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About the Role

This is a hands-on role for someone comfortable operating independently, requiring broad legal knowledge with deeper expertise in specific areas. The ideal candidate will have a drive to understand the business, resourcefulness, and an instinct to anticipate problems. You will report directly to leadership and serve as the primary legal resource, partnering with the Risk and Compliance team, coordinating with external counsel, and facilitating business operations.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including SaaS subscription agreements, MSAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, and NDAs
Develop and maintain contract templates, standard clauses, and fallback positions
Proactively identify legal, regulatory, contractual, and privacy risks and recommend mitigation strategies
Serve as a key legal partner to the Risk and Compliance team
Collaborate with Sales, Customer Experience, Product, Engineering, Security, and Finance teams
Serve as the organization’s designated Privacy Officer or privacy lead
Coordinate with external legal counsel for specialized or complex matters
Build and maintain legal documentation, playbooks, and internal guidance
Support general corporate, compliance, and governance matters, and assist with due diligence and strategic initiatives

Requirements

3+ years of legal experience with a strong foundation in commercial contracts, legal risk, and compliance
Exceptional attention to detail
Ability to take ownership of problems and find a way forward
Proactive identification of risks and asking the right questions
Ability to operate independently and manage competing priorities
Curiosity about how businesses work
Clear and practical communication skills
Humble, eager to learn, and comfortable asking for help
Pragmatic, business-minded approach to legal risk
Member in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta or willingness to do so

Skills

Corporate and commercial contracts
SaaS and technology agreements
Legal risk assessment
Privacy law
Contract drafting and negotiation
Risk mitigation
Cross-functional collaboration
External counsel management
Legal documentation
Corporate governance

Location

Sherwood Park, Alberta
Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3+ years

Education Level

Law degree

Salary/Compensations

$120,000 - $160,000

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Health spending account
Flexible working hours
On-the-job training and growth opportunities
Free on-site parking

About the Company

BIS Safety Software is a SaaS company focused on changing how organizations manage safety, learning, and compliance.
Headquartered in Sherwood Park, Alberta, since 2006.
We build software that helps organizations manage safety training, learning, and compliance.
We do not use job titles internally, valuing humility and contribution over hierarchy.
We move fast, integrate new ideas quickly, and give people real ownership of their work.
Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), employees have the opportunity to own a piece of the company.

Equal Opportunity

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.