Senior Director and Associate General Counsel

       Primarily responsible for providing legal support primarily to the North America (NORAM) markets on a variety of legal issues and commercial contracting matters

       Work closely with Global HR to provide legal advice on employment matters, collaborating with Employee Relations and other legal directors on issues of regional impact or significance

       Lead, inspire and continually develop a team of lawyers and paralegals with a commercial focus on the NORAM market; supervise workflow and performance of all team members 

       Drive the continuous development of the legal function’s relationship as a key business partner primarily to the NORAM management and business teams, ensuring that the businesses act within global legal and compliance protocols and guidelines and coordinating with global legal and compliance colleagues as necessary

       Continually review, recommend, develop and update procedures and contract templates, leading the development of practical streamlined legal contracting processes for client and supplier contracting within the region including providing training to Sales and Program managers on contract issues and procedures

       Work closely with Global Legal to provide legal advice on multinational matters, collaborating with other legal directors on issues of regional impact or significance

       Draft, negotiate and review contracts (including RFPs and RFIs) for clients, suppliers as well as other commercial agreements in the NORAM Market, including real estate leases

       Advise on data privacy matters arising from client and supplier contracts and employee relations in the NORAM Market, including the negotiation of data privacy agreements in client and supplier relationships, working closely with the Global Data Privacy Officer and the IT department in order to ensure compliance with data privacy laws and information security requirements

       Provide support to the Finance, HR & Sales and Program Management teams on contract compliance and legal issues and requirements arising from those functions

       Manage and report on contentious matters and litigation and coordinate legal procedures in cases of fraud, police complaints etc.

       Liaise with outside counsel as needed, ensuring best value advice for the business subject to budget

       Oversee participation in local trade organizations and related competition matters

       Act as company secretary and supervise country corporate matters (i.e. – organizational documents, filing of accounts, board changes, etc)

       Assist on corporate transactional matters, including mergers & acquisitions and corporate reorganizations

       Participate in and/or lead additional projects as required

       Promote a productive and harmonious working relationship with the Legal Team and the business in general and enhance the company’s image with current and prospective clients.  

        Employment Law experience

        At least 8 years of In-house experience preferred, preferably in a global environment

        Law firm experience desired, preferably in an international firm

        Travel industry and/or technology-related legal experience a plus

     Experience working in different NORAM jurisdictions where CWT operates (Canada and US) a plus

        University degree

        Law degree – J.D. / U.S. law degree preferred

        Authorized to practice law and in good standing

   Experience working with contracts

   People management experience

       Word, PowerPoint and preferably Excel

    Familiarity with Legal Databases

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