Senior Legal Advisor

Presence: Hybrid

Category: Senior Professional

Contract Type: Permanent

As the Senior Legal Advisor – Mergers and Acquisitions within the Legal Affairs team at Banque Nationale, you will play a central role in the execution of strategic transactions that contribute to the growth and transformation of the Bank. As the primary legal advisor for complex matters, you will advise stakeholders on risks, structuring, and negotiations, while collaborating closely with senior management and numerous internal partners. Your Role

• Lead mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions, from the outset of negotiations to closing, as the primary legal advisor.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex transactional documents, including purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, and strategic commercial agreements.
• Lead due diligence exercises, identify key risks, and formulate practical and context-aware recommendations.
• Analyze business opportunities and contribute to the thinking surrounding the structuring of transactions.
• Advise business sectors and high-level stakeholders on legal, regulatory, commercial, and reputational risks throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with the Strategy and Corporate Development team, as well as various internal partners, including Finance, Taxation, Human Resources, and Investor Relations.
• Manage relationships with external law firms.
• Your Team

Within the Legal Affairs sector, you will report to the Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships. You will join a team of eight specialists with complementary expertise that plays a pivotal role in the evolution and transformation of Banque Nationale. Our team is distinguished by its commitment to the excellence of legal advisory services, its solution-oriented approach, its responsiveness, and its strong collaborative culture.

We aim to offer you a maximum of flexibility to promote your quality of life. This is reflected in a hybrid work environment, as well as a flexible and adaptable schedule.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs, based on action-based learning, allow you to master your profession and develop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Center, and coaching and mentoring support are available at all times. Requirements

• Hold a law degree (LL.B., J.D., or equivalent) and have 7 to 10 years of relevant experience gained in private practice, within a corporate legal department, or a combination of both contexts.
• Be a member in good standing of a Canadian bar or recognized professional legal order.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex legal agreements and documents.
• Ability to formulate clear recommendations regarding legal, commercial, and reputational risks.
• Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, diligence, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Your BenefitsIn addition to a competitive salary, we offer you, from day one, a range of flexible benefits to promote your well-being and that of your family, including:

• Comprehensive health and well-being program with numerous options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee share ownership plan
• Employee assistance program and family support
• Preferred banking services
• Community involvement
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep improvement clinic

We offer an evolving offer that is attuned to trends, your needs, and those of your loved ones.

Our dynamic work environments and modern collaboration tools foster a pleasant employee experience. We place great value on the ideas of our staff. Whether through our surveys or through our programs, continuous dialogue and feedback are encouraged.

The Boldness to Act in a Human EnvironmentWe are a human-sized bank that stands out for its boldness, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. We exist to have a positive impact on people's lives. Our core values of camaraderie, agility, and power to act are our sources of inspiration. Inclusion is at the heart of our commitments. We aim, as much as possible, to offer an obstacle-free and accessible work environment for all employees.

We wish to provide, to the extent of our means, accessibility measures during the recruitment process. If you require accommodations, please let us know during your initial exchanges with us. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and would like to know what you can bring to our team.

Join us!

Other Required Languages: English, French

Skills: Contractual Agreements, Legal Affairs, Learning Agility, Compliance with Legal Regulations, Risk Advisory, Diversity and Inclusion, Mergers and Acquisitions, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Artificial Intelligence