Hybrid Associate General Counsel

at Hiive

• Job title: Associate General Counsel
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: CA$150,000 - CA$260,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Vancouver, Canada

About the role

• Associate General Counsel providing expert legal counsel at Hiive, a fintech marketplace startup. Supporting operations with legal advice on product and commercial issues in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Advising the business on a wide range of complex product and commercial matters.
• Leading the drafting and negotiation of strategic commercial agreements.
• Overseeing the review and drafting of template agreements governing the marketplace's operations.
• Advising clients and key stakeholders on complex legal issues, marketing and operational matters, and business strategy, and manage/assess risk in connection with the company’s products and commercial relationships.
• Proactively managing large-scale projects and ‘go to market’ launches with long-term goals.
• Identifying and managing cross-functional strategic initiatives related to the company’s products and commercial relationships.
• Building 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 out at a law firm and honed in-house at a technology company.
• Proven experience in drafting and negotiating vendor, marketing, and other complex and strategic commercial agreements.
• Substantial experience counselling product teams on a broad spectrum of applicable legal issues.
• Experience advising fintech or technology 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 early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.
• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.
• 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 Womens’ 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.