Legal Counsel, M&A and Investments [Acceleration] (Remote- Americas)
About You
We are searching for a Legal Counsel, M&A and Investments with experience and a strong interest in tech investments, from early stage investing to full scale mergers and acquisitions. This role will partner closely with our Acceleration team (our team that accelerates Shopify's mission through corporate development, strategic acquisitions, investments and insights), and will work on the identification, evaluation and execution of strategic partnerships and investments as well as mergers and acquisitions.
You must be adept at juggling competing priorities, and using your business acumen, creativity and collegiality (both internally and in dealing with external parties) to get stuff done. You should have excellent problem solving and issue spotting skills.
The work is varied and constantly evolving. Success on the Shopify Acceleration legal team requires intellect, humility and a sense of humour. You need to take the work seriously, but not take yourself too seriously.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
We know that applying for a new role can be both exciting and time-consuming, and we truly appreciate your effort. Kate Royer looks forward to reading your cover letter.
Application Deadline is January 14, 2022 at 11:59PM EST. We welcome and encourage you to submit your application before the new year, however, successful candidates can expect to be contacted January 21, 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.
How we hire
At Shopify, we put a lot of care and time into who we hire. We believe that in order to build the best products, we need to build high impact teams. Our recruitment process centres around what we call the Life Story interview, a conversational-style interview where we get to learn more about you.
Learn more about our hiring process
We are searching for a Legal Counsel, M&A and Investments with experience and a strong interest in tech investments, from early stage investing to full scale mergers and acquisitions. This role will partner closely with our Acceleration team (our team that accelerates Shopify's mission through corporate development, strategic acquisitions, investments and insights), and will work on the identification, evaluation and execution of strategic partnerships and investments as well as mergers and acquisitions.
You must be adept at juggling competing priorities, and using your business acumen, creativity and collegiality (both internally and in dealing with external parties) to get stuff done. You should have excellent problem solving and issue spotting skills.
The work is varied and constantly evolving. Success on the Shopify Acceleration legal team requires intellect, humility and a sense of humour. You need to take the work seriously, but not take yourself too seriously.
Responsibilities
- Conducting legal due diligence on investment prospects
- Coordinating with internal subject matter experts, including Tax and Finance team members
- Negotiating and drafting transaction documents
- Working with external counsel
- Creating and refining templates, playbooks and processes
- Developing and delivering training sessions on various legal topics
- Assisting where needed on other legal matters from time to time
Qualifications
- A J.D. or LL.B.
- A license to practice law in the United States or Canada
- A willingness to work Eastern Time Zone working hours, or close to it
- 3-6 years of relevant corporate, M&A and venture/tech legal experience, ideally including law firm experience
- Experience managing projects and multiple priorities, stakeholders and deadlines
- The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and on an individual basis without a lot of guidance or oversight
- Exceptional business judgment and relationship-building skills
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
We know that applying for a new role can be both exciting and time-consuming, and we truly appreciate your effort. Kate Royer looks forward to reading your cover letter.
Application Deadline is January 14, 2022 at 11:59PM EST. We welcome and encourage you to submit your application before the new year, however, successful candidates can expect to be contacted January 21, 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.
How we hire
At Shopify, we put a lot of care and time into who we hire. We believe that in order to build the best products, we need to build high impact teams. Our recruitment process centres around what we call the Life Story interview, a conversational-style interview where we get to learn more about you.
Learn more about our hiring process