Senior Counsel - Platforms

rbc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program

Flexible benefits

Stock options

Leadership development

Work‑life balance

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada seeks a Senior Counsel to support the Assistant General Counsel and Managing Counsel in achieving strategic priorities for the Law Group, focusing on enterprise payments and RBCx initiatives. You will provide broad legal and regulatory advice across RBC, including to MyDoh, Dr.Bill, Ownr and Houseful.

You will work with the Platforms legal team, advise on modernization efforts, M&A, product development, and client agreements, and help align legal advice with business

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant experience at a large law firm or in-house role.
• JD/Bachelor of Law from a recognized law school and member of the Bar in any Canadian Province or Territory.
• Experience analyzing legislation and interpreting requirements for business operations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and drafting skills.
• Strong problem-solving and risk assessment skills, ability to manage competing priorities autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior legal advisory on enterprise payments initiatives across RBC platforms and business lines.
• Advise on Payments Canada's modernization program, including Lynx and real-time rail, and related governance.
• Counsel on mergers and acquisitions, product development, and client agreements.
• Support Open Banking advocacy and industry work.
• Advise RBCx and its portfolio companies on strategic initiatives involving payments and merchant acquiring.
• Identify, assess and manage legal risks in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Drafting skills

Risk assessment

Autonomous work

Education

JD/Bachelor of Law (Common or Civil Law)

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a Senior Counsel, you will support the goals of the Assistant General Counsel, Global Technology & Trusts and Managing Counsel, Platforms, in achieving the strategic priorities and operational performance goals of the Law Group, in particular the performance commitments of solution-oriented advice and responsiveness. You will provide legal advice to the enterprise payments team on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters relating to payment initiatives across RBC, and advice to support RBCx and its Portfolio Companies - MyDoh, Dr.Bill, Ownr and Houseful.

What will you do?

• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Platforms legal team and act as senior legal advisor on enterprise payments initiatives across all business lines
• Provide legal advice in connection with Payments Canada's modernization program, including the development of the new high value system (Lynx) and real-time rail (RTR) and legal framework governing these systems
• Provide advice on various matters including advice on mergers and acquisitions, new and amended product development, and related compliance and negotiation of client agreements and governance matters
• Support Open Banking advocacy and industry work
• Advise the business on strategic initiatives in new and emerging areas that involve payments and merchant acquiring
• Provide legal advice on new technologies and strategic initiatives for RBCx
• Identify, assess and manage legal risks in an evolving and fast-paced environment

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• At least 5 years of relevant experience at a large law firm or in house role
• JD/ Bachelor of Law (Common or Civil Law) from a recognized law school and member of the Bar in any Canadian Province or Territory
• Experience analyzing legislation and interpreting requirements for businesses to operationalize
• Excellent communication, negotiation and drafting skills
• Strong problem-solving and risk assessment skills, comfortable managing competing priorities and complex matters, ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions.

Nice-to-have

• Experience in advocacy efforts, working with industry groups, and providing legal services relating to the payments ecosystem in Canada
• Deep knowledge of enterprise businesses and functions, including technology, application and product development
• Experience facilitating alignment between legal advice and business strategic priorities in complex regulatory environments
• Experience in providing legal services relating to the payments ecosystem in Canada and tech start-ups.

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What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

Job Skills

• Business Perspective
• Coaching Others
• Customer Service Management
• Decision Making
• Financial Regulation
• Group Problem Solving
• High Impact Communication
• Legal Practices
• Time Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO City:

Toronto Country:

Canada Work hours/week:

37.5 Employment Type:

Full time Platform:

CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP Job Type:

Contract (Fixed Term) Pay Type:

Salaried Posted Date:

2026-10-19 Application Deadline:

2026-11-20 Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.