Senior Counsel, Transactions

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading bank as a Senior Counsel, Transactions, where you'll provide expert legal advice on vital M&A and private equity transactions. This role emphasizes collaboration with senior management and the development of strategic initiatives, ensuring compliance with legal standards while fostering an inclusive work environment. CIBC offers a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and a commitment to employee growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Incentive pay

Defined benefit pension plan

Employee share purchase plan

Wellbeing support

MomentMakers recognition program

Paid day off for personal development

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in business law.
• Extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions and private equity.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and strategic counsel for mergers, acquisitions, and complex transactions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to mitigate risks.
• Lead and oversee teams of external legal counsel.

Skills

Business Contracts

Business Transactions

Contract Negotiations

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Legal Consulting

Litigation

Strategic Advice

Education

Called to the Bar in Ontario

Job description

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Vice-President & Associate General Counsel, Capital Markets & Transactions, the Senior Counsel, Transactions will provide expert legal and strategic counsel to executives and senior management across our bank in connection with domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, reorganizations, complex commercial arrangements and other transactions that are strategically important to CIBC and our clients.

Utilizing strong independent judgment, broad-based legal knowledge, and a high level of professionalism, the Senior Counsel, Transactions will proactively collaborate with our team of legal professionals within the Legal Department, and with team members across our strategic business units and functional groups, to execute these complex and time-sensitive projects while mitigating potential risks.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role .You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you’ll succeed

• Leadership - Take a leadership role in the development and execution of strategic transactions and initiatives by providing proactive legal and strategic counsel to CIBC’s senior executive management team, our Enterprise Strategy & Corporate Development Group and each of our strategic business units and functional groups. Lead and oversee teams of external legal counsel while ensuring transactional efficiencies and managing external counsel fees, including by internalizing the initial stages of the transaction process. Stay informed about legal and regulatory developments in the complex areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, and other specialty areas relevant to CIBC’s strategic transactions, and take a lead role in assessing their potential impact on CIBC.
• Judgment & collaboration - Work in close collaboration with colleagues in the Legal Department to execute complex and time-sensitive projects. Use strong judgment and know when to escalate material legal and/or reputational issues in a timely manner. As an employee of CIBC, comply with all applicable CIBC policies, standards, guidelines and control requirements.
• Business mindset - Review, draft, and negotiate complex and time-sensitive legal documents having a view to achieving CIBC’s business objectives while protecting its interests.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in business law, including progressive and extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions and private equity. You have exceptional communication, relationship building, negotiating, and problem-solving skills.
• You’re a certified professional. The successful candidate must have been called to the Bar in Ontario.
• You act like an owner. You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• You look beyond the moment. You make decisions and take actions that will make a difference today and tomorrow. You proactively seek new opportunities to define what's possible.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

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What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [e-mail]

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 20th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Business Contracts, Business Transactions, Contract Negotiations, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Legal Consulting, Litigation, Strategic Advice