Managing Counsel, Global Procurement

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

**Come Work with Us**

At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.

Whether you’re helping clients find new opportunities, developing new technology, or providing expert advice to internal partners, you will be doing work that matters in the world, in an environment built on teamwork, service, responsibility, diversity, and integrity.

**Job Title**

Managing Counsel, Global Procurement

**What is the opportunity?**

As a Managing Counsel, you will be a senior member of the Global Procurement Legal Team. You will provide proactive, solution-oriented legal and strategic advice and guidance to Royal Bank of Canada and its global subsidiaries with respect to complex third party transactions, with an emphasis on technology and other intellectual property licensing transactions, including: engagement, due diligence and risk assessments, transaction structuring, negotiating and drafting complex third party contracts, and handling third party management issues. You will also provide expert advice to business and functional partners on contract interpretation, legal risks and mitigation strategies associated with third party transactions.

**What will you do?**
- Advise RBC and its subsidiaries with respect to structuring and documenting complex third party transactions involving technology and non-technology products, intellectual property licensing, information systems and services (including software, SaaS and data license agreements, cloud services, professional services, outsourcing arrangements, telecom arrangements, subscription and market data service agreements, etc.);
- Provide efficient, timely and expert advice and guidance to business and functional partners with respect to complex third party transactions and contracts (i.e. structuring; strategy; contract negotiation, drafting and management; contract interpretation, etc.), legal risks and mitigation strategies, and supplier engagement and relationship issues;
- Act as a lead partner to RBC’s centers of governance (e.g., Privacy; Intellectual Property; Information Technology Risk; Tax) to develop and update RBC’s requirements for third parties and third party contracts, ensuring such requirements are consistent with applicable laws, regulations and regulatory guidance and aligned with market standards and best practices;
- Manage the implementation of new laws and regulations; and develop training for business partners, functional partners and junior colleagues as needed;
- Lead the development and ongoing refinement of RBC’s third party templates, standards, policies and procedures;
- Manage external counsel and optimize quality and cost of services;
- Supervise and manage team of junior lawyers and paralegals as required; and
- Lead special projects as needed.

**What do you need to succeed?**

**Must-have**
- Law degree (LLB or JD) from a recognized law school; admitted to practice law in Canada ;
- 10+ years’ experience in corporate commercial contract drafting and negotiating at a top tier law firm or major corporation;
- Strong foundational knowledge of substantive third party commercial laws and terms (e.g., confidentiality; indemnities; limitations of liability; intellectual property) and financial services laws as they relate to third parties (e.g., privacy/cybersecurity, anti-money laundering, consumer banking);
- Ability to analyze legal risk in context of business realities; and
- Strong leadership capabilities

**Nice-to-have**
- In-house experience at a large, multi-national bank or diversified financial institution;
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to build relationships across multiple areas of the business;
- Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, handle large volumes of work and balance competing demands; and
- Continuous improvement mindset

**What’s in it for you?**

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressively thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference in our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. We offer:

- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Work in an inclusive, dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work

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**Job Summary**

**Address**:
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

**City**:
CAN-ON-TORONTO

**Country**:
Canada

**Work hours/week**:
37.5

**Employment Type**:
Full time

**Platform**:
Law and Compliance

**Job Type**:
Regular

**Pay Type**:
Salaried

**Posted Date**:
2023-09-01

**Application Deadline**:
2023-09-15

**I**nclusion** and Equal Opportunity Employment**

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