Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

161,600 - 197,500

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

15%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Corporate Legal Counsel to join our growing team!

What you’ll do here:

• Provide timely legal and regulatory advice and guidance on compliance and privacy-related matters and projects.

• Be a strategic advisor in the intersection of law, ethics, governance, AI and technology.

• Collaborate closely with various stakeholders including IT, the Intact Lab, and the Data Governance Office.

• Support in all areas of our compliance framework with focus on privacy, including:

• • Support on regulatory matters including regulatory engagement and reporting

  • Support on internal compliance and privacy reporting and committees

  • Lead and oversee compliance and privacy training and awareness

  • Conduct privacy impact assessments and data transfer requests

  • Play an active role in supporting stakeholders in the investigation, management, and resolution of compliance and privacy incidents and breaches

  • Support in compliance policy management and governance

• Continuously improving Intact’s compliance and privacy-related processes to ensure they remain ‘best-in-class’.

• Identifying potential compliance and privacy risks while implementing proactive plans to mitigate or minimize such risk.

• Collaborating with world class legal colleagues in order to solve novel problems and execute on Intact's customer-focused vision.

• Promote a culture of compliance and ensure the integrity and values of the organization are always respected.

What you’ll bring to the table:

• A minimum of eight years of relevant post-call legal experience in a large law firm or in-house environment.

• Deep experience in privacy law, with focus on technology, cybersecurity, and data governance aspects of data privacy.

• Excellent communication, writing, drafting, and problem solving skills.

• Ability to collaborate and build strong professional relationships with colleagues and clients.

• Can educate and influence decision makers (with an emphasis on simplifying problems and reducing complexity for decision).

• Sound judgment and the ability to assess the practical implications of legal and regulatory risks.

• Ability to proactively identify legal and reputational risks and propose innovation business solutions.

• Strong ability to prioritize and successfully manage several files and projects at once.

• Comfort with technology tools, including good working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience with the use of Gen AI tools would be considered an asset.

• Experience working in a regulated industry (financial services or similar) would be considered an asset.

• Proficiency in French and experience with Quebec law would be an asset but is not required.

• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism (English) is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues

• Need to interact on a regular basis with colleagues across the country.

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Ce poste jouera un rôle essentiel au sein de notre équipe. | This position will fill an essential role in our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.