Senior Legal Counsel Legal · Stride Management Corporation ·

Jumbo Interactive Limited; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada is seeking an experienced legal advisor to manage day-to-day legal matters, provide strategic advice, and ensure compliance with regulations. The role involves working closely with business leaders and internal teams to identify and mitigate legal risks while supporting corporate governance processes.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Health & Wellbeing activities

Talent management focus

Qualifications

• 4+ years of post-call legal experience, including 2 years in-house or corporate law.
• Experience with commercial contracts and employment law.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day legal matters and serve as primary legal advisor.
• Draft and review commercial agreements and provide strategic advice.
• Ensure compliance with labor and employment legislation.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Legal Risk Management

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

We empower charities and non-profits across Canada by delivering world-class lottery management services and cutting-edge technology solutions. We’re passionate about helping our partners achieve their fundraising goals while providing seamless and innovative experiences for their supporters.

Stride is part of the Jumbo Interactive Group (ASX-300 JIN). Over the past 30 years, we’ve grown from humble beginnings with a single computer to a global technology company. We partnered with over 15,000 good causes worldwide and helped raise more than $260 million last financial year.

About The Role

You will be providing practical, business-oriented legal advice to support our company’s operations and growth. This role will work closely with business leaders, regulatory teams, and corporate offices to manage legal risk and enable strategic initiatives.

Your Day-to-Day:

This role will oversee and manage all day-to-day legal matters across the organisation, serving as the primary legal advisor to business leaders and internal teams. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Contracts & Commercial Support
2. Draft, review, and support a wide variety of commercial agreements, including customer contracts, vendor agreements, and service arrangements.
3. Provide strategic advice to business units on contract structures, risks, and opportunities.
4. Advise management on employment law matters, including employee relations, policies, terminations, and workplace investigations.
5. Ensure compliance with applicable labour and employment legislation across multiple jurisdictions.
6. Support the company’s compliance with regulatory requirements, including maintaining and renewing licenses and permits.
7. Liaise with regulatory bodies and advise internal teams on licensing strategy and compliance matters.
8. Assist in post-closing integration from a legal perspective.
9. Support corporate governance processes and maintain corporate records as required.
10. Identify and mitigate legal risks across business operations.

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

1. 4+ years of post-call legal experience, including at least 2 years in an in-house legal team or corporate/commercial law firm practice.
2. Experience handling:

• Commercial contracts
• Employment law matters
• Regulatory/licensing schedules and legal requirements

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Find Your Freedom at Stride:

At Stride, we're all about ensuring our team thrives as a valued member, and we look forward to:

• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion across the employee career journey,
• An Employee Assistance Program where you can access counselling and coaching sessions,
• Focus on talent management, including career and skills development,
• Health & Wellbeing activities,

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