KOHO is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial to support our scaling business and deliver financial products and services across Canada. You will play a key role in our growth by focusing on commercial work, privacy law, product development, and regulatory matters.
What You'll Do
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including complex arrangements with banking, processing and technology partners.
- Support 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 terms & conditions and disclosures.
- Review marketing collateral and customer communications.
- Manage privacy law matters, including tracking requirements, building compliance policies, responding to due diligence requests, and handling data subject requests.
What We're Looking For
- 6+ years of post-call experience as a lawyer practicing in Canada, either in-house or at a law firm.
- Strong contract negotiation and drafting skills.
- Familiarity with privacy law, consumer protection, and financial services regulation.
- A proactive, curious, responsive, reliable, honest, and extremely organized professional.
- A very fast learner who can operate well in high-ambiguity situations.
- A growth mindset, strong ownership, and a strong work ethic.
Nice to Have
- Experience in tech procurement.
- Experience in the fintech industry or banking.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive compensation and equity.
- Generous vacation, wellness days, flex days, and a holiday closure.
- Remote-first environment with coworking support and a yearly all-hands retreat.
- Access to coaching and growth programs.
- Parental top-up and leave policies.
- Comprehensive health benefits.
- Power-up budgets for books, home office setup, phone & internet, AI tools, and professional development.
Work Mode
This is a remote-first position open to candidates located across Canada.
The KOHO culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone.
