Shipt · 1 month ago
Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial
CA San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $305K/yr
8+ years expShipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. As a Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial, you will support the commercial legal function by leading complex transactions and managing contract workflows while advising on various legal risks.
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Responsibilities
Support and scale the commercial legal function
Lead complex transactions, support procurement operations, manage contract lifecycle workflows, and advise on third-party risk, data use, and vendor governance
Partner cross-functionally to negotiate strategic deals, design scalable legal workflows, and serve as a trusted advisor on contracting best practices
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including retail partner agreements, SaaS, technology, logistics, advertising agency agreements, and professional services agreements
Serve as legal lead for procurement and vendor contracting strategy, including onboarding, due diligence, and ongoing vendor management
Own and enhance CLM operations, including template governance, fallback positions, approval matrices, and clause libraries
Lead legal review for third-party partnerships, collaborations, and co-branded offerings
Advise stakeholders on key legal risks related to contract terms, data privacy, security, indemnity, and limitation of liability
Develop legal enablement tools, trainings, and scalable contract playbooks
Partner with InfoSec, Compliance, and Privacy teams on third-party risk frameworks and data-sharing requirements
Identify process improvements and drive automation opportunities in commercial legal workflows
Qualification
Required
You have a J.D. from an accredited law school and are admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
You have 8+ 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
You have a 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
You have experience working cross-functionally with non-legal stakeholders in fast-paced environments, including Procurement, Finance, IT, and Marketing
You have 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
You are familiar with CLM tools (e.g., Lexion, Ironclad, Docusign CLM) and contract automation frameworks
Preferred
Business Contracts
Legal Practices
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Vendor Contracts
Vendor Relationships
Benefits
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.
Company
Shipt
Shipt is a grocery delivery service that lets members order groceries and alcohol from their local store for delivery right to their door. It is a sub-organization of Target.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$65.2MKey Investors
Greycroft
2017-12-13Acquired
2017-06-05Series B· $40M
2016-07-27Series A· $20M
Leadership Team
Smrutha Ipparthi
Chief Technology & Product Officer
Recent News
2025-12-16
2025-11-05
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