Legal Senior Counsel, Market Access - Montréal, QC, Canada - Lightspeed Alumni Job Board

Description

Or just checking the market? We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Commercial Legal team in Montreal.

In this role, you will operate under the supervision of the Head of Commercial Legal, Global, and be responsible for (i) advising our business partners on all matters pertaining to both legal and business challenges; (ii) leading and executing on broader strategic projects; and (iii) building and improving upon the commercial legal team's systems / processes.

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts for enterprise-level customers, strategic partners, and vendors / suppliers.
Mentoring / teaching other members of the legal team and stakeholder groups.

Partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, including go-to-market, product, finance, procurement, and executive leadership teams to advise on various business initiatives.

Managing complex, cross-functional, and/or multi-jurisdictional strategic projects.
Designing and implementing scalable systems, processes, and policies to enhance Lightspeed's scalability and efficiency.
Litigation and other disputes management.
We're a legal team of 18 people located in Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at a dynamic and agile organization, and to work with a strategic-minded, best-in-class Legal team that empowers you to make an impact through individual contributions.

Strong experience in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel with a significant majority of that experience devoted to hands-on commercial contracting.

Demonstrated track record of providing practical and strategic legal advice in a SaaS or tech context.
Broad commercial experience gained in a fast-paced and international environment.
executives) and with different professional backgrounds.
Experience working across different jurisdictions and languages.
Knowledge of and experience with IP, data privacy, fiscalization, and corporate law.
Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days/week in office);
Unlimited paid time off policy
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