Senior Legal Specialist, Transactions

REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)•Seattle, WA

About The Position

REI Co-op is seeking an 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.

Requirements

Experienced Senior Paralegal
Strong contract expertise
Exceptional organizational skills
Ability to manage high-volume workflows while maintaining attention to detail
Under the general direction of a Deputy General Counsel

Nice To Haves

Proactive problem-solver

Responsibilities

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
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
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
Support identification and mitigation of legal and compliance risks in transactions
Ensure adherence to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and governance standards
Manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
Track milestones, dependencies, and deliverables for legal and cross-functional initiatives
Provide status updates and reporting to legal leadership and stakeholders
Own and drive Legal Transaction related programs and projects
Build internal customer & stakeholders relationships to manage expectations and agree on clear goals, objectives, and timelines
Build and track program features, milestones, & dependencies
Identify potential legal and compliance risk exposures and drive actions to resolve problems and make process improvements.
Educate, promote and facilitate necessary business practice changes in line with legal requirements
Consult on process changes across business groups and document end-to-end process flow, as applicable
Develop and implement performance criteria and KPIs, as applicable
Collaborate with Legal Department colleagues and external consultants for legal analysis and issue resolution as needed
Manage 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 drive 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