Senior Legal Counsel, Technology & Commercial

CAA South Central Ontario; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CAA Club Group is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for Technology & Commercial to partner with our Information Technology division on complex, enterprise-scale digital initiatives. You will provide expert legal analysis and negotiate technology and commercial agreements including SaaS, cloud, and IP licenses.

Ideal candidates hold a J.D./LL.B., are licensed in Ontario, and have 6+ years of post-call experience in private practice or in-house.

Qualifications

• J.D. or LL.B. from a recognized law school.
• Licensed and in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• At least six years of relevant post-call legal experience.
• Substantial experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating complex technology and commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, timely and solution-oriented legal and regulatory analysis, advice, and guidance for IT and business.
• Review, draft and negotiate technology and commercial agreements including SaaS, cloud-service, software-subscription, and licenses.
• Advise on legal/commercial issues across the contracting lifecycle: procurement, renewal, expansion, termination, transition.
• Build relationships with key business unit stakeholders and project teams.
• Develop and maintain templates, playbooks, clauses and documents in collaboration with the team.
• Support performance management and guidance for other lawyers and staff in the Legal department.

Skills

Legal analysis

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Technology contracts

Education

J.D./LL.B.

Tools

SaaS agreements

Cloud contracts

APIs contracts

IT contracting

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel, Technology & Commercial

Location: Thornhill, ON, CA, L3T 7P9

Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 CAD

About Us

At CAA Club Group, we are passionate about keeping our Members safe - whether they are on the road, at home, or travelling abroad. As a trusted Member-based organization, we provide products and services that are essential to Members’ safety and peace of mind. With over 2.6 million Members across Ontario and Manitoba, we advocate on issues such as road safety and infrastructure, the environment, seniors’ mobility, and consumer protection. Behind our Member experience is a sophisticated, innovation-driven technology organization that is modernizing our platforms through cloud adoption, data and analytics, digital channels and emerging technologies.

Associates share in each other’s successes, drive change and support each other while cultivating a great working environment to deliver on what is best for our Members. CAA Club Group is part of the CAA Club Group of companies, including CAA Insurance Company and Echelon Insurance.

Who we are

Are you ready to join an award-winning, purpose-driven culture? Welcome to the CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG), where purpose leads to passion!

At CCG, we are committed to delivering an exceptional Associate experience. We offer:

• Work-life harmony with access to an award-winning holistic wellness program
• Continuous learning through our robust corporate curriculum and education reimbursement program
• Incredible rewards, travel incentives, and product and service discounts
• Pay-for-performance and best-in-class recognition programs, and
• Competitive benefits that include a defined contribution plan, personal spending account, and so much more.

Join our growing team where everyone belongs!

What You Will Do

Reporting into the AVP Legal, you will be a legal partner to our Information Technology division, a forward-thinking team leading complex, enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives. You will:

• Provide high quality, timely and solution-oriented operational and strategic corporate-commercial legal and regulatory analysis, advice, and guidance in support of all facets of CCG's business, in alignment with company’s established appetite for legal and compliance risk.
• Review, draft and negotiate a variety of technology and commercial agreements including:
  • SaaS, cloud-service and software-subscription agreements;
  • software development, implementation, configuration and integration agreements;
  • software, data, content and intellectual-property licences.
• Advise on legal and commercial issues arising throughout the technology contracting lifecycle, including procurement, implementation, renewal, expansion, suspension, termination and transition, in support of CCG's strategic technology roadmap and large-scale digital transformation programs.
• Cultivate and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with key business unit stakeholders.
• Translate complex legal, technical and commercial issues into clear, practical recommendations for business leaders and project teams.
• Work collaboratively with Privacy, Information Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Third-Party Risk Management, and Compliance to identify and address legal and contractual risks.
• Develop and maintain key agreement templates, playbooks, clauses and other key documents (in collaboration with Contract Manager and other Legal Counsel).
• Build a collaborative and productive relationship across the enterprise and with key external stakeholders.
• Support performance management and goal setting for other lawyers and legal professionals (e.g. law clerk, contract manager) within the Legal department.

Please note, salary range is not inclusive of total compensation. The expected salary range for this position will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are encouraged to apply.

Who You Are

• J.D. or LL.B. degree from a recognized law school.
• Licensed and in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• At least six (6) years of relevant post-call legal experience in private practice, an in-house legal department, or a combination of both.
• Substantial experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating complex technology and commercial agreements, ideally in support of a sophisticated, enterprise-scale IT function.
• Strong understanding of modern technology architectures and delivery models (e.g., cloud, SaaS, APIs, agile development) and genuine curiosity about emerging technologies and their legal implications.

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process.

Our Commitment

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with all applicable Provincial Human Rights and Accessibility Legislation. CCG will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.