Regulatory and Corporate Counsel

Groupon is a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services everyday and local businesses thrive. To date we have worked with over a million merchant partners worldwide, connecting over 16 million customers with deals across various categories. In a world often dominated by e-commerce giants, we stand out as one of the few platforms uniquely committed to helping local businesses succeed on a performance basis.

Groupon is on a radical journey to transform our business with relentless pursuit of results. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. The impact here can be immediate due to our scale and the speed of our transformation. We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have the resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact.

Are you a driven legal professional looking for an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact? Groupon is seeking a talented Regulatory and Corporate Counsel to join our dynamic team. This is a unique in-house opportunity which offers the chance to wear multiple hats, tackle interesting and complicated legal challenges, and expand your skills and knowledge base  Reporting directly to the Head of Legal, this role offers a unique blend of autonomy, collaboration, and the chance to work on high-profile projects that shape our global business.  

The role will focus in part on regulatory compliance and strategy relating to Groupon’s global marketplace platform.  This includes ensuring compliance with regulatory laws applicable to marketing merchant and vendor products on our platform, staying abreast of relevant laws and regulations, assisting in investigations and regulatory enforcement and litigation, and working closely with the business to ensure a strategic and legally compliant approach to market.

In addition, the role will touch a variety of other areas, including assistance on managing active litigation, assisting with commercial contracts, helping with developing Groupon’s global compliance program, advising on the legal implications of tax matters.  We are looking for someone with experience in these areas but who is also eager to learn and branch out in their legal skills.

At Groupon, we pride ourselves on being a "best of both worlds" company. We have the resources and scale of a large organization, but maintain a nimble and entrepreneurial environment where your contributions truly matter. We're a curious, fun-loving team that's passionately committed to helping local businesses thrive. If this sounds like the kind of workplace you've been searching for, we invite you to join us.

Responsibilities

• Provide support on regulatory matters, including but not limited to, aiding commercial business in approving certain deals on our platform consistent with regulatory laws and policies, respond to complaints from regulatory bodies, stay abreast of regulatory trends and policies, and assist the team on any investigations or litigation that may arise.

• Coordinate with Groupon’s risk team, as needed, on regulatory and compliance-related matters or investigations.  

• Support M&A diligence and related projects, as needed from a compliance or regulatory perspective.

• Be a key advisor on US and international compliance laws and regulations, draft and update compliance policies, conduct regular compliance training to employees, vendors and/or merchants, conduct audits to ensure compliance with laws and policies.

• Conduct compliance-related investigations that are raised through our Compliance hotline or through other channels.  Interview witnesses, gather facts, and prepare closing-reports and be a key member of the team that implements any corrective policies, actions or training, as required.

• Assist on managing active litigation in the U.S. and Europe.

• Research and advising on miscellaneous intellectual property, commercial, contractual, and tax matters

• Actively manage and select outside counsel and other external resources and spend.

• Manage third-party vendor relationships.

Qualifications

• JD with an active bar membership is required.  Illinois bar membership strongly preferred.

• 3+ years experience at a reputable law firm and/or corporate legal department

• Experience with US and EU compliance and regulatory laws

• Experience with online, mobile and eCommerce issues is preferred.

• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with all levels across the organization

• Strong organizational and communication skills.

• Demonstrated agility to balance legal and compliance risk with commercial and practical focus, including finding solutions to drive business forward in a legally and ethically compliant manner.

• A collaborative, energetic, team-player with a great attitude who is willing to roll-up their sleeves to do the work and to help colleagues in a fast-paced (and fun) legal department.

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local e-commerce marketplace, click here. You can also find out more about us in the latest Groupon news as well as learning about our DEI approach. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.

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