Commercial Contracting Counsel

Overview

This role involves drafting, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of commercial agreements across the organization’s retail and banking segments. You will provide day-to-day commercial legal counsel and legal expertise to retail and banking business partners, aligned with business goals, segment priorities, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, interpret, advise on, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts.
• Provide commercial legal advice related to existing and new customer/partner relationships and business initiatives.
• Support evaluation and recommendations for updates to existing contract templates and assist with development of new templates as needed.

Requirements

• Diploma or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 6–8 years of relevant experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) in Commercial Contracting.
• Good business English skills (written and spoken).
• Ability to effectively prioritize and advance multiple deals happening simultaneously, often on tight deadlines.
• Ability to gain trust at, and work with, all levels of the organization.
• Common sense, sound and practical business judgment, with the ability to make smart decisions in the face of ambiguity and imperfect information.
• Must be comfortable utilizing audio and video conferencing tools for negotiations and hosting team meetings.
• Ability to assert own ideas and persuade others by consolidating, evaluating, and presenting relevant information.
• Ability to work cross-functionally to mediate and resolve contract issues and negotiate solutions.
• Skilled at promoting team cooperation and commitment to team success.
• Adept at seeing change as an opportunity to improve business performance and advocating for it when necessary.
• Strong focus on customer service.

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to effectively prioritize and advance multiple deals happening simultaneously, often on tight deadlines.
• Good business judgment and practical decision-making in ambiguity.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Not specified in the provided job description.