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Job description:
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We're transforming the grocery
industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to
share love through food because we
believe everyone should have access to
the food they love and more time to
enjoy it together. Where others see a
simple need for grocery delivery, we see
exciting complexity and endless
opportunity to serve the varied needs of
our community. We work to deliver an
essential service that customers rely on
to get their groceries and household
goods, while also offering safe and
flexible earnings opportunities to
Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Instacart has become a lifeline for
millions of people, and we’re building
the team to help push our shopping cart
forward. If you’re ready to do the
best work of your life, come join our
table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
There’s no one-size fits all approach
to how we do our best work. Our
employees have the flexibility to choose
where they do their best work—whether
it’s from home, an office, or your
favorite coffee shop—while staying
connected and building community through
regular in-person events. Learn more
about our flexible approach to where we
work.Why this role is on the menu
Instacart is solving incredibly hard
problems and growing, and that growth
runs on commercial arrangements with
partners, including retailer,
partnerships, and vendor agreements.
This role exists to work closely with
business development, partnerships,
product, and operations to solve thorny
legal problems and enable the business
to scale and grow. Without it,
commercial terms and business strategy
lack sound legal advice and creative
solutions to tough legal problems. A
year from now, partner agreements are
drafted, negotiated, and implemented
across the business, and internal teams
have a proactive legal partner who works
well cross-functionally.
What you'll cook up in your first
year
Draft, negotiate, and implement major
enterprise and partner agreements across
all areas of the business
Lead negotiations with retailers and
other strategic partners, aligning
internal stakeholders and driving deals
to close
Provide strategic legal advice to
internal business clients, including
whether to approve, approve with
conditions, decline, or escalate
Lead special legal and cross-functional
projects from start to finish
Implement best practices for integrating
AI into your work
Stay current on advertising,
competition, IP, consumer protection,
gig economy, international, and privacy
laws and regulations, and translate them
into practical compliance advice
Draft terms, policies, and disclosures,
and build the processes that support
them
Advise internal clients on the
application of executed agreements
Create and update our form legal
agreements and playbooks
Train clients and colleagues on legal
issues
Think ahead, see around corners, and
help the business prepare for future
legal issues
The secret ingredients we're looking
for
Must-have pantry staples (Minimum
Qualifications)
A J.D. from a top-tier law school and
membership with at least one state bar
(preferably California)
A minimum of 6 years of related
experience working at a leading law firm
or in-house legal department
Strong experience with legal issues
affecting the Internet and e-commerce
spaces, particularly privacy, SaaS, and
payments
A strong history of managing strategic
partner negotiations and contract
drafting from start to finish
Strong negotiation presence and the
ability to lead teams working towards a
goal
Sound and practical business judgment
and ability to manage multiple, high
priority, competing priorities
The ability to provide clear, concise
legal advice, work effectively
cross-functionally to drive to results
A team player
Optional garnishes (Preferred
Qualifications)
In-house experience, especially at a
tech company or retailer
Experience in alcohol law, international
law, and/or privacy and data security
laws (including GDPR and CCPA/CPRA)
Experience with AI governance and
privacy-by-design in ML/AI product
development
Experience in AdTech
Your Recipe for Impact
Initiative. You take ownership, spot
issues before they become problems, and
move work forward without waiting to be
asked.
Sound judgment. You know when to
approve, approve with conditions,
decline, or escalate, and you can
explain your reasoning to both lawyers
and business stakeholders.
Cross-functional partnership. You build
trusted relationships with business
development, partnerships, product, and
operations, and you thrive in a
fast-moving environment.
Clear, articulate communication. You
make complex legal concepts accessible
to non-legal audiences, including senior
leadership.
Fast learning and range. You pick up new
products, industries, and legal areas
quickly and enjoy a varied docket.
Creative problem-solving. You think
outside the box, are comfortable in
ambiguous, novel territory, and find
workable solutions beyond the standard
playbook.
#LI-RemoteInstacart provides highly
market-competitive compensation and
benefits in each location where our
employees work. This role is remote and
the base pay range for a successful
candidate is dependent on their
permanent work location. Please review
our Flex First remote work policy here.
Offers may vary based on many factors,
such as candidate experience and skills
required for the role. Additionally,
this role is eligible for a new hire
equity grant as well as annual refresh
grants. Please read more about our
benefits offerings here. For US based
candidates, the base pay ranges for a
successful candidate are listed
below.CA, NY, CT,
NJ$231,000—$244,000
USDWA$221,000—$233,500 USDOR, DE,
ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO,
TX, IL, HI$212,000—$224,000 USDAll
other states$193,000—$203,500 USD
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