Contracts Counsel

OMERS / Oxford Properties Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join OMERS as a legal professional focusing on contract management within a dynamic team. This role requires a strong contracts background and offers the opportunity to support the Legal Operations function by drafting and negotiating diverse contracts, particularly in technology and privacy domains. With a people-first culture and hybrid work guidelines, you're invited to be part of a purpose-driven organization that values diversity and supports its workforce.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience drafting and negotiating contracts.
• In-house or law firm experience required.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate various forms of contracts, including SaaS and data protection agreements.
• Advise internal stakeholders on best practices.
• Support VP, Enterprise Legal with commercial contract matters.

Skills

Contract Negotiation

Legal Drafting

Software & Technology Law

Privacy Law

Education

Admittance to the Ontario Bar

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise, and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic, and sustainable pension plan. An industry-leading global investor with teams in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney, and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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Our team is looking for a candidate with a strong contracts background to join our OMERS Legal Operations team. The Vice President, Enterprise Legal, managing the Legal Operations function at OMERS, strongly believes in developing talent and is looking for a candidate who has a strong drive to learn and a desire to help colleagues succeed with their initiatives. If you are seeking a dynamic role, this is the one for you!

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. Our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come to the office a minimum of 4 days per week.

Requirements :

• Admitted to the Ontario Bar
• Minimum of 3 years of experience drafting and negotiating contracts, with a focus on software, technology, and privacy
• In-house or law firm experience is required

Responsibilities :

• Draft and negotiate various forms of contracts, including but not limited to SaaS, PaaS, Professional Services, and data protection agreements
• Advise internal stakeholders on best practices
• Support VP, Enterprise Legal & Enterprise Counsel with commercial contract matters
• Support VP, Enterprise Legal with ad hoc matters
• Support the maintenance of the contracts lifecycle management system to ensure the accuracy and availability of contracts and related data

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and employee experience. This sense of belonging is cultivated through our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee, and employee recognition programs.