Senior Litigation Counsel Privacy and Cybersecurity

2 months ago


Candiac, Canada Manulife Full time
Senior Litigation Counsel Privacy and Cybersecurity

Manulife is a leading financial services group. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.

The Senior Counsel will work closely with both our Litigation and Global Privacy and Cybersecurity legal teams. This individual will report to the VP & Head of Litigation with a matrix reporting line to Chief Counsel Privacy and Cybersecurity and will have an opportunity to interact with numerous partners across Manulife and the broader Global Privacy Office.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Coordinating and leading all aspects of litigation and regulatory investigations related to privacy and cybersecurity.
  • Collaborating and advising business partners and legal colleagues on complex privacy, data and cybersecurity issues.
  • Partnering with Regulatory and Public Affairs colleagues and participating in industry consultations.
  • Acting as incident response counsel for security and privacy incidents, including outreach to third parties and service providers and advising on regulatory notification requirements.
  • Reviewing, drafting and advising on contracts, data protection agreements and security schedules.
  • Creating, developing and advising on templates, playbooks, scalable frameworks and processes.
  • Serving as counsel to segment and global cybersecurity teams, including cyber threat intelligence, cybersecurity operations and global information risk management.
  • Keeping apprised of privacy, data protection and cybersecurity legislative changes and regulatory reform impacting Manulife’s business and operations.

Required Qualifications:

  • You have an LLB or J.D. and are a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario, another province or territory of Canada, with a minimum of 6 years post-call experience practicing law with significant expertise and ability to advise on privacy and cybersecurity matters.
  • Membership in at least one U.S. state bar will be considered an asset.
  • You have excellent analytical, interpretive and research skills.
  • You have a consistent record of successfully advising on sophisticated litigation, privacy and cybersecurity issues and in a timely way.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • You have a positive, collaborative spirit and keen interest in continued learning.
  • You are flexible, and can prioritize and make risk-based decisions in a fast-paced environment.
  • You work strategically and exercise good judgement.
  • You optimally engage and influence others - building positive relationships with our business and legal partners across the organization.
  • You optimally and clearly communicate sophisticated legal and technical concepts (written and spoken).
  • You have experience or are keen to gain experience as privacy and/or cybersecurity incident response counsel including providing advice on regulatory reporting requirements and litigation risks.

#LI-Hybrid 3 days a week in our Toronto or Waterloo offices

Primary Location: Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between: $114,730.00 CAD - $213,070.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans.

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