Senior Counsel, Product - Carvana

About Carvana

If you like disrupting the norm and are looking to join a company revolutionizing an industry then you will LOVE what Carvana has done for the car buying experience. Buying a car the old fashioned way sucks and we are working hard to make it NOT suck. I mean, have you seen our vending machine?!

We are looking for people who are excited to thrive in an environment of impactful change. Team spirit is evident at Carvana and every day we let our passions and creativity foster innovation. We take big swings, set ambitious goals, and challenge each other to make data- and process-driven decisions in everything we do. Here are a few of our stories! We’ve been changing the game since 2013, and we’re not taking our foot off the gas now. Want more of the story? Check out our background here. 

About the team and position

Join Carvana’s Legal Department in the role of Senior Counsel, Product. Carvana is looking for an experienced and motivated attorney to provide pragmatic and innovative advice, serving as a business partner and legal advisor to various product teams, solutions groups, and strategic business initiatives. You will work closely with key internal legal, product, and technology partners on various strategic and day-to-day matters involving the development, release, and maintenance of Carvana offerings. You will support the introduction of new solutions and marketplaces, ensure production readiness, build scalable compliance strategies, and address all needs involving your assigned product(s) and team(s). As the singular point of contact for your legal and business partners with respect to your product(s), you will streamline the provision of legal services to teams within our organization and provide valuable visibility to your legal colleagues regarding your teams and products.  

What you’ll be doing

• Serve as a singular legal point of contact to product and development team members, including product managers, developers/engineers, data scientists, technical writers and marketing managers.
• Provide full product counseling, from initial stages of product conception and development, through post-launch maintenance and refinement.
• Foster a self-driven approach, independently issue spotting and working with appropriate internal and external legal experts to generate risk-based guidance and counseling tailored to business capabilities and goals.
• Develop an acute understanding of business processes, including business partner goals, priorities and dependencies/constraints, and leverage this understanding to assist with cross-functional solutioning and collaboration across Carvana’s vertical and horizontal teams.  
• Partner with legal SMEs to develop impactful products with a focus on optimizing for Carvana risks in areas such as consumer finance, intellectual property, data privacy & security, commercial contracting, corporate reporting, marketing, litigation, employment, and/or other legal and regulatory compliance issues.
• Develop positive, strong, and collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners across Carvana to effectively deliver on complex tasks.
• Lead analysis of applicable statutory case and regulatory laws relevant to your team(s) and product(s).
• Perform and manage drafting of consumer disclosures, notices, consents, and/or terms of use, with an eye toward clarity, brevity and transparency, all in alignment with brand values.
• Contribute to the development of Carvana’s product counseling legal team.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you should know/have

The successful Senior Counsel, Product possesses and exemplifies excellent judgment, critical and quick thinking, and an eagerness to understand business priorities and objectives; maintains a strong work ethic and a high degree of accountability, striving for perfection in his or her work; and works proactively with legal and non-legal counterparts to generate pragmatic and effective legal solutions to achieve business objectives while mitigating risks and contemplating business context. You should feel comfortable working independently, developing and navigating priorities and daily work with little oversight or guidance, as well as collaboratively and flexibly with stakeholders in a fast-paced, cutting edge, and constantly evolving environment, adapting your approach and demeanor to match shifting demands of different situations. You should feel comfortable initiating, leading, and driving to completion cross-functional, complex projects throughout the organization with legal and non-legal colleagues at all levels of seniority. You should possess superior communication skills (oral and written), approach problems with a sense of humor and humility, and desire to build trusted relationships both within and outside the organization. Success requires a highly collaborative nature, ownership and accountability over your own work, proactiveness, confidence, helpfulness, experience, diligence, and a passion to learn about new business ventures, emerging technologies, and the ability to scrutinize and think creatively in the face of new legal risks in unchartered territories. You have keen legal and business judgment, with a desire to become a strong legal generalist and learn new areas of law and related skills quickly and efficiently. You are dependable and supportive of your legal and business colleagues, and go out of your way to seek opportunities to contribute. You build from the ground up, and never spot an issue without offering pragmatic solutions.

 We also look for:

• A JD and membership in good standing with a United States Bar.
• 6+ years of experience providing legal support to technology businesses at a firm and/or within a corporate legal department setting, although we will consider varying levels of legal experience combined with business/industry knowledge.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistent good judgment and ability to apply legal knowledge to help create practical business solutions.
• Familiarity with, or an interest in: , automotive industry e-commerce, consumer finance, intellectual property, information and product security, online payment regulations, and/or data privacy preferred.
• Experience working with developers/engineers and product managers to provide legal guidance and resolve complicated issues in creative, effective, risk-based ways.
• Ability to lead projects involving many cross-functional partners and/or assist alongside those leading such projects.
• Ability to research and respond promptly to a wide range of legal requests, summarizing and communicating legal concepts that business stakeholders can understand and action upon. 
• Inquisitive nature and comfort challenging current practices.

We’d be thrilled if you also have: 

• Experience advising tech companies in the areas of state/federal auto dealer, marketing, consumer finance, consumer protection, and/or data privacy/cybersecurity regulations and best practices.
• Automotive and/or Financial Services industry experience.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with process improvement.
• Experience managing attorneys and/or other legal professionals.

What we’ll offer in return

• Full-Time Salary Position with a competitive salary.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• 401K with company match.
• A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more.
• A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally.
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization.
• A company culture of promotions from within, with a start-up atmosphere allowing for varied career development.
• A seat in one of the fastest-growing companies in the country.

Other requirements

To be able to do your job at Carvana, there are some basic requirements we want to share with you.

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.

Of course, we’ll make any reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs. 

Legal stuff

Hiring is contingent on passing a complete background check.  This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Carvana is an equal employment opportunity employer.  All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.  Carvana also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.