Manager, Legal Counsel

About the role

The Corporate Legal Team, are strategic legal partners to the Canada Business who support commercial contracting relating to third party management and matters arising from business expansion strategies. We focus acutely on managing risk and facilitating business initiatives as a horizontal function. Reporting to the Director, Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Legal Team, you will have a broad range of responsibilities in providing legal guidance in relation to employment and contract matters, as well as generally supporting the legal advice needs of the Canadian business. You will partner closely with business teams and stakeholders to support initiatives to provide practical and timely advice to ensure our operations are well managed. You will have the opportunity to be innovative while ensuring that we manage risk to meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support business expansion and issues arising from an increasingly globalized workforce in a federally regulated Bank.
• Conduct legal research and translate legal advice into practical business terms.
• Advise on new and upcoming legislation and regulatory expectations.
• Develop legal guidance and other tools to support business partners to operate in complex legal spaces.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements including third party agreements requiring familiarity with OSFI B10 Guidelines.
• Participates in cross-functional teams to address special projects, such as implementation of legislation, new products, and risk management.
• Perform other responsibilities as requested.

Requirements

• A law degree (LLB or JD) from an accredited law school and license to practice in Ontario.
• 5+ years experience gained in private practice, government, or in-house.
• Knowledge of the business and regulatory environment in which Capital One (Canada Branch) operates.
• Strong legal research ability.
• Fluency translating legal advice into actionable guidance for business teams.
• Ability to manage a large volume of work, including complex legal issues with minimal supervision.
• Ability and willingness to work as a team player, and comfort interacting with associates across various departments and job levels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deliveries and manage expectations with a growth and possibilities mindset.
• Ability and willingness to work collaboratively to support business objectives and comfort interacting with associates across all job levels and lines of business.
• Commercially minded, with sound judgment and a practical approach to problem solving.
• Working at Capital One.
• Enjoy a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office. Build a comfortable workspace with our one-time, Work From Home allowance and enjoy our head office located conveniently across the street from Union Station.
• This posting is for an existing vacancy.
• The expected annual salary range for this position is $157,400 to $179,600. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
• We may use your information for automated decision making. We may, for certain purposes, render a decision based exclusively on automated processing of your personal information as a part of the candidate screening process.
• Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.
• If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-80

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161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario, Manager, Legal Counsel About Capital One Canada. For 30 years, we've been on a mission to change banking for good and build relationships by making credit accessible, simple, intuitive and rewarding. We want to help Canadians succeed with credit, because we believe in people - in our customers, in our associates, and in talent like you!

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