Legal Counsel, Corporate Governance & Regulatory

The role

This role supports a global portfolio of corporate governance, entity and intercompany matters, and cross-border regulatory, trade and compliance workstreams. You will work with internal stakeholders and external counsel to manage subsidiary governance, foreign investment reviews, and export-control compliance.

What you will do

• Support global corporate governance and entity matters including subsidiary governance and restructuring
• Support intercompany legal architecture and cross-border operating arrangements
• Support cross-border regulatory workstreams including foreign investment screening and national-security reviews
• Support export-control, sanctions and related compliance matters
• Support legal and regulatory workstreams for public-sector and regulated-market opportunities
• Coordinate internal stakeholders and external counsel across jurisdictions
• Take ownership of matters within the role's remit

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer
• Approximately 4–8 years of relevant experience gained at a leading law firm or sophisticated in-house legal team
• Strong corporate and cross-border legal foundation
• Experience in subsidiary governance, entity structuring, intercompany arrangements, and delegated authorities
• Meaningful exposure to cross-border regulatory matters such as foreign investment screening, national-security reviews, export controls, or sanctions
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions
• Ability to coordinate local and specialist external counsel
• Clear and practical communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience in technology, AI, cloud or infrastructure, or another regulated industry
• Experience supporting a multinational organisation with a growing international entity footprint
• Exposure to public-sector, government-facing or regulated-market matters
• Familiarity with North American, UK or EU regulatory frameworks

Benefits

• Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent
• Full health and dental benefits
• Separate budget for mental health
• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
• Annual enrichment benefits for arts, culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement
• Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
• 6 weeks of paid vacation
• Budget for traveling to other offices if remote
• Annual company offsite
• Co-working benefit for those not near an office
• $500 home office stipend

Before you apply

• May use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants

About the company

Cohere is a leading security-first enterprise AI company that builds foundation AI models and end-to-end products. It is a global technology company headquartered in Toronto.