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About Misfits Market:
Misfits Market is a mission-driven, high-growth startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. We deliver organic produce, high-quality meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items to nearly every zip code in 48 states at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices. In 2022, Misfits Market acquired sustainable e-grocer Imperfect Foods and now leverages its in-house transportation network to deliver directly to consumers with one of the most carbon-efficient grocery delivery models on the market. By tackling inefficiencies in the food system, our passionate and motivated team of problem solvers helps save an average of 500,000 pounds of food per week from waste or lesser outcomes, with an all-time savings of 190+ million pounds of food.
As Misfits we support our customers and mission by embracing our core values of
Prioritizing our Customers
Doing more with less
Thinking Differently
Respecting one another
Moving deliberately and quickly
Taking initiative and delivering
About the team:
Misfits Market is looking for a Senior Counsel, Commercial to join its legal team. In this role, you’ll work directly with leaders across the company to manage the company’s day-to-day legal and compliance needs and help execute the company’s strategic priorities. This position will report directly to the General Counsel and is remote.
What You'll Do:

• Review, negotiate, and draft a variety of agreements, including commercial contracts, agreements with technology companies and other service providers, data protection agreements, license and intellectual property agreements, social media and other marketing agreements, real estate leases, transportation agreements, and agreements with Misfits Market’s food and packaging vendors.

• Lead negotiation and ongoing management of the company's strategic commercial partnerships, structuring complex B2B agreements that balance legal risk with business objectives and serving as trusted counsel to cross-functional teams on partnership structuring, compliance, and dispute resolution.

• Deploy your deep product counseling experience to serve as the legal partner to our product team, reviewing new initiatives, designs, features, and disclosures for compliance with various consumer protection laws.

• Own and manage Misfits Market’s privacy program, leveraging substantive privacy law experience to ensure ongoing compliance, mitigate risk, and respond to evolving regulatory requirements.

• Provide advice and counsel to your colleagues across the company on other legal matters, including intellectual property, advertising, food safety, regulatory compliance, and everything in between.

• Identify and evaluate business and legal risks, and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals.

• Support with corporate governance matters and the execution of strategic transactions, including M&A, equity, and other financings.

Who You Are:

• Passionate about increasing access to high quality food and helping to break the cycle of food waste, and energized by the challenges of serving a dynamic, emerging-growth company.

• Have 6-12 years of relevant experience, ideally with a mix of law firm experience and experience in-house at a fast-paced technology, food, or consumer goods company.

• Organized, resourceful, and able to manage multiple priorities under pressure in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Able to understand business needs and partner with your colleagues across the company to find creative solutions, with a strong understanding of the interplay between legal and business risk.

• Have excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, are able to communicate clearly and productively with your non-legal colleagues, and work well both as a collaborative team player and independently.

• Have strong general commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills, with exceptional attention to detail.

• Demonstrated experience leveraging legal AI tools to streamline research, contract review, and other legal workstreams, with enthusiasm for adopting emerging technology to improve your efficiency.

• Have a strong desire to learn the business and an eagerness to learn new areas of law relevant to Misfits Market’s business.

Details of Position & Benefits:

• Salary range: $175,000 - $210,000 / year

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k)

• Annual Misfits grocery box credit of $1200 paid in weekly installments

• Life insurance

• Paid vacation time

• Paid holidays

• Paid sick days

Please see here for Misfits Market's Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Originally posted on Himalayas