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# Corporate Counsel, Litigation & Employment at Gopuff

- **Company:** Gopuff
- **Location:** Philadelphia, PA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/gopuff/635ceebd-7c89-458e-a455-72a07855643f

## Job description

## About the Role

Gopuff is seeking a Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation to join our Legal team at a pivotal moment in the company’s growth. This role will report to the VP, Legal and have significant exposure to the General Counsel and senior leadership on important, high-impact matters.

The Senior Counsel will take meaningful ownership of the day-to-day management and strategy of the company’s litigation docket and employment counseling, including advising on independent contractor compliance and related workforce issues, while also having the opportunity to work across a range of legal areas, including commercial contracting, product counseling, and other strategic initiatives that support a fast-moving, consumer-facing business.

This is a highly visible role for a self-starter who thrives with autonomy, values real responsibility, and is motivated by the opportunity to meaningfully accelerate professional growth by building the breadth of experience, judgment, and business partnership skills foundational to senior legal leadership roles.

## Why This Role

This role offers end-to-end ownership of the litigation function and core employment matters, significant visibility, and exposure to complex and evolving legal issues in a fast-moving business. For the right candidate, it provides an opportunity to accelerate professional growth, develop broad legal judgment, expand into generalist legal areas over time, and make a tangible impact while working alongside a collaborative and high-performing Legal team.

Culture & Team

This is a lean, collaborative Legal team that values ownership, accountability, and sound judgment. Team members are trusted to operate independently, take initiative, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. We work closely together, support one another, and hold ourselves to high standards, with an emphasis on thoughtful execution, clear communication, and professionalism.

This team is built for lawyers who take pride in their work, want to be deeply engaged in the business, and are motivated by responsibility, impact, and continuous growth.

What You'll Do: Litigation Docket

- Own the litigation docket (employment, commercial, and other matters) from intake through resolution
- Direct outside counsel on strategy, discovery, motion practice, and settlement
- Handle appropriate matters in-house

Litigation Portfolio Strategy & Management

- Take on strategic and operational management of the litigation function, ensuring matters are appropriately prioritized and resourced
- Manage the function strategically: prioritization, outside counsel selection and performance, budgets, and reporting to senior leadership

Employment Counseling & Gig Economy Workforce Matters

- Counsel HR and Operations on the full range of employment matters: performance, investigations, terminations, wage-and-hour, accommodations
- Become the company expert on independent contractor classification, gig economy workforce issues, and related policy

Broader Legal Work (Generalist Growth Areas)

- Support commercial contracting and other business agreements
- Provide product and operational counseling on new initiatives and evolving business models
- Take ownership of discrete projects in evolving areas of the business

## Who You Are

- 4-6+ years of legal experience, including at least 2 years of hands-on litigation work (discovery, motion practice, outside counsel management)
- Litigation experience from a firm, in-house, or government
- Employment counseling experience is valued but not required
- Experience with independent contractor, gig economy, or worker classification issues is a plus
- Exposure to additional practice areas (e.g., commercial contracts, corporate, real estate, product, or regulatory) is a plus
- JD from an accredited law school
- Admitted and in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
- Hybrid position with 3 days in office at our Spring Garden HQ

## How You Work

- Ownership mentality: you see issues, you handle them
- Comfortable operating independently in a lean, fast-moving team
- Hard hat and a lunch pail mentality; with ability to think like a GC
- Strong judgment and the ability to translate legal risk into business decisions

## Compensation

- Gopuff pays employees based on market pricing and pay may vary depending on your location. The salary range below reflects what we’d reasonably expect to pay candidates. A candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Exceptions may be made for exceptional individuals. For additional information on this role’s compensation package, please reach out to the designated recruiter for this role.
- This role is eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus and participation in Gopuff’s equity incentive plan.
- Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,000

## Benefits Overview

- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- HSA or FSA eligibility
- Long and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
- Fitness Reimbursement Program
- 25% employee discount & FAM Membership
- Flexible PTO
- Group Life Insurance
- EAP through AllOne Health (formerly Carebridge)

The only predictable thing about life is that it’s wildly unpredictable. That’s where we come in. When life does what it does best, customers turn to Gopuff to deliver their everyday essentials, and to get through their day & night, work day and weekend.

We’re assembling a team of thinkers, dreamers & risk-takers...the kind of people who know the value of peace of mind in an unpredictable world. (And people who love snacks.)

Like what you’re hearing? Welcome to Gopuff.

The Gopuff Fam is committed to an inclusive workplace where we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply. We are an equal employment opportunity employer.

## About Gopuff

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Gopuff is an on-demand delivery service that delivers everyday essentials—including snacks, drinks, household items, OTC medications, and alcohol—from local micro-fulfillment centers in as fast as 15 minutes.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series H funded; total funding $3.7B)
- **Headquarters**: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola (co-CEOs)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Instant commerce / on-demand delivery (Software Development & Logistics)
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers needing quick delivery of household essentials), also B2B via advertising platform (Gopuff Ads)
- **Mission/purpose statement**: “Get it fast. Get it done. Get it right.” — offering a relevant and affordable assortment delivered in minutes.

## Products & Services
- **Gopuff App**: Mobile ordering platform for 5,000+ products; delivery in ~15 minutes from local micro-fulfillment centers. (SaaS + logistics)
- **Gopuff Ads**: Advertising platform for brands to reach customers within the app. (Ad tech)
- **Retail Storefronts**: Physical retail locations (e.g., BevMo! and Liquor Barn) acquired and operated as part of the network. (Brick-and-mortar retail)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in search results; total funding $3.7B (latest round: $250M venture round in November 2025 led by Eldridge Industries and Valor Equity Partners).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$1B (from LinkedIn); Total Funding $3.7B.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: SoftBank Vision Fund (led Series E $750M), Eldridge Industries, Valor Equity Partners; also backed by 7 investors in 2025 round.
- **Growth Signals**: 1,315 employees (+4.6% YoY); operates 250+ facilities in 650+ U.S. cities; expanding in UK and other countries; active job postings trending +6.2% yearly.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically integrated model**: Owns inventory, micro-fulfillment centers, and delivery fleet, enabling faster and more reliable delivery than marketplace aggregators.
- **Proprietary technology**: Optimized logistics and inventory management for 15-minute delivery windows.
- **National infrastructure**: 250+ facilities across the U.S. and presence in the UK, giving scale advantages.

## Strategic Focus
- Continued expansion of micro-fulfillment network and retail footprint (e.g., BevMo! integration).
- Building out advertising revenue stream (Gopuff Ads).
- International growth, particularly in the UK (General Manager for UK appointed).
- Possibly improving operational efficiency and unit economics after rapid growth phase.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mixed employee reviews — overall rating 2.7/5 on Glassdoor (30% would recommend). Positive mentions of flexible hours, good pay for drivers/operations, and supportive teams. Cons include poor management, lack of breaks, and frequent layoffs.
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated; many roles are on-site (retail, warehouse, delivery) but some corporate roles (engineering, product) may be hybrid. Headquarters in Philadelphia.
- **Notable perks**: Flexible scheduling for part-time roles; hourly wages for drivers around $20/hr; software engineer salaries reported at $122K–$172K.
- **Engineering culture**: Technical team includes VP of Product and Engineering, Head of ML & AI (recent departure), and a distributed workforce across 24 countries. Technical roles account for ~2% of headcount.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/gopuff)
2. [Indeed Reviews](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Gopuff?campaignid=mobvjcmp&from=mobviewjob&fromjk=80f666803f1b8c33&tk=1jsktq4mmia5v800)
3. [Glassdoor Reviews](https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gopuff-Reviews-E926131.htm)
4. [Gopuff Careers Page (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/gopuff)
5. [Gopuff Official Site / Careers](https://www.gopuff.com/go/careers)

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