Associate Commercial Counsel - Montreal - Jobs in Montréal, QC

Job Description

Are you an entrepreneurial commercial lawyer with 3-5 years of legal experience, looking for a key role in a pre-IPO, hyper-growth unicorn Do you love to align legal strategy with business goals and deliver creative, pragmatic solutions to drive commercial resultsJob SummaryWe are expanding our legal team at GeoComply with the addition of an Associate Commercial Counsel. This is not your typical in-house role. Sure, it has all of the usual legal responsibilities, but it’s also an opportunity for you to make a mark at a rapidly growing international tech company and support our collective efforts to drive product innovation, expansion into new markets and verticals, and potential IPO and M&A opportunities. Working collaboratively with our Legal leadership team and business stakeholders, you will combine your legal expertise, business aptitude, and insight to support a world-class, agile commercial and transactional legal function.What You Will Be Doing

• Partner with business and product development teams to support ongoing innovation and expansion under Legal by Design service delivery model;
• Support comprehensive and coordinated legal activities across commercial functions, including sales, marketing, customer success, and product development;
• Review, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including non-disclosure, customer, service, license, consulting, vendor, and data processing agreements;
• Support the Legal leadership team in creating and continuously improving contract templates, playbooks, and processes to support business teams and elevate service levels;
• Provide strategic guidance to assess and mitigate legal and business risk;
• Conduct or coordinate research on a variety of legal issues;
• Engage with internal and external personnel and resources to improve effectiveness and efficiency of legal services and fulfill our mission: to safeguard the future.

About You

• Bachelor or Graduate Law Degree (LLB, LLM, JD); must be a member in good standing of the Bar Association in a relevant jurisdiction in Canada or the United States.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience, ideally in both law firm and in-house environments.
• Commercial transactional experience, with emphasis on reviewing and drafting a variety of complex commercial agreements.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively, meeting demanding deadlines and managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized and exceptionally responsive.
• Sound and practical business judgment with ability to think strategically and establish trusted relationships with business teams.
• Proven ability to balance competing risks and priorities.
• Solid communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, to internal and external stakeholder audiences. Active listener who is adept at understanding competing agendas, building consensus and rapidly moving issues forward in a constructive manner.
• Passion, hunger, drive, and the ability to regularly handle a high volume of work along with tight deadlines.

Bonus Points if You

• Have experience working in high growth tech companies.
• Have experience in regulated industries.
• Have experience with Software as a Service (SaaS).

Who we areAt GeoComply, we are the global market-leader for compliance-grade geolocation detection technology. We build innovative cybersecurity and anti-fraud solutions that strengthen consumer protection. We’re a critical piece of the security infrastructure for some of the world’s largest technology companies, helping them achieve regulatory compliance, fight location fraud and prevent digital crime.Our journey started in the US iGaming industry nearly ten years ago, and were quickly expanding our business across multiple business verticals and geographies. Backed by one of the largest private equity firms and some of the top talent in the industry, we’re on a mission to empower the future of digital trust. We’re up to big things, and are looking for amazing people to join us!What’s in it for youBe a part of the next Canadian tech success story. We have a high performing team with a strong bias for action, and we collectively strive for excellence in everything that we do. We know that our success depends on our team, so we deeply believe in investing in our people.We value your learning journey. Whether you are starting your career, looking to level-up your skills or applying your expertise to the growth of a pre-IPO tech unicorn, a career with GeoComply empowers you to find a learning path that sets you up for success. We have a sizable learning budget for you to develop as a professional and as a leader. Weve also partnered with Oxford University to deliver a totally customized learning experience to our emerging leaders.Diversity and InclusionDiversity, inclusion and equity are at the core of who we are. They are central to our mission to build it bigger, build it better, and build it right. And we firmly believe that bringing varied perspectives to our work helps generate better ideas to solve the complex business problems that we’re collectively facing. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, abilities, experiences, beliefs, and identities. If you require an accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please let us know in advance.Our BenefitsLearning & Development: We provide a significant annual budget that can go towards professional or personal development.Competitive Salary: We are committed to providing our employees with a market competitive salary. We also perform an annual performance review.Vacation and Leave Practices: We offer 4 weeks of vacation, 5 paid personal days, and a parental leave plan.Incentive Plans: As employees of GeoComply, we all have the opportunity to benefit from the company’s financial success.through our unique bonus and equity plans.Health and Wellness Programs: Our benefits plan covers extended health, dental, a Health Spending Account, mental health and access to our EAP program.Retirement Savings Plan: We have a group RRSP matching program that starts at 3% and increases with years of service.Now WhatSend us your resume and a cover letter. We can’t wait to meet you.Quick Apply

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