Senior Legal Counsel

The role

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal advice on corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, and privacy matters. This person will draft and negotiate various agreements and manage legal risks to protect the company.

What you will do

• Provide practical, clear and accurate legal advice on corporate/commercial, regulatory, employment and privacy matters
• Structure, draft, negotiate and review financing, partnership and customer-facing agreements
• Identify legal and business risks and collaborate on solutions
• Anticipate, elucidate and address legal issues to protect the interests of Neo
• Draft internal policies and guidelines to ensure compliance
• Support legal updates to all customer facing disclosures and agreements
• Develop and maintain form agreements, contract management systems, and other databases
• Develop and implement processes for efficient contract negotiation
• Conduct legal research and provide advice to internal stakeholders
• Manage external legal counsel

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (L.LB) or Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• A member of, or eligible for membership in, the Law Society of Alberta
• A minimum of 10 years experience in private practice or in-house
• Experience in one or more of: banking/financial services, financial services regulatory, corporate/commercial, real estate financing, consumer protection, employment and/or privacy law
• Proven ability to think strategically and provide concise analysis and recommendations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong organization and time management skills

Nice to have

• Experience in the banking, fintech or financial services sectors
• Experience in other highly regulated industry sectors
• In-house legal experience

Benefits

• Equity ownership for eligible roles
• Short term incentive plans (STIP)
• Flexible health benefits & life insurance
• 21 Days PTO + stat holidays, and personal leave
• Health & personal spending accounts
• A wide variety of discounts through our partner network
• Access to early use of products and discounts on fixed-term Neo mortgages
• Parental top-up & equity vesting during long term leave
• Neo night events
• Company wide huddles, and education

Before you apply

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a security screening, including a criminal records check and a credit check

About the company

Neo is a rapidly scaling fintech company in Canada. It is one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Canada and was ranked #1 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 for 2023, 2024, and 2025.