Job Description

Company Description

Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more.



Within the Shopify Legal Team, the Regulatory Affairs Team works closely with internal and external stakeholders to help ensure Shopify's platform makes commerce better for everyone. The team is responsible for engaging with regulatory and law enforcement entities worldwide. Just as importantly, the team works internally to develop and deploy strategies and policies to help Shopify's business achieve its ambitious goals within existing (and future) regulatory frameworks, and through developing and implementing Shopify's (AUP).

As Legal Counsel, Regulatory & Content Policy, you will provide legal counsel to Shopify on cutting-edge regulatory issues and related matters at the intersection of technology and regulation. You must be a team player with strong legal, analytical, and communication skills. Deep business acumen, creativity, and an ability to build high-trust relationships will be key as you translate legal risks to internal stakeholders, while providing strong, strategic counsel that drives towards consensus.

In addition, you will advise on, and contribute to the development of Shopify's AUP. You will research and analyze legal and platform policy issues in jurisdictions worldwide, collaborate with internal stakeholders on AUP matters, and anticipate new areas for policy development. You will also draft content policies, and handle escalated, sometimes high profile AUP issues.

Success on the Shopify legal team requires intellect, humility and a sense of humour. You need to take the work seriously, but not take yourself too seriously. You also need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, able to work with many different types of personalities, and be ready to navigate uncharted waters and frequent change.

Qualifications

J.D. or LL.B., with a license to practice in the United States and/or Canada

3-5 years of experience in-house, in private practice, and/or in government with a focus on regulatory law or content policy

Experience counseling clients on legal risks, ideally regulatory risks

Top-notch oral and written communication skills, no legal jargon, storytelling is key

Exceptional business judgment, relationship-building skills, and experience thinking outside the box to identify creative solutions in sometimes ambiguous situations

A keen interest in creative legal problem solving, including researching novel and unsettled areas of law

Ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously

Bonus experience:

Experience in tech policy work - trust & safety issues, consumer protection, competition or platform liability

Additional Information

How To Apply:

We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of work and we truly value your time. As part of your cover letter, provide us with a high level example of what you envision could be a potential challenge when developing an acceptable use policy for an ecommerce company like Shopify. We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Please submit your application materials in PDF format.

Closing date: Friday, October 7th at 11:59PM EST. Successful candidates can expect to hear back from us by Friday, October 21st at 5 PM EST.

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 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.