Counsel/Senior Counsel, ShipBob
Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Risk Mitigation
$185-235k
+ Discretionary Bonus
More information about location
Tech-enabled third-party logistics
Posted today
Tech-enabled third-party logistics
1001+ employees
Posted today
$185-235k
+ Discretionary Bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide simple, fast and affordable fulfillment for thousands of brands with an international fulfillment network across the world.
Role
Who you are
- JD with 5+ years of relevant experience at a law firm or in-house (in-house experience not required)
- Established specialization and expertise in US labor and employment laws (preferably expertise in IL or CA laws) (experience with non-US jurisdictions preferred but not required)
- Significant experience in counseling on employment, commercial dispute, and risk mitigation related matters
- Experience actively directing investigations, and participating in the litigation of both commercial and employment matters
- Experience representing clients in the ecommerce space, or clients with platform-driven business models, is a plus but not required
- Demonstrated startup initiative - ability to self-manage, find creative ways to work through barriers, actively learn necessary skills, and manage projects to completion with minimal supervision
- Sound legal judgment, which includes understanding and effectively addressing your client’s legal needs and risks
- Excellent written, oral, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
- Must be admitted and in good standing in any US jurisdiction
What the job involves
- Grow with an Ownership Mindset: We champion continuous learning and proactive innovation
- Team members are encouraged to identify challenges and take ownership of initiatives that drive merchant, company and personal growth
- By tackling complex problems and exploring creative solutions, you won’t just follow a playbook, you’ll be actively building the future of ShipBob
- Collaborate with Peers and Leaders Alike: ShipBob values collaboration and support, where team members and leaders alike are committed to helping each other succeed
- We all set high standards and understand the importance of transparency at all levels
- We’ve created an environment where trust, open communication, and mutual respect motivate our teams to reach new heights
- Experience a High-Performance Culture and Clear Purpose: Our commitment to delivering results creates a goal-driven, high-performance culture where everyone is empowered to contribute to our mission with a clear understanding of their direct impact and accountability
- We measure success in tangible ways, allowing each team member to see the positive outcomes of their work and celebrate shared victories
- You will provide employment law advice and counsel on a variety of traditional labor and employment matters, handle commercial disputes and litigation, and provide legal support in other areas of ShipBob’s business
- You will play an integral role in helping to maintain and support the infrastructure necessary to support a remote-first, growing and dynamic global workforce
- You will primarily work closely with the Legal, People, and Operations teams to provide legal advice across a wide range of multi-state and global issues including employee relations, wage and hour issues, workplace investigations, employee litigation, HR policy creation and implementation, restrictive covenant matters, and employee discipline
- Additionally, you will work with various internal teams and stakeholders to mitigate risk, manage investigations, and resolve commercial disputes, The successful candidate will have strong commercial litigation experience and a pro-active, pragmatic, and collaborative approach to working with colleagues and external counsel to effectively and efficiently address issues
- This role reports to the Associate General Counsel, Global Litigation and Employment
- Offer practical advice to the People Team on global employment matters, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, wage and hour laws, performance management, discipline, employee relations, immigration, international assignments, litigation, accommodations, leaves of absence, and terminations
- Create and manage global employment documents and policies, such as offer letters, employment agreements, separation agreements, disciplinary letters, handbooks, code of conduct, bonus plans, compensation guidelines, summary plan descriptions, and severance programs
- Create and deliver training related to risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and employment law matters
- Develop and manage strategies regarding investigatory, pre-litigation and litigation matters, including both commercial and employment litigation
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop risk mitigation strategies for ShipBob’s commercial legal risks related to customer disputes as well as operational and reputational risk
- Monitor a wide range of legal and policy developments relevant to the Company, translating those developments into practical steps for the Company to implement
- Leverage best practices and identify opportunities for efficiency and process improvements within the company
- Other duties and responsibilities as necessary
Our take
Global logistics company ShipBob fulfills orders and runs two-day shipping and logistics for thousands of direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands in the US. It was created to provide optimized fulfillment for merchants to free up their time to focus on growing their businesses and providing exceptional customer service.
From the start, ShipBob has concentrated on creating a tight product-market fit, and has expanded from there to develop into a franchise model that has helped manage processes at larger scale. This kind of astute and adaptive strategy no doubt contributed to the company landing substantial investment, and enabled it to capitalize on the general lift eCommerce companies received over the pandemic.
With this strong but slow-burn growth, the company can more easily leverage benefits they offer over competitors like Amazon’s FBA service - namely fewer inventory restrictions, lower fees, and packaging without Amazon branding. As the eCommerce boom settles, the company's pace has slowed down, but the general, continued uptick in eCommerce should see it to future success nonetheless.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2021
$200m
SERIES E
Sep 2020
$68m
SERIES D
Total funding: $334.6m
Company benefits
- Remote-first company with a hybrid, flexible work environment
- Up to 12 weeks of paid leave and 2 weeks of unpaid leave to new parents
- Flexible PTO, Quarterly Wellness Days, and Paid Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents
- Short-term and long-term disability, and access to mental health resources
- Referral bonus program
- 401(k) with a company match, and RSUs - vesting starts on the grant date, and no purchase is required
- Pet insurance through Nationwide
Company HQ
West Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Dhruv Saxena
(Co-Founder & CEO)After completing a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, Dhruv became a Research Assistant working in writing code in Matlab, C and C++. They were then an Engineer at Lincoln Electric and Software Developer at InContext Solutions.
Divey Gulati
(Co-Founder & COO)After completing a degree in Computer Engineering and an MBA from the University of Illinois, Divey was a Team Leader for the Bank of America, a Consultant for Deloitte and was a Co-Student Director for the Global Consulting Program.
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