General Counsel

Ross Stores; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 66,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Benefits plan

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. in Grand Prairie, TX is seeking a General Counsel to translate complex corporate governance into clear, actionable guidance.

You will mentor peers, push back on risky shortcuts, and align legal strategy with business goals in a fast-moving retail environment. Ideal candidates bring a proven track record in corporate law, strong presentation skills, and familiarity with governance frameworks.

Qualifications

• Mentor teammates without taking over the keyboard.
• Proven ability to deliver under deadline pressure.
• Strategic perspective on Ross Stores's space and market.
• Strong presentation skills for internal and external audiences.
• Familiarity with corporate governance concepts and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with peers to troubleshoot issues and share practical knowledge.
• Push back respectfully on shortcuts that could cost us later.
• Read Ross Stores's general signals and reprioritize without being asked.
• Maintain the Contract Lifecycle Management edge as the TX market shifts.
• Keep Ross Stores's Goal Setting pipeline humming without constant handholding.
• Turn a vague full-time mandate into measurable work.

Skills

Mentoring

Deadline pressure

Strategic perspective

Presentation skills

Corporate governance knowledge

Job description

If you've outgrown your current general role, Ross Stores's General Counsel opening in Grand Prairie might be the stretch you've been after. Consider it a $66,000 - $95,000 foothold at Ross Stores, where 4 years of Corporate Law converts straight into general ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with peers to troubleshoot issues and share practical knowledge
• Push back, respectfully, when a Brief Writing shortcut will cost us later
• Read Ross Stores's general signals and reprioritize without being asked
• Keep your Contract Lifecycle Management edge sharp as the TX market shifts
• Keep Ross Stores's Goal Setting pipeline humming without constant hand-holding
• Turn a vague full-time mandate into work Ross Stores can measure

What You'll Bring

• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• Track record that proves you can underdog-spirited ship under deadline pressure
• A point of view on Ross Stores's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Working knowledge of Presentation Skills alongside transferable Resilience chops
• Familiarity with Corporate Governance and related tools or frameworks

From a Grand Prairie loft, Ross Stores has built an agile reputation for solving general problems others quietly gave up on. Our Grand Prairie, TX culture runs on written context, generous handoffs, and very few status meetings.

Yours for the taking: $66,000 - $95,000, a mentor, a benefits plan, and the room to grow your Statutory Interpretation and Corporate Governance side by side.

Right now we are scheduling first-round calls for Grand Prairie, TX-based candidates.