Senior Legal Counsel

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Product, Compliance, and business teams to design and launch new products by translating intricate legal and regulatory requirements into actionable solutions.

• Provide guidance on a wide array of legal and regulatory issues concerning securities, AML/ATF, payments, consumer protection, and other areas that affect Shakepay's operations.

• Spearhead regulatory initiatives, which include supporting examinations, audits, licensing efforts, policy formulation, and interaction with regulatory bodies.

• Deliver practical, business-centric advice to company leaders, assisting teams in navigating uncertainty and making informed decisions while balancing legal, regulatory, and operational factors.

• Recognize opportunities to utilize AI, automation, and scalable processes to enhance legal workflows and facilitate faster business operations.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Canadian-qualified attorney with over 5 years of experience, preferably in fintech, payments, financial services, cryptocurrency, or a rapidly evolving technology company.

• Capable of working independently within a lean team, making decisions with limited information, and advancing tasks without extensive oversight.

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

• Comfortable providing direct advice to product and operational teams, including on ambiguous issues where definitive answers may not exist.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to translate complex legal matters into clear, practical guidance for non-legal audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• 🥅 Reach your goals: Engage in continuous feedback and benefit from quarterly performance and compensation reviews.

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

• 🌎 Remote-friendly: Work from any location in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto.

• 🆙 Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your professional development.

• 🌴 Time off: Enjoy 20 vacation days each year. If you exhaust your vacation, we provide a $1,000 bonus.

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

• 🙌 Have fun together: Participate in quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite events to foster connections.