Senior Legal Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Work collaboratively with Product, Compliance, and Operations teams to design and launch new products, converting complex legal and regulatory requirements into actionable solutions.

• Provide guidance on a broad spectrum of legal and regulatory issues concerning securities, AML/CFT, payments, consumer protection, and other aspects impacting Shakepay’s operations.

• Take the lead on regulatory initiatives, including conducting reviews, audits, licensing tasks, policy development, and engagement with regulatory bodies.

• Offer practical, business-oriented legal counsel to business leaders, assisting teams in navigating ambiguity and making informed decisions while considering legal, regulatory, and operational factors.

• Spot opportunities to utilize AI, automation, and scalable processes to enhance the efficiency of legal work and support the company’s rapid growth.

• Assist the team with a variety of other legal issues as required, such as commercial agreements, corporate governance, employment matters, and strategic projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Licensed attorney in Canada with over 5 years of in-house experience, preferably in fintech, payments, financial services, cryptocurrency, or a rapidly growing technology firm.

• Capable of working autonomously within a small team, making decisions with incomplete information, and advancing work without excessive oversight.

• Possess business-oriented legal judgment: you begin with the product or business outcome and guide the team in understanding risks, options, and recommended courses of action.

• Comfortable providing direct advice to product and operations teams, including on ambiguous matters where there may not be a definitive answer.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capability to simplify complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice for non-legal stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• 🤝 Become an owner: Every employee receives stock options as part of their compensation.

• 🥅 Reach your goals: Annual salary reviews.

• 🦷 Health and wellness: Access to health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts.

• 🌎 Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our offices in Montreal and Toronto.

• 🆙 Level up: An annual $2,000 budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth.

• 🌴 Vacation: 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation days, we provide a $1,000 bonus.

• 🐣 Parental leave: Receive a parental leave top-up of up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks.

• 🙌 Have fun together: Quarterly team- or company-wide outings to encourage in-person connection.