Senior Counsel– Commercial Banking & Lending

Work Location:

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Legal

Pay Details:

165 000 $/$165,000 - 210 000 $/$210,000 CAD

The pay details posted reflect a temporary market premium specific to this role that is reassessed annually.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

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Job Description:

TD Legal

TD Legal is dedicated to providing industry-leading strategic legal advice and risk-calibrated counsel to all TD business segments and corporate functions. Collaborating with talented colleagues and partners in a variety of legal specializations, members of TD Legal have the chance to develop their skills every day. From mentorship and training programs to leadership development, we will help you realize your full potential and achieve your career goals.

Canadian Banking

Canadian Banking is comprised of TD's Canadian personal banking and business banking segments and is the engine of TD Bank representing over 35% of the bank's revenues. Our dynamic, talented and collegial team of legal professionals provide advice about a wide range of legal issues in Canadian Banking. We are a results-driven, high-performing team and in this role, you will have the opportunity to support multiple business teams and stakeholders across the enterprise, delivering strategy, risk mitigation, and legal guidance.

Role Overview & Key Responsibilities

The Senior Counsel, Commercial Banking & Lending, provides legal advice and manages legal risk in support of key business within TD Canadian Commercial Banking, including Small Business Banking, Commercial Banking, National Accounts and other specialty banking teams that deliver financing and banking solutions to commercial clients across a broad range of industries. You will:

· Provide legal advice and transactional support for complex commercial lending, leasing and other structured financing transactions

· Lead legal negotiations and draft or review a broad range of financing and security documentation, including intercreditor and priority agreements, security agreements, postponement agreements, shareholder agreements, purchase agreements and other commercial contracts

· Advise business and credit teams on secured lending matters, including security structuring, perfection, priority, and enforcement considerations across Canadian jurisdictions

· Review, assess and provide guidance on escalations from Commercial Banking Centres relating to deposit account matters, cash management services and related operational or transactions issues

· Deliver practical, risk-based legal advice on complex matters while balancing legal, regulatory, operational and business considerations

· Support strategic initiatives and internal projects with legal insight and leadership

· Develop and maintain standard form documentation, policies and procedures to support efficient and consistent business practices

· Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting commercial lending to ensure compliance will all relevant laws and regulations

· Deliver training to business, credit and operations partners on lending, security and legal risk matters

· Partner with product, technology, compliance and other risk and control functions to structure innovative solutions in a manner that balances client experience, speed-to-market, and regulatory compliance

· Think innovatively about product development and enhancements, services delivery and advice-giving

· Be adaptable to change and comfortable navigating ambiguity

· Simplify complex and novel legal problems into concepts that colleagues can understand

· Identify issues and provide practical insight into risks to assist colleagues in making decisions

· Build an understanding of colleagues' roles and accountabilities to recognize opportunities to use legal expertise to contribute to business solutions and enable business strategy

· Mentor and provide leadership and guidance to other legal team members on emerging product-related issues and best practices

· Anticipate the information needs of business partners

· Establish systematic approaches to legal advice and communication

· Deliver difficult messages without jeopardizing relationships

· Escalate issues as appropriate

Core Accountabilities

· Senior specialist role with principal accountability in the areas of strategic and tactical advice, counsel, influence, relationships and oversight, development of others, and special projects

· Recognized as a subject matter expert with significant in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas

· Key relationships are management and senior management

· Lead in complex, sensitive, and ambiguous situations

· Give advice and support to other counsel

· Integrate legal and business needs to identify the need for appropriate policies and procedures within own area

· Strong relationship management capabilities

· Engage stakeholders and apply influence to drive strategic initiatives, planning and/or integrating executional activities

· Anticipate and frame emerging business trends and risk issues in the broader organizational context as a basis for recommending large-scale product, technical, functional or operations improvements

· Serve as a source of expert advice to senior management in field of specialty

· Provide leadership guidance, make recommendations and collaborate with business to ensure solutions meet the business needs on a complex project or program

Qualifications

· Undergraduate degree or relevant professional certifications, designations, or equivalent required (JD/LLB)

· Admission to the Bar in good standing and licensed to practice law in a Canadian province

· 10+ years relevant experience in financial services with deep expertise in complex commercial transactions and financing structures

· Knowledge of Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) and the Register of Personal and Movable Real Rights (RDPRM)

· Bilingualism in English and French (spoken and written) is mandatory

Skills & Competencies

· Apply legal knowledge to the business

· Ability to simplify, problem solve, multitask and work effectively against deadlines

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Detail oriented but able to see the bigger picture

· Integrity and high moral standards

· Ability to exercise sound judgment

· Strong teamwork and client skills

· Highly self-motivated, resilient and change-oriented

· Innovative and optimistic

· Effectively supervise, develop and lead other team members

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and