General Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Remote, Canada PetYellow Full time

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**

**Technical / Compliance**
- Provide concise and actionable legal advice.
- Support the development of internal policies and procedures, including advising on operational issues concerning customers, suppliers, competitors, or regulators.
- Monitor, interpret, and proactively advise the leadership team on all applicable industry or regulatory matters.
- Provide practical compliance advice to internal stakeholders, ensuring adherence to the relative provincial and/or territorial Insurance Acts.
- Ensure there is effective governance, oversight, and management of risks.
- Assist in drafting, reviewing, and approving all front-end business documentation including User Guides, Policy Terms and Conditions, quote tools, websites, advertising and promotional material and other collateral, ensuring compliance to relative Insurance Act and regulations.
- Monitor and report on changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment.
- Management of incidents, including remediation and recording of identified breaches and incidents.
- Act in accordance with PetYellow’s Compliance framework, including reporting, development and maintenance of policies and procedures, and monitoring/conducting audits as required.
- Contribute to business projects by acting as the compliance representative.
- Support the creation and management of PetYellow’s Compliance framework, including development and maintenance of policies and procedures.

**People and Culture**
- Act as a role model of PetYellow’s values and demonstrate leadership behaviours that reinforce a high-performance culture.
- Incorporate health, safety, and wellbeing into all activities, supporting all team members to understand their related responsibilities and confirm they are fully capable of carrying out the roles required of them.
- Actively promote a respectful and inclusive work environment.
- Drive a proactive risk culture through collaboration with internal stakeholders.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**:
**KNOWLEDGE**

**Prior to joining PetYellow**:

- Relevant qualification - e.g. Law degree (LL.B/LL.M/JD), with a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department (preferably for a P&C Insurer)
- Knowledge of national/local insurance and compliance laws and regulations

**In first 3 months**:

- Understanding of PetYellow’s legal and compliance frameworks.
- Understanding of PetYellow’s strategic direction.
- Clarity of PetYellow’s business structure.

**Desirable**
- Experience liaising with regulatory bodies
- Legal qualifications and ability to assist with legal related work where required.
- Knowledge of or experience in the insurance industry, including policy and claims administration
- Understanding of roles and responsibilities of pet insurance operations

**SKILLS**

**Essential**
- Ability to manage competing deadlines and prioritize matters based on business need
- Ability to work autonomously and collaborate with teams where it results in a better business outcome
- Effective oral and written communication skills that reflect a professional, business approach
- Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to communicate across different levels of an organization.
- Strong reasoning, analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and an ability to prioritise, multi-task, and self-manage to meet strict deadlines
- Strong problem-solving skills related to identifying and resolving organizational issues, recognizing opportunities for improvement, and implementing solutions

**Desirable**
- Ability to work with international teams in a matrixed environment

**EXPERIENCE**

**Essential**
- Law degree (LL.B/LL.M./JD or equivalent), with a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department (preferably for aP&C Insurer)
- Licensed to practice in Ontario (preferable)
- Experience with market conduct examination process and procedures
- Knowledge of national/local compliance laws and regulations

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 10-20 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have a Canadian Law Degree (LL.B/LL.M/JD) and a minimum of 3-5 years of legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department?
- Have you worked as in-house legal counsel for a P&C Insurer in Canada?
- Do you have prior work experience in regulatory compliance?

Work Location: Remote

Expected start date: 2023-01-30



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