Legal Counsel, Uber Korea
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At Uber, we take pride in our diversity and working environment that sees you as more than just a person that can do the job, but a unique individual that can level up our organization with a perspective only you can offer. Uber provides a truly open culture that encourages all to voice their thoughts.
About the Legal Team
The legal and regulatory challenges at Uber are constantly evolving. From our start-up days, where we launched Uber in new countries, testing a new way of working and moving around cities. To now, where we partner closely with regulators to build a stronger and more sustainable ecosystem for Uber's various businesses. We #SeeTheForestAndTheTrees by knowing the details and understanding the technical legal issues while also seeing the bigger picture and helping the business grow.
This position will be based in Seoul, South Korea and report to the Associate General Counsel, APAC.
About the Role
As the Legal Counsel for South Korea, you will be the primary legal anchor on the ground, serving as a trusted strategic partner to local business leadership while collaborating with APAC and global teams. Operating in one of our most dynamic and competitive markets, you will navigate complex, cutting-edge regulatory issues to protect Uber's interests, unlock business growth, and shape the future of mobility in Korea.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Strategic Leadership & Advisory
- Executive Partnership: Act as the dedicated legal advisor to the South Korea General Manager and the local Leadership Team, translating ambitious business goals into legally sound, compliant strategies.
- Risk & Opportunity Management: Proactively identify, evaluate, and manage legal risks across all operations, developing commercially focused, creative solutions that balance risk mitigation with strategic growth.
Regulatory & Product Counseling
- Regulatory Navigation: Guide the business through Korea's highly complex and evolving regulatory environment, particularly regarding mobility regulations, antitrust/competition, and consumer protection.
- Product Counseling: Partner with product and engineering teams to provide end-to-end legal clearance for new features, localized app rollouts, and innovative business models.
- Compliance & Governance: Ensure absolute compliance with all local statutory requirements and industry standards, while overseeing corporate governance for Uber's Korean entities.
Commercial & Operational Excellence
- High-Stakes Contracting: Draft, negotiate, and execute complex commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, and vendor contracts to robustly protect the company's interests.
- Scaling Operations: Design and implement legal processes, templates, and playbooks to drive efficiency and ensure the legal function scales seamlessly alongside the business leveraging existing regional and global processes.
Stakeholder & External Management
- Global & Regional Alignment: Work across time zones and cultures collaborating closely with the APAC Legal team and global HQ partners to align local initiatives with Uber's global strategy.
- External Counsel Management: Strategically select, engage, and manage top-tier external law firms, optimizing legal spend while driving favorable outcomes on complex regulatory matters and disputes.
WHO YOU ARE
Core Qualifications
- Experience: 6+ years PQE at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house. Prior in-house experience at a global tech company is highly preferred.
- Credentials: Korean Law qualified, supported by strong academic credentials from a top-tier law school or university.
- Language: Complete bilingual business proficiency in both English and Korean (written and spoken).
Experience
- Tech & Mobility Focus: Strong product counseling experience within a fast-paced, global tech ecosystem.
- Subject Matter Breadth: A proven track record of navigating complex legal landscapes, with specific expertise in mobility regulations, franchise businesses and antitrust/competition laws.
- Cross-Functional Knowledge: Familiarity with a wide range of practice areas, including consumer protection, litigation, privacy and employment.
Leadership & Business Acumen
- Strategic Problem Solver: Commercially minded with the ability to translate complex legal ambiguity into simple, actionable business advice. You don't just flag risks-you deliver creative, "out-of-the-box" solutions that balance risk mitigation with strategic growth.
- Executive Presence: High emotional intelligence with a demonstrated ability to influence, persuade, and build consensus at the executive level during high-impact, high-profile situations.
- Agility & Grit: Comfortable operating in the gray. You think on your feet, make high-stakes decisions quickly, and consistently stay two steps ahead in a fast-paced environment.
- Cultural Fit: Absolute integrity, accountability, and a genuine enthusiasm for Uber's mission to change how the world moves!
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.
