Grainger

Senior Corporate Counsel

Grainger

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Lake Forest • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $146,200 - $243,600 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Negotiates and drafts a broad range of commercial and technology agreements to enable Grainger’s technology, supply chain, and corporate functions while aligning legal terms to business objectives.
  • Structures and negotiates key commercial terms to balance value creation with disciplined risk allocation across pricing, service levels, liability, indemnification, and performance standards.
  • Drives matters to timely resolution to maintain business momentum while protecting Grainger’s legal, financial, and operational risk position.
  • Serves as a Senior Risk Owner by assessing and managing legal, commercial, and operational risk across complex and high‑impact agreements.
  • Exercises delegated risk authority and escalates significant financial exposure, regulatory concerns, or precedent‑setting issues to ensure appropriate enterprise oversight.
  • Ensures consistency with Grainger’s contracting standards and risk framework to promote predictability, efficiency, and scalable decision‑making.
  • Partners effectively with Procurement, Technology, Security, Supply Chain, Finance, and other stakeholders to surface issues early and deliver practical, business‑focused solutions.
  • Strengthens team capability and contracting efficiency by mentoring legal team members, promoting knowledge sharing, and advancing process improvement and technology‑enabled contracting tools.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctrate required
  • 7+ years negotiating commercial and technology agreements required
  • Demonstrates the ability to independently lead complex negotiations in support of procurement, technology, supply chain, and enterprise operations.
  • Applies strong business judgment to balance legal risk with commercial objectives while aligning outcomes to enterprise standards.
  • Operates with a collaborative, solutions‑oriented mindset that positions Legal as responsive, practical, and strategic to business partners.
  • Illinois Bar Admission
  • Active BAR Membership Upon Hire required
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
  • 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
  • 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
  • Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
  • Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
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Hard Skills & Tools
negotiating commercial agreementsnegotiating technology agreementsrisk managementcontract draftinglegal analysisfinancial exposure assessmentregulatory complianceprocess improvementcontracting standardsperformance standards
Soft Skills
collaborative mindsetsolutions-orientedbusiness judgmentleadershipmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementteam capability enhancementstrategic thinking
Certifications
Juris DoctorateIllinois Bar AdmissionActive BAR Membership