Legal Counsel
KOHO Financial
About KOHO
KOHO’s purpose is to empower Canadians to build a great financial foundation with products that are radically transparent and easy to manage. We first launched in 2017, and we have since built a community of over 1.5 million users. Leading investors around the globe believe in our vision, and we’ve successfully raised over $320M to make our vision a reality.
Discover our culture here and get the inside scoop from our team here!
About the Role
We are seeking a smart, motivated Legal Counsel to help our company grow and scale as we continue to deliver financial products and services that improve the lives of consumers across Canada. You will support a broad range of legal areas with a focus on commercial work, privacy law, as well as product development and regulatory matters.
What You’ll Do
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including complex arrangements with banking, processing and technology partners / vendors
Support our product and partnerships teams on structuring and documenting strategic partnerships
Draft and develop standards for contract templates, contract lifecycle management and legal workflow
Provide support to Enterprise and Third-Party Risk Management initiatives
Advise on laws and regulations relevant to financial services, consumer protection, marketing, and privacy
Draft T&Cs and disclosures
Review marketing collateral and customer communications
Manage privacy law matters (tracking privacy requirements, building/managing compliance policies, responding to 3rd party due diligence requests, handling data subject requests)
What You’ll Bring
Inherent values and traits: very fast learner, proactive, curious, non-complacent, strong work ethic, responsive, reliable, honest, can operate well in high ambiguity situations, growth mindset, strong ownership over work, extremely organized
4-6+ years post-call experience as a lawyer practicing in Canada (in-house and/or at a law firm)
Contract negotiation and drafting skills (Experience in tech procurement is a plus)
Familiarity with privacy law, consumer protection and financial services regulation (Experience in the fintech industry or banking is a plus)
What's In It For You?
We invest time and resources into making sure KOHO is as good as the people we hire. Here are some of the reasons we attract the best people:
🧘♂️ Balance Your Life - Company-wide summer wellness days, winter holiday closure, personal days, a wellness spending account, and maternity & parental leave top-up
💻 Remote First - Work from anywhere in Canada with a budget to set up your home office
🆙 Level Up - Access to an in-house certified performance coach and an annual training budget
🙌 The KOHO Culture - We have won 7 "Great Place to Work ®" awards since 2019
🤝 Be an Owner - Every KOHO employee gets a generous amount of equity with a 10 year exercise window
The KOHO culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact peopleaccessibility@koho.ca and the People and Culture team will be happy to help.
AI Disclosure: KOHO uses artificial intelligence (AI) in certain aspects of its recruitment process to screen, assess, or select applicants. For any questions or concerns, please contact us at talent@koho.ca.
Note: this posting is for an existing vacancy that we are seeking to fill.
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