Legal Counsel, Corporate Governance & Regulatory

Overview

This role supports a global portfolio of corporate governance, entity and intercompany matters, alongside cross-border regulatory, trade, and compliance workstreams.

The organization is seeking a versatile corporate and regulatory lawyer with a strong corporate foundation and meaningful regulatory and trade experience. The role involves moving comfortably between corporate governance/entity responsibilities and cross-border regulatory, export, sanctions, and related compliance matters.

Responsibilities

• Support global corporate governance and entity matters, including:
  • subsidiary governance
  • entity establishment and restructuring
  • board and shareholder matters
  • corporate approvals
  • delegated authorities
  • signing frameworks
  • ongoing entity maintenance
• Support intercompany legal architecture, including:
  • intercompany agreements and other cross-border operating arrangements
  • coordination with Finance, Tax, People, and local counsel to ensure appropriate structuring and operation across jurisdictions
• Support cross-border regulatory workstreams, including:
  • foreign investment screening
  • national-security reviews
  • regulatory diligence and filing coordination
  • implementation of regulatory commitments arising from acquisitions, investments, restructurings, and other significant matters
• Support export-control, sanctions, and related compliance matters by:
  • coordinating specialist external advice
  • translating regulatory requirements into practical internal guidance, controls, and documentation
• Support legal and regulatory workstreams tied to public-sector and regulated-market opportunities, especially where sovereignty, procurement, security, or market-access requirements are involved
• Coordinate internal stakeholders and external counsel across jurisdictions to ensure workstreams are appropriately scoped, progressed, and implemented
• Take ownership of matters within scope and develop practical, scalable approaches as the organization’s international footprint grows

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with approximately 4–8 years of relevant experience, gained at a leading law firm, a sophisticated in-house legal team, or preferably a combination of both
• Strong corporate and cross-border legal foundation, including experience with:
  • subsidiary governance
  • entity structuring and reorganisations
  • intercompany arrangements
  • delegated authorities
  • corporate approvals
  • other aspects of international corporate practice
• Meaningful exposure to cross-border regulatory matters, particularly:
  • foreign investment screening
  • national-security reviews
  • export controls
  • sanctions
  • international trade
  • related corporate compliance issues
  • Deep specialization in only one area is not required
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, including coordinating local and specialist external counsel and synthesizing legal, regulatory, and business inputs into a coherent internal position
• Strong judgment and commercial awareness, including the ability to:
  • quickly get up to speed on unfamiliar issues
  • identify priorities
  • distinguish issues suitable for internal handling versus those requiring specialist advice
• Ability to own an internal legal workstream, including:
  • asking the right questions of specialist counsel
  • digesting complex advice
  • translating it into clear, practical next steps for the business
• Clear and practical communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Legal, Finance, Tax, People, Security, Government Affairs, and commercial teams
• Collaborative and pragmatic working style, comfortable moving between subject areas and across functions, jurisdictions, and time zones
• Experience in technology, AI, or another regulated industry is helpful but not required
• Exposure to public-sector, government-facing, or regulated-market matters is a plus but not required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technology, AI, cloud, or infrastructure, or another regulated industry
• Experience supporting a multinational organization with a growing international entity footprint, particularly where legal, tax, finance, and operational considerations intersect
• Exposure to public-sector, government-facing, or regulated-market matters, including procurement, digital sovereignty, security, accreditation, or related market-access requirements
• Familiarity with North American, UK, or EU regulatory frameworks relevant to cross-border technology businesses

Compensation & Benefits

• Weekly lunch stipend: $75/£75 or equivalent in local currency for lunch
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health
• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
• 100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
• Annual enrichment benefits, including:
  • arts & culture
  • fitness/wellness
  • quality time
  • workspace improvement credit
• Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
• Budget for traveling to other offices if remote, plus an annual company offsite
• $500 home office stipend

Location

Remote-friendly, with offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin, and Seoul (with more openings soon). In-office offerings may include a daily lunch program, snacks, and regular community and social events. For remote employees not near an office, a co-working benefit is available to work alongside others in their city.

The organization encourages applications even if not all details align exactly with experience.