Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal team in Montreal or Toronto. In this role, you will operate under the supervision of the Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Legal, and be responsible for (i) advising our business partners on all matters pertaining to both legal and business challenges; (ii) leading and executing on broader strategic projects; and (iii) building and improving upon the commercial legal team’s systems / processes.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at a dynamic and agile organization, and to work with a strategic-minded, best-in-class Legal team that empowers you to make an impact through individual contributions. At Lightspeed, you will find an environment that celebrates professional growth and advancement, encourages you to take ownership of your initiatives / come up with creative solutions, and actively pursue your ideas on how to improve Lightspeed’s business and legal functions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts for enterprise-level customers, strategic partners, and vendors / suppliers.
• Mentoring / teaching other members of the legal team and stakeholder groups.
• Partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, including go-to-market, product, finance, procurement, and executive leadership teams to advise on various business initiatives.
• Managing complex, cross-functional, and/or multi-jurisdictional strategic projects.
• Designing and implementing scalable systems, processes, and policies to enhance Lightspeed’s scalability and efficiency.
• Litigation and other disputes management.
• Assisting with management of outside counsel engagements, including contributing to and occasionally overseeing budget, strategy, and work product reviews.

What you need to bring:

We’re a legal team of 18 people located in Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. This is an exciting opportunity to work at a dynamic and agile organization, and to work with a strategic-minded, best-in-class Legal team that empowers you to make an impact through individual contributions. 

We're looking for a candidate who has 3-5 years of post-qualified experience with the following:

• Strong experience in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel with a significant majority of that experience devoted to hands-on commercial contracting.
• Demonstrated track record of providing practical and strategic legal advice in a SaaS or tech context.
• Broad commercial experience gained in a fast-paced and international environment.
• Experience collaborating and communicating with colleagues and stakeholders on different levels (incl. executives) and with different professional backgrounds.

Even better if you have, but not necessary:

• Experience working across different jurisdictions and languages.
• Experience managing a team of lawyers.
• Experience working with cloud-based SaaS products, payments providers, or other financial services products.
• Knowledge of and experience with IP, data privacy, fiscalization, and corporate law.

We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the ‘Apply’ button and give it a try!

What’s in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days/week in office);
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Flexible working policy
• Health insurance
• Health and wellness benefits
• Possibility for transit fees to be covered
• Paid leave assistance for new parents
• Linkedin learning
• Volunteer day

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