Junior Legal Counsel advising AlgaeCal, a consumer - health eCommerce company, on contracts, regulatory compliance, brands, and business risk. Supporting responsible growth through practical legal solutions.
About the role
- Senior legal and regulatory compliance advisor at Desjardins, developing compliance strategy and policies. Advising executives and negotiating agreements across complex organization-wide initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead specialized development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization
- Identify, develop and recommend legal and regulatory compliance strategic directions to balance business needs, requirements and best practices
- Advise clients and partners to position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives
- Identify, analyze, diagnose and address major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
- Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support strategic projects and initiatives
- Offer legal and regulatory compliance programs to internal employees to promote a culture of ethics and compliance
- Represent the unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies
- Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations
- Serve as expert advisor, subject matter expert, resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies
- Help design, institute and coordinate the compliance framework and enforce related rules
- Help ensure officer and employee behaviours comply with organizational standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
- Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
- Hold the CIM, CFA, or GPC designation
- Be eligible for registration with CIRO as a Registered Supervisor of Approved Persons (account opening and managed accounts)
- Be eligible for registration with CIRO as an Options Supervisor
- Action oriented
- Customer Focus
- Differences
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Nimble learning
- 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
- Recruitment-process and job accommodations available at any stage
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