Manager, Legal Counsel - Expansion

161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,

Manager, Legal Counsel - Expansion

Our Capital One Legal Counsel Team

For over 20 years, we’ve been on a mission to change banking for good and build relationships by making credit accessible, simple, intuitive and rewarding. We want to help Canadians succeed with credit, because we believe in people — in our customers, in our associates, and in talent like you!

Reporting to the Director, Assistant General Counsel, you will have a broad range of responsibilities in providing legal guidance in relation to employment and contract matters, as well as generally supporting the legal advice needs of the Canadian business. You will partner closely with business teams and stakeholders to support initiatives to provide practical and timely advice to ensure our operations are well managed. You will have the opportunity to be innovative while ensuring that we manage risk to meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Working with us

Enjoy a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office. Build a comfortable workspace with our one-time, Work From Home allowance and enjoy our head office located conveniently across the street from Union Station.

Live well—physically, financially, and emotionally. Receive support for you and those who are most important to you, with full coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. With up to $3000 in mental health coverage and up to $5000 in tuition subsidies per year—and much more—you’ll discover that Capital One is committed to helping you live your best life.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will support business expansion and issues arising from an increasingly globalized workforce in a federally regulated Bank, and the drafting and review of key employment-related agreements, policies, and issues as well as, third party agreements. Additional responsibilities include:

• Conduct legal research and translate legal advice into practical business terms.
• Advise on new and upcoming legislation and regulatory expectations.
• Develop legal guidance and other tools to support business partners to operate in complex legal spaces.
• Participates in cross-functional teams to address special projects, such as implementation of legislation, new products, and risk management.
• Perform other responsibilities as requested.

For this role you will have:

• A law degree (LLB or JD) from an accredited law school and license to practice in Ontario.
• 5+ years experience gained in private practice, government, or in-house.
• Knowledge of the business and regulatory environment in which Capital One (Canada Branch) operates would be an asset.
• Strong legal research ability.
• Fluency translating legal advice into actionable guidance for business teams.
• Ability to manage a large volume of work, including complex legal issues with minimal supervision.
• Ability and willingness to work as a team player, and comfort interacting with associates across various departments and job levels.

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.