Senior Legal Counsel (12-Month Maternity Leave Contract)

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What We'll Bring:

At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter decisions. As a trusted provider of global information solutions, our mission is to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk-based decisions and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Because when people have access to more complete and multidimensional information, they can make more informed decisions and achieve great things.
Every day TransUnion offers our employees the tools and resources they need to find ways information can be used in diverse ways. Whether it is helping businesses better manage risk, providing better insights so a consumer can qualify for his first mortgage or working with law enforcement to make neighborhoods safer, we are improving the quality of life for individuals, families, communities and local economies around the world.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor of common law and at least 5-7 years of experience as a lawyer.
• Must be a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Knowledge and understanding of the following areas of law are recommended: Consumer reporting legislation, PIPEDA and other privacy legislations, strong negotiation skills, contract law and general corporate commercial knowledge.
• The candidate must also demonstrate an ability to work in a team environment and with peers and management on all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational and advocacy skills. English written skills and an ability to draft clear and concise documents.
• Effectively and efficiently manage multiple, complex, and often conflicting and quickly changing priorities are also a must.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills are required to successfully manage and complete assignments and coordinate internal and external resources effectively.
• Technologically adept and proficiency with the tools of the profession. 
• Strong negotiation, and analytical skills (i.e., logical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making).
• High level of comfort with technology gained as a product counsel at a technology company is preferred
• Working knowledge of French preferred.
• This position is hybrid and requires some occasional travel

Impact You'll Make:

With limited guidance, provides legal services to TransUnion Canada ensuring that TransUnion product development initiatives meet regulatory requirements and that TransUnion products are within the scope established by law, inclusive of PIPEDA and consumer reporting legislation.  The incumbent provides counseling to management, product, business development, marketing, and other teams in all phases of the product development life cycle and helps the teams to develop strategies that mitigate legal risk, including changes to law that may impact existing product offerings. The incumbent must have a broad-based knowledge of business-at-large and must rapidly learn the issues they face to legally protect the company. Responsible for foreseeing and protecting the company against legal risks and compliance with corporate policies.

• Reviews products, features, and initiatives to provide advice consistent with TransUnion’s legal obligations in Canada.
• Reviews privacy impact assessments of products and services and helps to execute risk mitigation strategies/
• Provides counsel, legal support and direction to company on a variety of complex legal matters and matters having a potential significant impact on the company’s products, business, and operations.
• Drafts and updates, as needed, product templates, terms of use, and privacy policies.
• Advises marketing in connect with product launches and go-to-market activities.
• Acts as counsel to company in contractual matters.
• Reviews and drafts complex commercial contracts and related documents, represents the company in contract negotiations and escalates, as needed, to senior management
• Supports the execution of data governance and privacy initiatives.
• Provides prompt and practical advice to senior management on complex contractual matters, including matters - involving the transfer of personal information and/or technology.
• Responsible for keeping abreast of current legislative developments, particularly with such developments that may have an impact upon company operations.
• Works with the other departments on commercial matters, corporate risk analysis and other matters as appropriate.
• Provides formal and informal training for internal clients (sales meeting presentations, operations, one-on-one discussions).
• Maintains and develop positive and professional working relationships with members of the legal team, internal and external clients and management.
• Ensures the Associate General Counsel is fully briefed on major issues arising in relevant business area and major legislative changes in area of expertise.
• Ensures Assistant General Counsel is fully briefed on major legislative, business, contractual or operational issues that may arise.
• Provides support to team initiatives. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The expected pay range for this position is $144,000 - $216,000 annually. The pay information provided for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of expected compensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of many factors such as (but not limited to) an individual’s education, training, work experience, job related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations. In addition, variable compensation is based on applicable company guidance and plan documents as well as performance.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. The opening is the result of a newly created position.

Accommodation is available, including for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:

Sr Advisor, Legal Counsel