Company Description
Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more.
Job Description
It takes a whole team of dedicated legal professionals working behind the scenes to help Shopify create a platform that makes commerce better for everyone. Our Legal Team must be able to apply their knowledge and experience to novel scenarios and provide the best possible advice on sometimes unprecedented legal issues, in ways that allow Shopify’s business to stay agile and competitive. Every person on our team is committed to making commerce better for everyone, and it truly shows.
About The Team
Within the Shopify Legal Team, the General Commercial Services team is focused on supporting Shopify’s procurement, marketing, and advertising business teams by drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements related to in-bound procurement, professional and agency services, and sponsorship arrangements, as well as providing general legal advice on marketing and advertising matters.
To be successful on our team, collaboration and engagement is key. Our team members regularly collaborate with each other and with internal stakeholders, effectively guiding business strategies and communicating legal risk. We build trust with the internal business team, and show up for our clients both proactively, to ensure our business teams don’t run into problems, and reactively, when issues do come up. Real talk: being a member of a fast-moving team doing cutting edge legal work is not always easy. That said, practicing at the top of your game with smart, dedicated and highly-engaged colleagues and clients is incredibly fulfilling and a great catalyst for personal growth.
About You
We’re looking for a strategic, passionate, and dedicated senior commercial lawyer to: (a) provide support and legal counsel to Shopify’s Procurement, Marketing and Advertising teams; and (b) manage and direct the overall General Commercial Services Legal Team that supports those teams. This will be an exciting role where you will have an opportunity to refine and shape our procurement, marketing, and advertising related support processes, including drafting and updating templated agreements and playbooks to be used by our Legal, Procurement, Marketing, and Contract administration teams. The ideal candidate is someone who is very excited and motivated by the idea of building out and scaling a fast-paced legal team.
Success at Shopify requires intellect, humility and a sense of humor. You need to take the work seriously, but not take yourself too seriously. The work is fast-paced and intense, so being able to balance that pressure with some levity is important. We care about our work but we also care about each other and having a positive and pleasant work environment. You need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, able to work with many different types of personalities, really connect with people and earn their trust, and enjoy working as a team player. You will handle complex matters with empathy and professionalism, striking a balance between legal requirements and business needs, while maintaining our incredible workplace.
Qualifications
Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more.
Job Description
It takes a whole team of dedicated legal professionals working behind the scenes to help Shopify create a platform that makes commerce better for everyone. Our Legal Team must be able to apply their knowledge and experience to novel scenarios and provide the best possible advice on sometimes unprecedented legal issues, in ways that allow Shopify’s business to stay agile and competitive. Every person on our team is committed to making commerce better for everyone, and it truly shows.
About The Team
Within the Shopify Legal Team, the General Commercial Services team is focused on supporting Shopify’s procurement, marketing, and advertising business teams by drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements related to in-bound procurement, professional and agency services, and sponsorship arrangements, as well as providing general legal advice on marketing and advertising matters.
To be successful on our team, collaboration and engagement is key. Our team members regularly collaborate with each other and with internal stakeholders, effectively guiding business strategies and communicating legal risk. We build trust with the internal business team, and show up for our clients both proactively, to ensure our business teams don’t run into problems, and reactively, when issues do come up. Real talk: being a member of a fast-moving team doing cutting edge legal work is not always easy. That said, practicing at the top of your game with smart, dedicated and highly-engaged colleagues and clients is incredibly fulfilling and a great catalyst for personal growth.
About You
We’re looking for a strategic, passionate, and dedicated senior commercial lawyer to: (a) provide support and legal counsel to Shopify’s Procurement, Marketing and Advertising teams; and (b) manage and direct the overall General Commercial Services Legal Team that supports those teams. This will be an exciting role where you will have an opportunity to refine and shape our procurement, marketing, and advertising related support processes, including drafting and updating templated agreements and playbooks to be used by our Legal, Procurement, Marketing, and Contract administration teams. The ideal candidate is someone who is very excited and motivated by the idea of building out and scaling a fast-paced legal team.
Success at Shopify requires intellect, humility and a sense of humor. You need to take the work seriously, but not take yourself too seriously. The work is fast-paced and intense, so being able to balance that pressure with some levity is important. We care about our work but we also care about each other and having a positive and pleasant work environment. You need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, able to work with many different types of personalities, really connect with people and earn their trust, and enjoy working as a team player. You will handle complex matters with empathy and professionalism, striking a balance between legal requirements and business needs, while maintaining our incredible workplace.
Qualifications
- A J.D. or LL.B.
- A license to practice law in any common law province in Canada or any U.S. state
- Relevant legal experience, ideally having started out at a law firm, followed by in-house experience
- Substantial experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, preferably in the technology sector, such as goods and services, software and other licensing arrangements (specifically those related to SaaS and other cloud-based services and technology-related offerings), service and agency agreements, and sponsorship arrangements
- Experience advising clients on a diverse range of marketing and advertising matters
- Experience collaborating with and leading a team of legal professionals
- Incredible organizational and time management skills. You must be able to prioritize well, work efficiently, and demonstrate flexibility as workloads fluctuate with minimal supervision
- Experience managing projects and multiple priorities, stakeholders and deadlines
- Exceptional business judgment, relationship-building skills, and experience thinking outside the box to identify creative solutions
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to match your tone to your audience
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial environment
Bonus Experience
- Experience establishing, implementing and improving contract management procedures to streamline a high volume practice
- Regulatory, privacy and/or consumer protection law experience, whether in-house or in private practice
Additional Information
We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of work and we truly value your time. We’re looking forward to reading your application and cover letter.
Please submit your application materials in PDF format.
Closing date: Friday, October 7, 2022 at 11:59PM EDT. Successful candidates can expect to hear back from us by Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet.
At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.
Apply on LinkedIn here
We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of work and we truly value your time. We’re looking forward to reading your application and cover letter.
Please submit your application materials in PDF format.
Closing date: Friday, October 7, 2022 at 11:59PM EDT. Successful candidates can expect to hear back from us by Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet.
At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.
Apply on LinkedIn here