Senior Legal Counsel

Docebo; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Docebo Days off

Birthday off

ESPP discount

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Docebo, a global AI-powered learning platform, seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to advise across Sales, Deal Desk, Finance, and Partnerships, guiding high-stakes negotiations and complex SaaS agreements.

You will shape privacy, product compliance, and risk frameworks while mentoring junior lawyers in a fast-paced tech environment. This hybrid role offers competitive pay and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• JD/LLB from an accredited law school and licensed to practice in any province.
• 8+ years of dynamic legal experience in tech/SaaS environment.
• Expertise negotiating and drafting complex SaaS subscriptions, PSAs, and privacy terms.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact legal guidance with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Draft and negotiate SaaS subscriptions, MSAs, vendor contracts, NDAs, and partnerships.
• Refine contracts templates and legal workflows to reduce risk globally.

Skills

Legal credentials

SaaS expertise

Deal-making

Privacy regulations

Strategic thinking

CRM tools

Education

JD/LLB

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Artificial Intelligence. Actual Impact.

At Docebo, we’re using AI to change how people learn at work—and we mean actually change it. We’re an AI-powered learning platform that helps organizations create, deliver, and manage training all in one place. But our real mission goes deeper: we help teams move faster, work smarter, and focus on the work that truly matters. Our platform is built with intelligent, time-saving tools that personalize learning, eliminate busywork, and turn training from a checkbox into a superpower. The result? Better experiences for learners and real results for businesses.

Artificial Intelligence. Actual Impact.

At Docebo, we’re using AI to change how people learn at work—and we mean actually change it. We’re an AI-powered learning platform that helps organizations create, deliver, and manage training all in one place. But our real mission goes deeper: we help teams move faster, work smarter, and focus on the work that truly matters. Our platform is built with intelligent, time-saving tools that personalize learning, eliminate busywork, and turn training from a checkbox into a superpower. The result? Better experiences for learners and real results for businesses.

We’re shaping the future of learning with a team that isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo. If you're excited by the idea of using AI to make work-life better for real people–you’ll feel right at home here. And it’s not just what we build, it’s how we show up. At Docebo, our values aren’t just posters on the wall—they guide how we work every day. We call it the Docebo Heart: trust by default, assume positive intent, and create space for different perspectives to thrive.

So… what are you waiting for? Join 900+ Docebians around the world and help us reinvent the way people learn, because learning never stops.

The Adventure Ahead

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will serve as a trusted advisor and key strategic leader navigating complex global legal landscapes to directly accelerate Docebo’s growth. Partnering with cross-functional powerhouse teams—like Sales, Deal Desk, Finance, and Partnerships—you will lead high-stakes negotiations, champion innovative legal strategies, and safeguard our organization across multiple jurisdictions. If you are ready to apply your legal expertise to transform the future of AI-driven learning in an agile, high-impact environment, this is your next big move.

The Day-to-Day

• Lead the Charge: Partner closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams across Sales, Deal Desk, Finance, and Partnerships to deliver high-impact legal guidance aligned with core business objectives.
• Architect the Future: Design, draft, and negotiate complex, high-value SaaS agreements, Master Service Agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, and partnership deals.
• Revolutionize Process: Innovate and refine key legal workflows, contract templates, and operational processes to boost efficiency and decrease risk globally.
• Navigate Risk: Conduct forensic contract reviews to uncover potential risks and deliver practical, business-oriented solutions that protect Docebo’s interests.
• Advise & Empower: Act as a strategic counselor to internal stakeholders on data privacy, product compliance, disputes, and complex commercial negotiations.
• Fuel Expansion: Drive the legal framework behind high-stakes strategic growth, leading reviews for RFPs, tender responses, and M&A due diligence activities.
• Champion Knowledge: Create and deliver interactive internal training initiatives to educate teams on compliance, policies, and global legal best practices.

Your Superpowers

• Legal Credentials: Holds a JD/LLB from an accredited law school and is active/admitted to practice law in any province.
• SaaS Expertise: 8+ years of dynamic legal experience, ideally built within a fast-paced technology or SaaS enterprise.
• Deal-Making Genius: Extensive experience negotiating and drafting complex SaaS subscriptions, professional services agreements, and privacy terms under tight deadlines.
• Privacy Sentinel: Deep expertise in global privacy framework regulations (such as GDPR) and their practical application in cloud and AI technology.
• Strategic Problem-Solver: A solution-oriented mindset with advanced negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Tech-Savvy Leader: Proficiency in tools like Salesforce or standard CRM systems and a track record of mentoring junior legal professionals.

Bonus Points

• M&A & Tender Experience: Hands-on experience driving legal due diligence for major M&A transactions and large-scale government/enterprise tenders.
• Multilingual Aptitude: Fluency in additional European languages alongside required French proficiency.

Our Hybrid Work Philosophy

Great work can happen anywhere but coming together helps us go further. Our team spends three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday) to collaborate, solve problems, and learn from each other. With flexibility the rest of the week, it’s a balance designed to help everyone do their best work and keep growing.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy

Our Total Rewards Philosophy centers around three core areas to reward and care for our People:

• Rewarding Impact: We lead with competitive pay to reward the impact, skills and traits that fuel our success.
• Fostering Holistic Wellbeing: We care deeply about and invest in the whole person with programs that support our people’s physical, mental, and financial well-being.
• Empowering Our Talent Culture: We build a culture of trust and empowerment by designing our rewards and benefits with transparency, equity, and flexibility, enabling our people to do their best work and stay for the long haul.

Our Promise to You

• Financial Wellness: Own a piece of Docebo through our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) at a 15% discount, plus a competitive compensation package.
• Your Well-Being, Covered: You’ll get access to health benefits, so you can get the care you need when you need it.
• Rest, Relax, Repeat: Rest and recharge with paid vacation days, two company-wide Docebo Days, floating holidays for cultural celebrations, and your birthday off!
• Family First: We provide coverage offering you time with your little one(s) so you can soak up all those precious moments. Fun fact: we had 30 Docebian babies join the family in 2025!
• Connections That Count: Connect with global communities through our Employee Resource Groups (including PRIDE, DWA, BIDOC, and Green Ambassadors) and company-wide events that keep the fun rolling all year long.

About Docebo

At Docebo, we create seamless, AI-powered learning experiences for over 3,000 customers worldwide. We have successfully achieved two IPOs (TSX: DCBO & NASDAQ: DCBO), been recognized as a top SaaS e-learning solution, and are growing exponentially in the process. We're a global company, with office across North America, EMEA, APAC, and beyond. Our team is guided by five core values—Grow Together Win Together, Build with Our Customer, Clear is Kind, Own Outcomes, Progress Over Perfection—that shape everything we do. If this resonates with you, now is the perfect time to join one of the fastest-growing learning technology companies in the world.

Docebo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in our workforce. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected under applicable law.

As a federal contractor, Docebo is committed to the principles of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Docebo does not discriminate because of protected veteran status or on the basis of disability, and Docebo takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Any individuals requiring a reasonable accommodation or would like to voluntarily disclose a disability or protected veteran status to assist with their employment application should send an e-mail to [e-mail]. The email should also include the position you’re interested in.

Compensation Range: CA$150K - CA$180K