
Counsel, Business Enablement
Gap Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: San Francisco • California • New York • United States
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About the role
- Support high-impact transactions and strategic initiatives under the guidance of the Business Enablement lead.
- Assist in managing timelines, tracking issues, and coordinating input from legal subject-matter experts.
- Partner with subject matter attorneys as appropriate to support deal execution and momentum.
- Help identify and surface key legal and business issues in complex deals and projects.
- Prepare clear, structured materials, such as issue trackers, summaries, and decision memos.
- Act as a point of contact between business partners and legal teams on assigned matters.
- Follow up on open items to ensure momentum, alignment, and accountability.
- Assist in preparing materials for escalation and senior-level review, including concise executive-ready summaries.
- Support the development, maintenance, and evolution of contract templates, playbooks and guidance documents, self-service tools and resources.
- Support the contracting process improvements and initiatives.
Requirements
- JD with 6-8 years of experience in commercial contracts, in-house legal, or a relevant law firm practice.
- Retail and international experience is desirable but not a prerequisite.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
- Excellent judgment and influencing skills including strong ability to build and maintain relationships across the enterprise.
- Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it clearly and concisely to varied audiences.
- Proven ability to operate in a strategic, cross-functional capacity and beyond traditional contract work.
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-visibility environments with multiple stakeholders and dealing with ambiguity.
Benefits
- Professional Development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
commercial contractscontract templatesissue trackingproject managementlegal analysiscontracting process improvementsexecutive summariesdecision memosplaybooksself-service tools
Soft Skills
organizational skillsanalytical skillsjudgmentinfluencing skillsrelationship buildingcommunication skillssynthesis of complex informationstrategic thinkingadaptabilityaccountability
Certifications
JD