Senior Legal Counsel

Peoples Trust Company; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique financial institution is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel in Toronto to provide strategic legal advice on regulatory and corporate matters. This role entails collaboration across teams to ensure compliance with financial regulations and support corporate governance. The position offers flexibility with a hybrid work model and a competitive salary ranging from $180,000 to $220,000 annually.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

RRSP matching

Generous paid time off

Commitment to employee well-being

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in financial services regulatory or corporate law.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice on regulatory matters.
• Collaborate with teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations.
• Support corporate governance and legal requirements.

Skills

Financial services regulatory knowledge

Corporate law expertise

Drafting skills

Analytical skills

Professionalism

Education

LL.B. or J.D. and membership in a Canadian provincial bar association

Job description

Role Overview:

Peoples is seeking an experienced, motivated and creative Senior Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal advice and support on both regulatory and corporate matters. They will play a central role in supporting our regulated financial institutions develop our banking, payments and money movement portfolios. This role offers the opportunity to work and hone expertise on a diverse set of regulatory, product and corporate initiatives.

About the Qualifications:

• LL.B. or J.D. and member of a Canadian provincial bar association.
• 6+ years of experience practicing financial services regulatory or corporate law, preferably with a mix of private practice and in-house experience.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian banking regulations and corporate governance requirements.
• Excellent drafting and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.

About the Responsabilties:

Regulatory

• Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to develop regulatory strategy pursuant to applicable legislation.
• Collaborate with Product, Compliance and Sales throughout the product development lifecycle to ensure regulatory legal advice is thoughtfully considered.
• Ensure alignment of products and services with applicable legislation governing lending, credit, prepaid and deposit products, including the Bank Act, the Trust and Loan Companies Act, the PCMLTFA/R, CDIC legislation and by-laws, Payments Canada rules, Codes of Conduct and provincial consumer protection legislation.
• Monitor evolving financial services regulatory and payments legislation and advise the business on potential impacts and necessary changes.

Corporate

• Provide legal advice on corporate matters to support ongoing and annual corporate governance requirements, including inter-company transactions, drafting resolutions and other corporate records.
• Support the Corporate Secretary with board and committee governance and board meeting preparation, including policy development, board mandates and governance processes.

General

• Analyze complex legal issues, distill them into clear insights and deliver concise, business-oriented guidance to cross-functional teams
• Build trusted relationships with various legal partners and business teams to provide integrated legal support across the business.
• Conduct legal research and undertake special projects, as required.
• Bring creativity and efficiency to the legal engagement process, helping to drive business growth and enable exceptional customer experiences.
• Work in a fast-paced and detail-oriented environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Work with minimal supervision and exercise excellent judgement on complex, confidential and sensitive decisions.

About us:

Peoples Group is a boutique financial institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 35 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.

Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values: Trustworthy, Creative, Willing. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to join. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures in order to remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.

About the work environment:

Peoples Group offers a flexible and hybrid work environment. In this role you will work a combination of in-office and remotely from home. Typically, you'll be working regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with flexibility around start/end times.

We offer:

• A hybrid work environment, enabling you to balance your personal and professional life seamlessly.
• Competitive salaries, profit sharing, RRSP matching and benefits from day one.
• Generous paid time off to help achieve a healthy work-life balance.
• A strengths-based approach, ensuring we work together more effectively.
• A commitment to your well-being in five key areas: Financial, Physical, Social, Career, and Community.

Compensation:

Peoples Group is pleased to offer employees a competitive annual salary plus a discretionary profit share opportunity. Salary for this position will vary between $180,000 and $220,000 per year depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities and experience that the chosen candidate possesses.

NOTE: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however, only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

We value and celebrate individuality while fostering an inclusive workplace for everyone. If there's any way we can support or accommodate you during the selection process, please don't hesitate to let us know.