Hybrid Associate General Counsel – Regulatory Affairs and Disputes

at Hiive

• Job title: Associate General Counsel – Regulatory Affairs and Disputes
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: CA$150,000 - CA$260,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Vancouver, Canada

About the role

• Associate General Counsel overseeing litigation and regulatory affairs for fintech startup Hiive. Responsible for legal counsel, compliance, and relationship management with external parties.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all aspects of litigation, arbitration, collections, and dispute resolution, including commercial, regulatory, and employment matters.
• Together with Legal Operations, develop and execute internal litigation management processes and systems, including for eDiscovery and records management/retention.
• Provide the business with day-to-day advice on employment and intellectual property matters, serving as the legal team’s go-to expert and advisor on these areas of law.
• Collaborate with and manage outside counsel, including to control costs and ensure high-quality legal representation.
• Draft, review, and supervise litigation-related documents and legal memoranda.
• Advise the General Counsel and other senior leadership on litigation exposure, trends, and mitigation strategies.
• Support regulatory inquiries, examinations, and investigations.
• Partner closely with Compliance on regulatory matters.
• Build positive and highly collaborative relationships across Hiive.

Requirements

• A J.D. or L.L.B. with a license to practice law in the United States or in Canada.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally having started at a law firm and honed in-house at a financial services company.
• Proven experience in managing litigation and regulatory matters.
• Substantial experience developing and executing internal litigation management processes and systems.
• Experience advising fintech companies or financial institutions.
• A keen interest in creative legal problem-solving, including researching novel and ambiguous areas of law.
• A desire to work on an agile team providing pragmatic advice and guidance to product, business, and operations teams that are moving very quickly.
• A track record of sound judgment and composure in high-pressure situations.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.
• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.
• If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events.
• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.