All Things Urban

Sidewalk Labs is an urban innovation company that tackles cities' greatest challenges. We create products and solutions, invest in new companies, and help developers build more sustainable, innovative, and equitable places around the world. Our ambitious vision requires us to push ourselves beyond conventional thinking, and we work hard in pursuit of our mission. Our cross-disciplinary team consists of experts from real estate, urban planning, government, finance, technology, and engineering, among other backgrounds. Our urban innovations include Delve (a generative design product that empowers real estate teams to design better, faster, with less risk), Mesa (an easy-install kit for commercial buildings that cuts energy costs, improves tenant comfort, and simplifies building operations), Pebble (a low-cost vehicle sensor to help manage parking and curb space), and Affordable Electrification (a new way to manage home energy use to meet a customer’s monthly budget). We're also developing an offsite construction company that can deliver high-quality mass timber buildings for more sustainable living and working. With the potential to radically improve quality of life in cities for all, our work is both exciting and complex. We are working to achieve something unprecedented — help us build it!

We're looking for a strong AGC who, working independently but in sync with our General Counsel, will own a large part of our corporate, technology, and product legal work. We are confident this opportunity will be interesting to you if you have a curiosity for urban development, thrive on cross-disciplinary work, and enjoy tackling novel questions and problems.

What will make you successful in this role: Strong Legal Foundation. You’ve worked as a corporate associate at a top-tier firm (4-5 years) to build a dynamic legal foundation for your career. In addition, you have spent 3-5 years in-house as a generalist, working as a legal partner across many teams. Deep experience with commercial contracting, complex transactions, technology licensing requests, compliance and regulatory matters, intellectual property, vendor agreements, T&C documents, and general business and product counseling is a must, as you’ll become the point person for many legal questions at the firm. Product Acumen. You have a deep understanding of technology products. You know how to facilitate all of the legal needs around their creation, development, and entry into the marketplace. Stellar Partner. This work requires a legal expert and adept business partner. Our team relies on exceptional collaboration to get our work done, you are no exception to this work style. Bias to Action. You will have autonomy in this role. We’ll trust you to self-direct, but it’s crucial you have an inherent bias to action. Our team at large relies on you to be a proactive partner; you keep the process moving and you get things done quickly, every time. You’re known to chase down the answers when you don’t have them to take your work across the finish line. Flexibility. In this role you will own and execute on both exciting and not-so-exciting work. All of it is crucial to deliver on our vision and mission. We expect you to have a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-dive-in attitude all the time.This is a startup, your scope will change and stretch, you’re happy to roll with the punches. Bonus Points if you have: Prior Public Sector Experience. You understand the dynamics of working in a public facing role and facilitating complex Public/Private Partnerships. Exposure to Data Privacy. You have demonstrated interest in and experience with the legal aspect of privacy and data.

Unfortunately, it seems like this job is not available for international candidates. Unless you’re eligible for a work visa otherwise, please double-check with the company.