Sr. Counsel, Compliance & Governance

About the role

Sr. Counsel, Compliance & Governance | Tesla (Legal & Government Affairs)

Location: PALO ALTO, California | Req ID: 260608 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

Tesla is seeking a Sr. Counsel to join its in-house Legal Department, supporting strategic relationships with key partners. This role will be based in one of Tesla’s offices in Austin, Texas, or the Bay Area of California. This position involves providing comprehensive legal guidance to a wide variety of in-house clients on complex commercial relationships and related risks in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

This position offers a unique opportunity for a proactive and entrepreneurial lawyer to contribute to a fast-growing, dynamic company by providing strategic legal support and fostering collaboration across global teams.

What You'll Do

• Support and manage a wide range of commercial contracts with strategic partners, including supply agreements, technology licensing agreements, development agreements, services agreements (including cloud-based services), software license agreements, and confidentiality agreements
• Advise a wide variety of in-house clients who work with our strategic partners on strategic, commercial, and regulatory issues
• Identify and provide advice and guidance on ways to mitigate any legal or compliance risks associated with Tesla’s relationships with strategic partners

What You'll Bring

• Juris Doctor with current license to practice in at least one U.S. state or Washington, D.C.
• Minimum of 10 years of practice experience, including substantial expertise with compliance, corporate governance, and regulatory issues
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to proactively identify problems, drive projects, make complex cost/benefit assessments, identify pragmatic and creative legal and business solutions, and quickly earn the confidence of colleagues
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively while juggling competing priorities in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• Quick and flexible learner with well-honed analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, adaptability, comfort with ambiguity and risk, and enthusiasm for dynamic change
• High standards, impeccable integrity and ethics, and unquestionable good judgment

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$212,000 - $342,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.