КанадаLegal Counsel - FinTech
2 нед. назад
КанадаHybrid
Legal Counsel role providing high quality commercial and corporate legal advice to support 's growth globally, based in Toronto with hybrid work format.
О компании
- Competitive Starting Salary with an annual discretionary bonus that truly rewards your performance from day one.
- Dedicated Mentorship: Learn directly from experienced managers who are invested in your success.
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Leverage state-of-the-art tailor made tools and systems that enable you to perform at your best.
- Clear, Accelerated Career Progression: Defined pathways to leadership and specialist roles within .
- Dynamic & Supportive Culture: Work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and personal growth are prioritised.
- Generous Benefits Package: Access competitive benefits tailored to your location, which typically include health care and social benefits.
- Central Office: A fantastic location with excellent transport links.
- Ready to launch your career with a global FinTech? Click the ‘Apply’ Today and discover your potential at !
- delivers sophisticated, integrated solutions — business accounts, hedging, and financing — on a single platform with a seamless workflow. Our success is built on a simple premise and singular purpose: To help businesses operate and scale globally.
- Since its founding in 2009, has always been a fast-growing leader in fintech. Today, we bring together 2000+ Eburians across nearly 70 cities and we’re always looking to add to our team.
- At the heart of our offering is a proprietary platform, purpose-built to help businesses seamlessly streamline and manage global cash flow. We focus on continuous product evolution and innovation to build the infrastructure for borderless growth and help our clients scale at every stage.
- The opportunities at are as diverse as our people, ranging from business development to engineering roles across our tech pillars.
- We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and are against the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At , you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story.
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Обязанности
- contributing to the design and implementation of new products and expansion into new markets, with a particular focus on the launch in the United States;
- drafting and negotiating third party contracts including sports sponsorship, partnership and related commercial contracts, negotiating intellectual property agreements, including licensing and brand-related arrangements, and review of leases/ real estate contracts;
- advising on corporate structuring matters to maintain and develop ’s corporate structure given its global footprint in an efficient manner, having regarding to regulatory, tax and other relevant matters;
- day-to-day responsibility for legal matters in Canada and the USA , as well as supporting the global legal team as a whole;
- supporting the business on financial services regulatory matters across Canada and the United States, including licensing and registration (such as money services business and money transmitter requirements), safeguarding and conduct matters, working closely with the Compliance and Corporate Development teams;
- supporting corporate governance and entity management for 's North American entities, including board and shareholder resolutions, corporate filings and subsidiary maintenance;
- managing external counsel and supporting the disputes team as required for matters in North America;
- supporting the Front Office, Risk Department, HR Department and others in efficiently resolving disputes;
- working with HR, Operations and other departments to resolve day-to-day queries;
- representing in interaction with clients, counterparties, banking partners, industry bodies and other third parties;
- preparing templates, playbooks, procedures and self-service material and participating in the provision of relevant training and awareness programmes; and
- supporting the Chief Legal Officer in delivering the Legal Department’s objectives generally, sharing knowhow and training and development of less experienced members of the team.
Требования
- a proactive mindset and an ability to communicate effectively in practical terms with stakeholders at all levels of the Group;
- law degree in Canada or the United States;
- at least 5 years of qualified experience, either in private practice or in house;
- interest in the fintech sector and financial products
- experience working in the United States is desirable;
- experience working in a regulated company/ institution is desirable;
- an ability in a fast paced environment to prioritise and manage a wide range of competing priorities (with support from other team members and external counsel where necessary); and
- as this will initially be a standalone role in North America, the successful candidate must be a self-starter who is able to work independently in a growing office while integrating effectively with the broader global legal team.
Другое
- helps ambitious businesses unlock global growth, and we take the same approach with our people. We encourage innovation and movement, collaboration and problem-solving, and foster an environment where everyone can feel they belong, are valued, supported and empowered to succeed.
- If you’re a collaborator who wants to help transform how businesses operate globally, get in touch - we’d love to discuss how can accelerate your career so you can shape the future.
- The Legal Department at is core to the functioning of the Group. It provides front-line advice to all parts of the Group on legal, regulatory and governance matters which contribute to ’s growth every day.
- We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven commercial or corporate lawyer who is keen to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing company which is focused on building the brand. The successful candidate will provide high quality legal advice to key stakeholders in Canada, the United States and overseas, and be pivotal to ’s development on a global scale. This is a commercially-focused position that will enable the successful candidate to turn their hand to a wide variety of matters and develop across the full breadth of the Group's activities. The person who fills this role will be a part of the global legal team and will report to the Chief Legal Officer based in London.