This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Contracts and Compliance Specialist based in Canada.
This role offers the opportunity to join a dynamic legal function supporting business growth through effective contract management, compliance operations, and legal process improvement.
The position combines hands-on legal expertise with operational ownership, allowing you to manage impactful initiatives across commercial agreements, vendor compliance, insurance coordination, and internal policies.
You will work closely with senior legal leadership and cross-functional teams to develop practical solutions that support business objectives.
The role requires strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
You will contribute to building scalable legal operations while improving efficiency, consistency, and risk management practices.
This is an ideal opportunity for a legal professional who enjoys both strategic collaboration and day-to-day execution.
Accountabilities:
The Contracts and Compliance Specialist will support legal operations by managing contracts, compliance activities, policy development, and operational processes. The role requires strong organizational skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to deliver accurate legal support while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
- Review, draft, redline, and negotiate NDAs and low-to-moderate-risk commercial agreements, escalating complex matters with clear analysis and recommendations.
- Maintain and enhance contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, and contract management processes.
- Track contract lifecycles, renewal timelines, obligations, and execution status to ensure timely completion.
- Serve as a key contact for client procurement compliance requirements, including onboarding questionnaires, audits, certifications, and recurring compliance requests.
- Develop repeatable processes, templates, and documentation to improve the efficiency of compliance operations.
- Support corporate compliance initiatives, regulatory monitoring, and implementation of internal policies.
- Review contractual insurance requirements and coordinate with brokers to obtain certificates of insurance and policy documentation.
- Identify potential coverage gaps, unusual contractual obligations, and compliance risks for review.
- Draft, update, and maintain internal policies related to data privacy, information security, acceptable use, and workplace practices.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure policies are practical, aligned with business needs, and effectively implemented.
- Provide legal operations support for special projects, including litigation support activities such as document collection and coordination with external counsel when required.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will bring experience in contracts, compliance, legal operations, or a related paralegal function, with strong analytical abilities and the confidence to manage responsibilities independently.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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