About Us 

Imagine: 30 unique restaurants to order from, brought to your door in under 30 minutes. That’s what our customers experience. 

At Wonder, we want to make world-class food within reach, no matter where you live. That’s why we’ve created a vertically integrated, new standard of dining that will allow you to enjoy menus from award-winning chefs and iconic restaurants across the country, all in one place. Our elevated brick + mortar locations will offer pick up and dine in options, as well as delivery to your home. 

As a food-tech startup backed by top-tier venture capitalists and led by a team of experienced entrepreneurs—including some of the most accomplished leaders in the technology, culinary, and logistics industries—we’re growing. Join us in pioneering a new category of dining called “Fast-Fine”, and revolutionizing the way people eat. 

About the role 

Wonder is seeking an Associate Director, Real Estate Counsel to help manage the legal aspects of our construction and facilities operations. This role will focus on drafting and negotiating contracts, managing construction-related legal issues, supporting facilities management, and driving improvements to the efficiency and scalability of our legal processes. 

Key Responsibilities  

Construction Legal Support: Draft, review, and negotiate construction contracts and related agreements, including those with general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, and consultants. Help identify and bridge gaps between lease requirements and construction/facilities execution to ensure compliance and reduce operational risk. 

Construction Issue Management: Provide legal guidance on construction matters such as project delays, change orders, design defects, mechanics’ liens, insurance requirements, performance disputes, and warranty issues. 

Facilities Legal Support: Support the legal needs of facilities management teams including service contracts, maintenance agreements, equipment purchases, and emergency response vendors. 

Vendor & Supplier Agreements: Draft and negotiate master service agreements, scopes of work, purchase orders, and related documentation with vendors and suppliers engaged in construction and facilities operations. 

Legal Process & Workflow Optimization: Help develop and refine legal templates, playbooks, approval workflows, and contract systems to increase efficiency and reduce turnaround times. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the construction, development, and facilities teams to support active projects and day-to-day operations with timely legal advice. 

Risk Management & Compliance: Identify and escalate legal risks related to construction and facilities operations; contribute to internal standards and best practices to manage those risks effectively. 

The experience you have 

JD or LLM Member of New York bar in good standing 

4-5 years of legal experience at a law firm or in-house legal  
department, ideally with a focus in the construction or real estate  
industry 

Experience managing complex transactions and juggling conflicting  deadlines 

Strong drafting and negotiation skills with an ability to align legal  
work with operational needs 

Experience and interest in building tools, systems, and workflows to  
improve efficiency 

The way you work 

Team-oriented and proactive with a positive, solutions-first mindset 

Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to juggle  
multiple active matters 

Practical, business-minded, and capable of balancing legal risk with  
operational urgency 

Enthusiastic about improving how legal teams operate and committed 
to continuous improvement 

Comfortable navigating ambiguity and bringing structure to evolving  
processes 

Salary: $202,750.00 

Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.           

#LI-Hybrid 

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.  

A final note 

At Wonder, we believe that in order to build the best team, we must hire using an objective lens.  We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  As such, we do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.  If you have a disability, please let your recruiter know how we can make your interview process work best for you.

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy.