Corporate Counsel
Trupanion
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$150,000 - CA$200,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide authoritative and comprehensive legal services meeting the commercial and strategic needs of the business
- Advise on legal risks and mitigation strategies, and supporting good governance through appropriate discussion and escalation of issues
- Manage the subsidiary corporate governance and compliance for our Canadian operations across all Canadian provinces (including Quebec)
- Draft and review contracts relating to the insurance specific operations of the subsidiaries
- Assist with evolving regulatory compliance matters in the Canadian legal environment; conduct research across the subsidiary operating jurisdictions
- Develop and legal and compliance training, as needed
- Help maintain and develop policies, standards and checklists
- Identify and analyze new legislation and proactively proposing and implementing solutions
- Ensure compliance with applicable provincial, territorial and federal laws and regulations
- Support internal stakeholders with clear, practical legal advice tailored to business needs
- Participate in vendor management, including reviewing terms and ensuring legal and regulatory risks are mitigated
- Participate in cross-functional compliance projects
- Provide regulatory and compliance support and advisement to the in the areas of sales, complaint handling, and licensing
- Additional projects and duties as assigned
Requirements
- 3 - 6 years of post-call legal experience, ideally with background in corporate/commercial and regulatory compliance for property & casualty insurance
- LLB or JD from an accredited university in Canada and call to the Bar in a Canadian province or territory
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience gained at a top-tier law firm
- Track record of delivering results and pragmatic, risk-based legal advice
- Superb accuracy and attention to detail
- Exceptional time management and organization skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to impact and influence both internal and external stakeholders and provide exceptional customer service
- Certification in data privacy (preferred)
- Experience working with commercial and technology contracts; U.S. contracts or ability to flex into cross-border work is a plus (preferred)
- Expertise in marketing and advertising laws (preferred)
- French Language bilingualism or working language proficiency an asset.
Benefits
- Employer-paid extended health coverage for you and your family
- Trupanion will partner with Wealthsimple to register your RRSP, pension, etc.
- Four weeks of paid time off
- Five weeks, paid, sabbatical after five years of employment
- Employer-paid medical insurance for one pet (cat or dog)
- Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
- Open, casual, pet-friendly, and fun work environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
corporate governanceregulatory compliancecontract draftinglegal researchpolicy developmentlegislation analysisvendor managementrisk mitigationinsurance lawcommercial contracts
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcross-functional collaborationattention to detailtime managementorganizationcustomer serviceinfluenceproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
LLBJDdata privacy certification