Senior Legal Specialist, Transactions

REI • Seattle, WA • 11h ago

Overview

REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with the support to live your best life. And you play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet.

Seeking experienced Senior Paralegal to support a dynamic legal team in a fast-paced, business-oriented environment. This role partners closely with attorneys and business stakeholders to drive efficient execution of commercial transactions and contract management that enable strategic business initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with strong contract expertise, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to manage high-volume workflows while maintaining attention to detail.

Commercial Transactions & Contract Management

Draft, review, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor, services, merchandising, marketing, licensing, NDA, and technology agreements

Coordinate contract intake, triage, and workflow prioritization across business teams

Ensure contracts align with company templates, playbooks, and risk tolerances

Identify key legal and business risks and escalate appropriately to attorneys

Manage and improve contract management systems, templates, and workflows

Process Management

Develop and maintain standard forms, playbooks, and guidance materials

Drive process improvements to increase efficiency, consistency, and compliance

Track contract lifecycle, including execution, amendments, renewals, and terminations

Cross-Functional Partnership

Serve as a liaison between Legal, Sourcing, Marketing, Merchandising, Technology and other business teams

Communicate clearly with stakeholders to align on timelines, requirements, and expectations

Provide practical guidance to business partners on contracting processes and requirements

Risk & Compliance Support

Support identification and mitigation of legal and compliance risks in transactions

Ensure adherence to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and governance standards

Program & Project Support

Manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision [Legal

Track milestones, dependencies, and deliverables for legal and cross-functional initiatives

Provide status updates and reporting to legal leadership and stakeholders

Responsibilities and Qualifications

Under the general direction of a Deputy General Counsel, you will own and drive Legal Transaction related programs and projects

Building internal customer & stakeholders relationships to manage expectations and agree on clear goals, objectives, and timelines

Building and tracking of program features, milestones, & dependencies

Identifies potential legal and compliance risk exposures and drives actions to resolve problems and make process improvements.

Educate, promote and facilitate necessary business practice changes in line with legal requirements

Consulting on process changes across business groups and documents end-to-end process flow, as applicable

Developing and implementation of performance criteria and KPIs, as applicable

Collaboration with Legal Department colleagues and external consultants for legal analysis and issue resolution as needed

Management of interactions with internal business clients and external service providers to troubleshoot problems and drive improvements

Represent the Legal Department and participate in and/or coordinate legal and compliance efforts across the organization

Recommend and drives action to resolve problems and process improvements. Be liaison to other areas within the company to educate, promote and facilitate necessary business practice changes in line with legal requirements

May supervise others

Other duties and projects as assigned

Closing

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all . We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization (https://www.rei.com/newsroom/article/rei-antiracist-multicultural-fully-inclusive-commitment) . We know that there's strength in our diversity - that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.

Pay Transparency

We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off. Click here (https://foryourbenefit-rei.com/) for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.

Pay Range

$85,400.00 - $136,700.00 per year

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