Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial

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💵 $185k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Shippo

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2013

🔌 API

🛍️ eCommerce

☁️ SaaS

💰 $50M Series E - Shippo on 2021-06

API • eCommerce • SaaS

Shippo is a shipping and logistics API and SaaS platform for e-commerce businesses. It provides tools to compare carrier rates, create and buy shipping labels, track packages, and manage returns through a branded short domain and developer-friendly integrations. Shippo targets online retailers and marketplaces looking to streamline shipping operations and reduce fulfillment costs.

📋 Description

• Own and lead end-to-end negotiation and drafting of complex, high-value commercial agreements, including customer agreements, API and data contracts, and vendor deals. • Partner closely with our go-to-market, product, marketing, finance, and security teams to help identify and assess risks and to drive practical, efficient solutions that move the company forward. • Lead design and implementation of AI‑enabled legal workflows to improve speed, consistency, and scale while maintaining appropriate human oversight and accountability. • Advise on the legal aspects of AI, data use, and automation, helping to operationalize responsible AI practices. • Provide senior leadership with clear, decisive guidance on legal and regulatory risk — balancing legal and business risks and translating complexity into actionable recommendations. • Identify emerging legal and regulatory challenges and develop strategies to address them before they become issues. • Build and maintain relationships across the organization, functioning as a go-to resource for cross-functional partners. • Learn from and teach the other members of the team.

🎯 Requirements

• Deep expertise leading complex commercial negotiations, with significant time in-house at a technology or SaaS company. • Demonstrated track record of independently leading and closing complex, high-stakes commercial negotiations. • Experience providing value additive and business oriented counsel to product and technology teams. • Working knowledge of two of the three areas: marketing, intellectual property, or privacy law. • Hands-on experience using AI tools for scaling legal operations, contract review, redlining, risk identification, automating tasks, and legal research. • Proven ability to provide strategic, time-sensitive, business-oriented counsel to executives. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal concepts for non-legal audiences. • Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, data protection, and cloud contracting best practices. • Strong judgment in navigating ambiguity, managing competing priorities, and knowing what risks are worth taking and when to escalate. • Collaborative mindset with the ability to build credibility and influence without authority.

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthcare coverage for medical, dental, and vision (90% covered by the company, incl. dependents). • Pets coverage is also available! • Take-as-much-as-you-need vacation policy & flexible working hours • One week-long company wide winter slow down • 3 Volunteer Days Off (VTOs) • WFH stipend to set up your home office • Charity donation match up to $100 • Dedicated programs, coaching, tools, and resources for your professional and career growth as well as an individual learning stipend for your personal and focused growth • Fun team in person time through our Shippos Everywhere program which includes regular team and company off-sites throughout the year as well as local Shippos gatherings.