Associate Director, Legal, Strategic Partnerships - Infrastructure

OMERS • London, CA

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About The Position

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best. We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do. Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work. OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, managing C$140b of net assets on behalf of 600,000 members, consisting of active, deferred and retired Ontario municipal employees. Our investment teams are stewards of members’ financial future, and we take pride in securing superior net returns for our members, while contributing to the communities where we live and operate. OMERS Infrastructure, the infrastructure private equity arm of OMERS, is a pioneer and global leader in infrastructure direct investing having been active in the space for the last 25 years. Our global team consists of over 100 dedicated investment professionals managing a diversified global portfolio of C$39b AUM across the energy, transport and digital sectors.

Requirements

• Law degree from a recognized university.
• Trained, qualified and in good standing in the UK or the US.
• Minimum of 6 years legal experience at a law firm or in-house.
• Experience in M&A, fund formation and/or co-investments in the infrastructure, private equity or private asset class sectors.
• Very strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Well-developed negotiation and drafting skills.
• Working knowledge of securities laws, rules and regulations in the US, UK, EU, Australia and Singapore.
• Ability to build trusted and constructive relationships with direct team and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Intellectually curious team player with a desire to understand all aspects of a legal workstream.
• Demonstrated commercial judgement and business acumen.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive self-starter with high degree of workstream ownership.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the infrastructure investment sector.
• Familiarity with global investment regulations.
• Previous experience in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead all legal workstreams for the SPP platform.
• Participate in the production and review of all platform-related, and deal/asset specific marketing and DD materials.
• Work with external counsel on the development of vehicle structures, term sheets, operative legal documents, service provider contracts.
• Negotiate and review any SPP-related confidentiality agreements, engagement letters, sponsorship agreements.
• Lead negotiations with co-investors on all operative legal documents.
• Support all investor interactions, communications and reporting.
• Keep appraised of industry development with respect to new capital-related solutions.
• Collaborate with internal business partners in relevant Deal Team, Asset Team, Tax, Finance and Compliance Teams on SPP initiatives.
• Advise on marketing in target jurisdictions.
• Review and disseminate marketing and DD materials.
• Handle regulatory filings and reporting in key jurisdictions.
• Monitor registrations, regulatory changes, marketing and investor communications for OMERS Infrastructure globally.

Benefits

• Inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.
• Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Commitment to developing a best in class approach to complete wellness for employees.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees