Legal Counsel negotiating commercial contracts for CARFAX, which provides vehicle - history information and automotive intelligence. Advising business teams on data, technology, privacy, and customer agreements.
About the role
- Senior legal affairs advisor protecting Desjardins’ legal interests and ensuring regulatory compliance. Leading complex litigation, governance, policy and strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Act as a manager for projects, mandates and development activities specific to the area of expertise, with major scope and impact for the company and potentially the Mouvement level
- Advise and support customers and partners in positioning, planning, development, implementation and follow-up of strategic projects and mandates
- Identify and analyze major issues and challenges, establish diagnoses and make recommendations to relevant authorities
- Interpret laws and regulations, issue legal opinions, and draft or validate regulations, standards, policies, procedures, forms and agreements
- Represent the company before courts when necessary; develop litigation strategy, draft procedures, prepare witnesses, conduct pleadings or negotiate complex cases
- Ensure development and evolution of policies, standards, models and programs supporting unit projects and strategic mandates
- Represent the unit before relevant authorities
- Interact and coordinate frequently with stakeholders in other fields
- Serve as specialist advisor, subject matter expert, resource person and coach for decision-making bodies
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in law or in a related field
- A minimum of six years of relevant experience
- Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
- Knowledge of French is required
- Intermediate advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
- Communicates effectively
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Persuades
- Strategic mindset
Benefits
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
- Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
- Group insurance including telemedicine
- Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
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