Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel

Hexagon • Calgary, AB

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Hexagon's Autonomous Solutions division is hiring a Legal and Compliance Counsel. You will draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts and be responsible for legal compliance initiatives and ad-hoc projects. You are passionate about providing insightful, thorough, focused, and risk-based legal guidance. Your stakeholders rely on you as a trusted advisor to provide timely, pragmatic, business-oriented solutions as you effectively manage legal risk. With a focus on delivering exceptional results, your positivity, confidence, articulate communication, strong relationship building, and solid business acumen will support and complement our global team. This position is based in Calgary, Alberta.

Requirements

• An LLB or JD from an accredited university and a license to practice in your governing jurisdiction
• At least 10-15 years of corporate commercial experience gained in-house or at a top-tier law firm.
• Expertise in dealing with international corporate, commercial and technology development contracts
• Track record of delivering results and pragmatic, risk-based legal advice
• Superb accuracy and attention to detail
• Exceptional time management and organization skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to impact and influence both internal and external stakeholders and provide exceptional customer service

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the mining industry
• Expertise in intellectual property licensing
• Certification in data privacy
• Familiarity with project management principles

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative and comprehensive legal services meeting the commercial and strategic needs of the business
• Advise on legal risks and mitigation strategies, and supporting good governance through appropriate discussion and escalation of issues
• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts and government procurement transactions, including customer and supplier agreements, distribution agreements, intellectual property licenses, non-disclosure agreements, development agreements, and real estate leases
• Maintain company registers, drafting resolutions and board minutes
• Develop and deliver legal and compliance training across the organization
• Help maintain and develop policies, standards and checklists
• Identify and analyze new legislation and proactively proposing and implementing solutions
• Participate in cross-functional project teams and committees
• Developing and overseeing ethics and compliance programs to promote a culture of integrity and ethical conduct within the organization. Conducting internal investigations into allegations of misconduct and taking appropriate remedial action when necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior