Legal and Compliance Counsel

Hexagon Autonomy & Positioning; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Legal and Compliance Counsel, where you'll provide essential legal guidance and support to a global team. In this role, you will draft and negotiate complex contracts, manage legal compliance initiatives, and develop training programs. Your expertise will help mitigate risks and ensure good governance, while your strong communication and relationship-building skills will enhance collaboration across departments. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment that values integrity and ethical conduct. If you're ready to take on new challenges and contribute to innovative solutions, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of corporate commercial experience in-house or at a top-tier law firm.
• Expertise in international corporate and technology development contracts.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive legal services meeting the commercial needs of the business.
• Advise on legal risks and support governance through issue escalation.

Skills

Legal Compliance

Contract Negotiation

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Education

LLB or JD from an accredited university

Job description

Legal and Compliance Counsel

Our world class Legal & Compliance team at Hexagon's Autonomous Solutions division is hiring a Legal and Compliance Counsel. Reporting to our Vice President, Division General Counsel, and Division Compliance Officer, you will draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts and be responsible for legal compliance initiatives and ad-hoc projects. You are passionate about providing insightful, thorough, focused, and risk-based legal guidance. Your stakeholders rely on you as a trusted advisor to provide timely, pragmatic, business-oriented solutions as you effectively manage legal risk. With a focus on delivering exceptional results, your positivity, confidence, articulate communication, strong relationship building, and solid business acumen will support and complement our global team.

The Location: Hexagon is a global company with locations around the world. This position is based in Calgary, Alberta.

Responsibilities

As Legal and Compliance Counsel you will be responsible for these activities:

• Provide authoritative and comprehensive legal services meeting the commercial and strategic needs of the business.
• Advise on legal risks and mitigation strategies, and support good governance through appropriate discussion and escalation of issues.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts and government procurement transactions, including customer and supplier agreements, distribution agreements, intellectual property licenses, non-disclosure agreements, development agreements, and real estate leases.
• Maintain company registers, drafting resolutions and board minutes.
• Develop and deliver legal and compliance training across the organization.
• Help maintain and develop policies, standards, and checklists.
• Identify and analyze new legislation and proactively propose and implement solutions.
• Participate in cross-functional project teams and committees.
• Develop and oversee ethics and compliance programs to promote a culture of integrity and ethical conduct within the organization. Conduct internal investigations into allegations of misconduct and take appropriate remedial action when necessary.

Qualifications

Must Have:

• An LLB or JD from an accredited university and license to practice in your governing jurisdiction.
• At least 15 years of corporate commercial experience gained in-house or at a top-tier law firm.
• Expertise in dealing with international corporate, commercial, and technology development contracts.
• Track record of delivering results and pragmatic, risk-based legal advice.
• Superb accuracy and attention to detail.
• Exceptional time management and organization skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to impact and influence both internal and external stakeholders and provide exceptional customer service.

Nice To Have:

• Expertise in intellectual property licensing.
• Certification in data privacy.
• Familiarity with project management principles.

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide! At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. For any questions about the role or our company, please email our team at [e-mail] and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.

The Company: Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. You’ll be joining over 24,000 people in 50 countries on the leading edge of your field.

Hexagon’s Autonomous Solutions division is a global technology leader, pioneering end-to-end solutions for assured positioning on land, sea, and air. We are an industry leader recognized for technical innovation, unsurpassed quality, and industry-leading customer support. Our solutions power intelligent positioning ecosystems in vital industries and safety-of-life applications. We enable the advancement of autonomous technology, where cars, UAVs, industrial vehicles, trains, vessels, and more will operate safely, securely, reliably, and efficiently thanks to our solutions that provide assured autonomy and positioning.

We will make all necessary reasonable adjustments to make the application process accessible and accommodate the individual needs of candidates. If at any point you need adjustments to be made, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail].