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Assistant General Counsel

3 months ago

Montreal, Canada Lightspeed Full time

Lightspeed is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to supplement the leadership of the commercial legal team. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, possesses strong organizational skills and attention to detail, has 5+ years of commercial legal experience (including exposure to a wide variety of technology-related contracts) preferably gained in a combination of private practice and in-house environments, and can demonstrate a record of success in fast-paced, high-volume, entrepreneurial environments. This is your chance to advance your career in-house with a Canadian-headquartered, publicly-listed tech company where your work will have a direct and visible impact on the results.

What you’ll be responsible for
  • Managing a portion of the commercial legal team and playing an important role on the leadership team of a growing legal department
  • Supporting ownership of the commercial contracting process, including contracting with customers, partners (channel, integration and installation, among others), and vendors (including outsourcing/consulting contracts)
  • Implementing systems and processes to enhance the scalability and efficiency of the Company’s commercial legal function
  • Providing support on complex, cross-functional projects and engaging in ad hoc analysis for a variety of stakeholder groups
  • Serving as a trusted advisor to stakeholders including the Procurement, Finance, Sales, Marketing, People & Culture, Product Development, Technology, and Information Security and Information Technology teams
  • Developing, drafting, revising, administering, implementing and interpreting compliance policies, procedures and programs
  • Using sound legal and business judgement to make recommendations, and solve legal and business problems, often within tight deadlines
  • Liaising with regulatory bodies and government authorities as required.
  • Engaging and empowering colleagues and stakeholder groups through training and thought leadership
  • Assisting in managing outside counsel engagements
  • Working on ad hoc projects as assigned
  • Assisting with special requests from the executive team
What you’ll be bringing to the team
  • 5+ years of experience in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel, preferably with a software-as-a-service business
  • Extensive experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating all nature of contracts, especially technology contracts (channel and integration partnership agreements including white/grey labelling, referral agreements, outsourcing contracts and software license agreements)
  • Strong leadership skills and experience managing legal teams
  • Creative problem solving and an innovative approach to in-house law department management
  • Broad commercial and corporate transactional experience gained in a fast-paced, preferably international, environment
  • Professional-level proficiency in English, including legal writing
  • Knowledge of and experience with GDPR, CCPA and other cybersecurity matters, PCI compliance, and the payment card industry
  • Comfortable communicating with colleagues and stakeholders on different levels and with different professional backgrounds
Who you are
  • You are a strong leader and mentor
  • You are an analytical thinker and an innovative and pragmatic problem solver
  • You are detail-oriented, autonomous, and able to take initiative
  • You can handle a high volume of assignments
  • You are motivated by new experiences and delivering a high level of service to your stakeholders
  • You demonstrate a high standard of professional ethics and integrity
  • You have strong interpersonal skills and you can bridge cultural differences
  • You want to exchange ideas effectively and be a good teammate - we work as a team
  • You are curious and willing to improve
  • You are eager to tackle all problems
Even better if you have, but not necessary
  • Experience working in an international environment, across different jurisdictions and languages
  • Experience working with cloud-based software and payments providers
  • Language in addition to English (especially French, Dutch or German)
  • Knowledge of and experience with IP, Fiscal (e.g., MEV), and Corporate law
What’s in it for you?
  • Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days a week in office)
  • Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs every day
  • Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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