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Apply locations Toronto time type Full time posted on Posted 5 Days Ago job requisition id R-5329 We are banking at another level.
It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.
Flexible and competitive benefits , including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
Opportunities for learning , training and development , and much more...
The position of Vice President, Legal Affairs - Financing, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, is a newly created position with a bold mandate to propel the Legal Affairs department to instill the organization’s new values and nurture a culture of performance, innovation, and accountability. In this context, the candidate will have oversight over the Legal Affairs department’s Financing functions (which include providing legal support to BDC’s financing teams located in over 100 business centres across Canada and online financing), responsible for a national team of more than 25 lawyers and support professionals, across 3 offices. The mandate includes reviewing, evolving, and managing our processes to ensure that the provision of legal support and advice to BDC's Financing functions supports and fuels the bank’s growth objectives while remaining within the boundaries of its compliance and risk management framework. The candidate is also responsible for ensuring that emerging legal and regulatory risks are identified with a view to proactively advising and influencing strategic decision-making for loan structuring and financing at all levels of BDC.
Lead and develop a high performing national legal team of lawyers and support professionals located in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, including establishing performance objectives, monitoring progress, and assessing results, with a view to foster a culture of performance, innovation and accountability.
Provide innovative and strategic leadership in the provision of legal services to support the organization's business objectives, projects and strategic initiatives relating to the Financing functions, with a goal to harmonization of processes to achieve maximum efficiency.
Ensure that practical, business-oriented legal advice is provided proactively on a wide range of key strategic legal matters, including strategic corporate initiatives as well as emerging legal and regulatory trends in areas impacting commercial financing.
Represent the Legal Affairs department on various internal committees, including as relates to operations, risk management and other internal governance committees relating to the Financing functions.
Responsible for oversight of Legal Affairs’ approval for the organization’s new product business initiatives and recommendations relating to risk management assessments and operational risk events.
Responsible for approving Legal Affairs’ business rules and procedures.
Support the Chief Legal Officer and the Assistant General Counsel in the development of talent and succession planning within the Legal Affairs department. Develop, initiate, and maintain actions to support the continuous high engagement of Legal Affairs – Financing team members.
Participate as an active member of the Legal Affairs management committee in the development and implementation of the Legal Affairs department's annual strategic business plan including key performance metrics.
Responsible for initiating, supporting and reinforcing continuous improvement initiatives in the delivery of legal services to all internal partners involved in Financing functions.
Develop and maintain strong internal networks with organizational leadership.
Manage key relationships with external law firms, including SLAs and legal spend, with responsibility for ensuring adherence to operational budgets and policies.
Minimum of 10 years of corporate and commercial law
Minimum of 5 years of legal management and leadership experience building and leading a high performing, highly engaged, legal team and working to achieve strategic goals.
Proven experience in leading a legal team through transformation.
Bilingualism, written and spoken, in English and French an asset.
Creative and innovative with excellent business judgement
Ability to analyze and synthesize complex and ambiguous information to provide legal recommendation to the business.
Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills
Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers , we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. BDC is a bank unlike any other. We are the only bank dedicated exclusively to the development of Canadian businesses. That’s what makes us unique as a bank.
That’s why we are banking at another level.
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