Senior General Counsel — Real Estate & Compliance

Walgreens Co.; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 101,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexibility

Growth budgets

Job summary

Walgreens Co. in Naperville, IL seeks a General Counsel with a strong background in AML and Family Law to lead critical legal initiatives and cross-functional projects.

You will own end-to-end delivery, surface risks early, and guide stakeholders through complex real estate and regulatory matters. The role demands calm under pressure, 7+ years of relevant experience, and the ability to partner across time zones.

Qualifications

• Enough Anti-Money Laundering to be dangerous.
• Enough Family Law to be trusted.
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself.
• Calm under the slow-to-anger chaos a senior role tends to generate.
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery.
• At least 7 years building expertise within the general space.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support to colleagues and Walgreens clients as needed
• Keep Walgreens's part-time commitments visible and on track
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner
• Carry the Real Estate Law thread across three time zones and two tools
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
• Chase down the root cause instead of slapping on a patch
• Catch the small gloriously-unglamorous details that derail general launches
• Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room

Skills

AML (Anti-Money Laundering)

Family Law

Risk management

Project ownership

Calm under pressure

Job description

Walgreens Co. in Naperville, IL seeks a General Counsel with a strong background in AML and Family Law to lead critical legal initiatives and cross-functional projects.

You will own end-to-end delivery, surface risks early, and guide stakeholders through complex real estate and regulatory matters. The role demands calm under pressure, 7+ years of relevant experience, and the ability to partner across time zones.