding: $2.3bn
Company benefits
- Free Caltrain pass and commuter benefits
- Company stock options
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Jiajun Zhu
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)After an MA in Computer Science at the University of Virginia, Jiajun worked as Principal Software Engineer at Google for over 8 years. He left this role in August 2016 to co-found Nuro with Dave.
Dave Ferguson
(Co-Founder)Experienced Robotics Engineer with stints at Google (Computer Vision and Machine Learning Lead) and Intel (Senior Research Scientist). PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.
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