Corporate Counsel, M&A

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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.

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.

Overview

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Corporate Counsel to join our dynamic Legal team, focusing on Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), corporate compliance, and entity management. In this role, you will support strategic transactions, compliance programs, and entity management, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to help build a strong, scalable legal framework. You will work closely with teams across the organization, including Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, Compliance and Human Resources, to address complex legal matters and deliver practical, business-oriented solutions.

About The Team

Instacart’s Legal Team provides top-notch service and counseling to various parts of Instacart’s business. You will join a proactive and deeply engaged team that values collaboration and innovative problem-solving. We take a practical, efficient, solution-oriented approach to everything we do and aim to build strong and trusting relationships with our team, leadership, and cross-functional partners. We are looking for highly motivated teammates who are ready to dig in and hit the ground running.

About The Job

As Corporate Counsel, your responsibilities will include :

• Advise and execute on M&A transactions, including due diligence, structuring, drafting, negotiating, and closing acquisition agreements as well as post-closing integration activities.
• Advise and execute strategic investments, and other strategic transaction-related matters.
• Support development and implementation of compliance and ethics programs in collaboration with Compliance and HR teams.
• Oversee corporate governance and compliance matters for domestic and international subsidiaries, including entity formation, maintenance, and dissolution.
• Develop strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, Compliance and Human Resources.
• Work efficiently with outside counsel as required.
• Support special projects as needed.

About You

We are looking for candidates who bring strong expertise in M&A and other strategic transactions combined with a desire to expand into compliance and governance work.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Instacart 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

$225,000—$250,000 USD

WA

$216,000—$240,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$207,000—$230,000 USD

All other states

$187,000—$208,000 USD

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Legal

Industries

Software Development

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