Director, Legal & Compliance

OMERS•Toronto, ON

About The Position

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact. 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 665,000 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. Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us. Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply. Reporting to the Vice President, Legal & Compliance, Private Equity & Oxford, the Director, Legal & Compliance will join the Global Compliance & Ethics team in the development, implementation and maintenance of a global compliance program and provide investment transaction support to transactional lawyers and investment pursuit teams.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in compliance, legal, or related risk management roles, ideally within a regulated environment.
Strong ability to understand, identify, assess, and mitigate risk while applying sound business judgment and a commercially pragmatic approach.
Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively across teams and business functions.
Natural collaborator who can build consensus and serve as a trusted advisor to business partners.
Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
High emotional intelligence with the ability to communicate clearly, persuasively, and with sound judgment.
Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
Self-motivated and proactive team player who demonstrates accountability, resourcefulness, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

Experience within the real estate industry, including real estate transactions and/or regulatory compliance matters.
Juris Doctor (JD) or other law degree.

Responsibilities

Support the North America deal teams on transaction due diligence, including Anti-Terrorist Financing, Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions due diligence and Anti-Bribery and Corruption due diligence and risk assessments.
Provide asset management compliance support and ongoing compliance monitoring.
Managing the compliance monitoring program with particular focus on the Oxford business.
Conduct an annual review of the compliance program monitoring and assess its adequacy and effectiveness.
Monitor new and emerging regulatory and legal requirements and assist with changes to the compliance program as necessary.
Coordinate and support the development, review and administration of compliance policies, procedures and tools on enterprise-wide level (i.e., across business units and jurisdictions).
Support the global compliance training program.
Provide reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Vice President, Legal & Compliance and/or senior management informed of the state of compliance operations and progress of compliance efforts.