Associate General Counsel, Regulatory

About the role

Work within Shopify Legal Team, Regulatory Legal.
Engage with regulatory and law enforcement entities worldwide, including government litigation.
Set internal and external policies for compliance.
Develop and deploy strategies to help Shopify’s business within regulatory frameworks.
Handle regulatory inquiries and investigations.
Represent Shopify before regulators.
Provide legal counsel on regulatory, privacy issues, and related matters including government litigation.
Focus on cutting-edge platform regulation issues affecting tech companies.
Responsible for a broad spectrum of regulatory issues by subject matter and geography.
Strong legal analytical and communication skills required.
Effective relationship building and consensus driving internally.
Skilled at representing client before external entities.
Use business acumen, creativity, collegiality to explain/address legal risks and provide strategic counsel.

J.D. or LL.B., licensed to practice in the US and/or Canada.
Significant experience in government, in-house, or law firm practice.
Experience counseling clients on legal risks, ideally regulatory risks.
Experience with regulatory matters including government agency interactions.
Bonus: experience with Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, FTC Act, US INFORM Consumers Act, UDAP/consumer protection laws.
Preferred: experience with AI, privacy, cybersecurity laws applicable to Internet platforms.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Exceptional business judgment and relationship-building skills.
Interest in creative legal problem solving in novel/ambiguous law areas.

Founded 2006; 8,300+ employees; $1 trillion+ sales for millions of merchants in 175 countries.
Mission: put power of commerce in hands of many; create more choices.

Includes statements to confirm fit with company culture and values before applying.