Legal Advisor – Global Equity & ESPP Compliance

WSP; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a legal professional with experience in public company operations to manage compliance initiatives related to Employee Share Purchase Plans and equity compensation. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years' experience in legal roles focused on securities law. This position is based at the Global head office in Montreal and requires strong analytical and project management skills, as well as fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of legal work experience focused on securities and corporate matters.
• Highly autonomous and motivated.
• Good writing skills and ability to foresee regulatory impacts.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage a global regulatory compliance program.
• Act as project manager for ESPP and equity plan compliance program.
• Coordinate regulatory filings related to compliance.

Skills

Legal work experience focused on securities

Strong analytical skills

Detail-oriented

Project management skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Fluency in English

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Overview

The Opportunity: WSP is looking for a legal professional with public company experience to join its team at the Global head office in Montreal, QC. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation, you will lead and support compliance initiatives related to our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) and equity compensation programs across multiple jurisdictions. This role is ideal for someone with a strong legal background in public company operations, securities law, and global regulatory compliance.

What you can expect to do

Key responsibilities include implementing and managing a global regulatory compliance program, focusing on Employee Share Purchase Plan & equity plans compliance for all countries, globally. The role will require coordination with global and regional teams, subject matter experts and external counsel.

• Act as project manager in the establishment of a global ESPP and equity plan compliance program, in collaboration with other subject matter experts, covering securities, exchange control, tax, labour law and other regulatory considerations;
• Manage and maintain a centralized compliance database and project management platform for ESPP and equity plans;
• Monitor and interpret global legislative and regulatory changes affecting equity compensation and ensure timely updates to compliance processes;
• Coordinate regulatory filings related to ESPP and equity plans compliance with regional and Global legal and tax teams, including gathering, organizing and sorting data for such filings;
• Provide legal support on securities law matters relevant to a publicly traded company, especially within the context of executive compensation plans;
• Support in the preparation of the Management Information Circular;
• Perform all related tasks.

What you’ll bring to WSP

• Minimum 5 years of legal work experience focused on securities and corporate matters acquired in the legal department of a large international company;
• Highly autonomous and motivated, strong analytical skills;
• Detail-oriented, project management, administrative and organisational skills
• Good writing skills, ability to foresee and assess the business consequences of regulatory framework;
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills;
• Strong ability to work in a team setting;
• Fluency in English, both oral and written;
• Tech savvy, proficient in all Microsoft Office suite including SharePoint, Teams.

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments. We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

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