About Wing:
Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on three continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.
About the Role:
Wing is looking for a Associate General Counsel to join our Legal team. This role will be based in Palo Alto, CA. You will help ensure that Wing is complying with a range of legal, regulatory, contractual, and standards obligations, while promoting an overall culture of compliance. Using right-sized, risk management approaches, you will help build a formal Enterprise Compliance function that will balance Wing’s compliance requirements with the dynamic needs of our business. You will work with leaders across the Company to proactively identify any significant gaps in existing procedures and develop innovative, efficient and effective solutions. You enjoy multitasking and are known for collaboration. You are simultaneously detail-oriented and focused on the big picture. Your written and verbal communication skills are impeccable. You can translate complex concepts into clear, succinct language.
What You’ll Do:
- Build out a comprehensive formal Enterprise Compliance function and continuously update the company's global legal and compliance policies
- Prioritize compliance requirements and monitor key activities. You'll also develop and deliver compliance training, ensuring effective enforcement of all requirements
- Lead and support internal investigations as assigned, ensuring thorough documentation.
- Support the company's entry into new domestic and international markets, ensuring full compliance with national, state, and local regulations.
- Develop and maintain the company's compliance calendar and tracking systems, ensuring timely action and oversight.
- Offer and/or secure legal advice across a broad spectrum of areas, including supply chain and trade compliance, aviation regulations, employment law, code of conduct issues, information security, safety, and general operations.
What You’ll Need:
- 12+ years of relevant legal experience.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in good standing with at least one state bar.
- A proactive, hands-on approach, ready to tackle pressing business issues.
- Adept at breaking down complex legal questions and prioritizing issues.
- Ability to translate legal rules into clear, practical, and actionable advice for business teams.
- Confidence to make sound judgment calls with conviction, recognizing when to escalate issues.
- Responsive, solution-oriented attitude with strong organizational skills to manage competing deadlines.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce cogent legal deliverables and deep dive into critical questions.
- Comfort navigating ambiguity, managing work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and consistently delivering on commitments.
- Experience with projects involving legal, regulatory, and reputational risk.
- Audit background and/or Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) certification are a plus.
- Ability to take ownership, interact confidently with all levels, set objectives, drive results, and be a team player.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is the salary range below + bonus + equity + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.
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What We Do
Wing is reshaping the future of delivery. We are an on-demand drone delivery service that can deliver food, medicine or other items within minutes. We’ve also developed an unmanned traffic management platform to safely route drones through the sky. Our service is faster, safer and produces far less pollution than traditional delivery.
