Commercial Counsel

About Stack:

Stack is developing revolutionary AI and advanced autonomous systems designed to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency of modern operations. Stack's autonomous technology incorporates cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and cloud technologies, empowering us to create innovative solutions that address the needs and challenges of the dynamic trucking transportation industry. With decades of experience creating and deploying real world systems for demanding environments, the Stack team is dedicated to developing an autonomous solution ecosystem tailored to the trucking industry's unique demands.

About the Role:

As Commercial Counsel for Stack AV, you will be responsible for negotiating and closing a wide variety of highly complex time-sensitive commercial agreements to help drive our business forward. You will work on varied and exciting legal issues relating to self-driving trucks that require creative, pragmatic and proactive legal guidance, working hand-in-hand with our business, supply chain and procurement teams. The projects you take on will challenge you to think big and differently. The team is a tight-knit collaborative group that also highly encourages independence and autonomy. We are looking to add a smart and ambitious attorney to join us and take strong ownership of their work and make a strong impact within the company.

Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including hardware and software transactions, supply chain, services, and joint development agreements.

• Provide strategic legal counsel to executive leadership on a broad range of issues, including business contracts, data privacy, intellectual property, corporate governance, tax, export controls, and employment law.

• Proactively identify and mitigate legal risks, working closely with leadership and internal teams to develop effective legal strategies.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, export controls, and company policies.

• Draft, review, and approve key legal documents, including policies, procedures, regulations, and corporate governance materials.

• Support market expansion by advising on compliance requirements, risk mitigation, and the development of operational processes and workflows.

• Counsel technical and corporate leadership on matters related to intellectual property, data protection, security, and regulatory compliance.

• Being excited to develop and maintain an in-depth working knowledge of Stack’s business.

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school with a license to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience, ideally a combination of law firm and in-house or start-up experience.

• Experience working in the automotive/trucking industry or autonomous vehicles is highly desired.

• Strong negotiator who operates well in ambiguous and fast paced environments.

• Willingness to take on multiple roles, adapt to shifting priorities, and work on a variety of tasks as needed.

• Project management skills and a keen attention to detail, organization, and accuracy.

• Ability to prioritize and effectively manage a high volume of projects in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong collaboration skills, focusing on relationship building, feedback, and alignment with cross-functional teams.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and concisely to a non-legal audience.

• Motivated to continuously learn, take on new challenges, and drive impact.

• Low ego, team player, willing to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done regardless of how large or small the task.

• A passion for autonomous vehicles.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We believe that diverse teams produce the best ideas and outcomes. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion, entrepreneurship, and innovation across gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and identity.

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Please Note: Pursuant to its business activities and use of technology, Stack AV complies with all applicable U.S. national security laws, regulations, and administrative requirements, which can restrict Stack AV’s ability to employ certain persons in certain positions pursuant to a range of national security-related requirements. As such, this position may be contingent upon Stack AV verifying a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. This position may also involve working with software and technologies subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these regulations, it may be necessary for Stack AV to obtain a U.S. government export license prior to releasing its technologies to certain persons. If Stack AV determines that a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status will require a license, prohibit the candidate from working in this position, or otherwise be subject to national security-related restrictions, Stack AV expressly reserves the right to either consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions Stack AV shall establish in its sole discretion, or, in the alternative, decline to move forward with the candidate’s application.