Corporate Counsel, Commercial

Shipt; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail tech company is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Commercial to support its legal function. This role involves managing complex transactions, advising on vendor governance, and collaborating with operational teams. Ideal candidates will have a J.D. and substantial experience in commercial law, particularly in fast-paced environments. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing flexibility to work from home or at a Shipt office.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k plan

Discretionary vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Annual bonus eligibility

Potential for restricted stock units

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience focused on commercial transactions.
• Experience developing legal enablement tools and scalable contract playbooks.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex transactions and manage contract lifecycle workflows.
• Advise on third-party risk, data use, and vendor governance.

Skills

Commercial Negotiation

Communication

Collaboration

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

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Impact

As Corporate Counsel, Commercial, you will support and scale our commercial legal function. You will be responsible for leading complex transactions, supporting procurement operations, managing contract lifecycle workflows, and advising on third-party risk, data use, and vendor governance. This is a key legal role supporting high-growth operational teams including Procurement, Marketing, Technology, Finance, Product, and Operations. You’ll partner cross-functionally to negotiate strategic deals, design scalable legal workflows, and serve as a trusted advisor on contracting best practices.

Impact

As Corporate Counsel, Commercial, you will support and scale our commercial legal function. You will be responsible for leading complex transactions, supporting procurement operations, managing contract lifecycle workflows, and advising on third-party risk, data use, and vendor governance. This is a key legal role supporting high-growth operational teams including Procurement, Marketing, Technology, Finance, Product, and Operations. You’ll partner cross-functionally to negotiate strategic deals, design scalable legal workflows, and serve as a trusted advisor on contracting best practices.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

• J.D. from an accredited law school and admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 5+ years of legal experience with a strong focus on commercial transactions and vendor contracting, preferably with some in-house experience. This includes drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, including SaaS, technology, logistics, advertising agency agreements, and/or professional services agreements.
• Deep understanding of commercial negotiation, operational contracting, and business risk allocation, including advising stakeholders on key legal risks related to contract terms, data privacy, security, indemnity, limitation of liability, and regulatory issues impacting vendor relationships.
• Experience working cross-functionally with non-legal stakeholders in fast-paced environments, including Procurement, Finance, IT, and Marketing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and a collaborative mindset, with experience developing and delivering legal enablement tools, trainings, and scalable contract playbooks as well as identifying process improvements and driving automation opportunities in commercial legal workflows.
  
  

Work Arrangement

Shipt considers candidates located near a Shipt office or workspace in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis to be hybrid, which means that they have the flexibility to work from home (with leader approval) or at a Shipt office in order to facilitate the ability to innovate, collaborate, and spark team connections. In-office expectations will vary by role and leader. Certain roles may require in-office presence on a full-time basis. Please work with your recruiter to learn more about the classification of this role.

About Shipt

Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. Shipt connects customers to the things they want from the stores they love, retail businesses to more satisfied customers, and workers to new earning opportunities.

At Shipt, we aim to put our team first to boost a sense of belonging, spark opportunities for growth, provide unique benefits and commit to giving back to our communities in ways that make life better, both personally and professionally. We understand that our service, our culture, and our connection to our communities are only made better by every single person who shows up to work here every day. Learn More.

Shipt is an independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of Target Corporation and available in more than 5,000 U.S. cities. Shipt was founded and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, please visit Shipt’s company site at Shipt.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection if you need any accommodations.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Employees (and eligible family members) are covered by medical, dental, vision and more. Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also be eligible to receive discretionary vacation for exempt team members, paid holidays throughout the calendar year and paid sick leave. Other compensation includes eligibility for an annual bonus and the potential for restricted stock units based on role.

Pay Range

Metro Areas of Boston, District of Columbia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and New York City:

$123,000-$247,000

All other locations:

$109,000-$219,000

Please note that the salary range above is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Software Development

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