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About the Role
Ebury helps ambitious businesses unlock global growth and encourages innovation, movement, collaboration, and problem-solving. We foster an environment where everyone can feel they belong, are valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. This role provides high-quality legal advice to key stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and overseas, and is pivotal to Ebury’s development on a global scale.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and expansion into new markets, with a particular focus on the launch in the United States.
- Draft and negotiate third-party contracts including sports sponsorship, partnership and related commercial contracts, negotiate intellectual property agreements, including licensing and brand-related arrangements, and review leases/real estate contracts.
- Advise on corporate structuring matters to maintain and develop Ebury’s corporate structure given its global footprint in an efficient manner, having regard to regulatory, tax and other relevant matters.
- Handle day-to-day responsibility for legal matters in Canada and the USA, as well as supporting the global legal team.
- Support the business on financial services regulatory matters across Canada and the United States, including licensing and registration, safeguarding and conduct matters, working closely with the Compliance and Corporate Development teams.
- Support corporate governance and entity management for Ebury's North American entities, including board and shareholder resolutions, corporate filings and subsidiary maintenance.
- Manage external counsel and support the disputes team as required for matters in North America.
- Support the Front Office, Risk Department, HR Department and others in efficiently resolving disputes.
- Work with HR, Operations and other departments to resolve day-to-day queries.
- Represent Ebury in interaction with clients, counterparties, banking partners, industry bodies and other third parties.
- Prepare templates, playbooks, procedures and self-service material and participate in the provision of relevant training and awareness programs.
- Support the Chief Legal Officer in delivering the Legal Department’s objectives generally, sharing know-how and training and development of less experienced members of the team.
Requirements
- A proactive mindset and an ability to communicate effectively in practical terms with stakeholders at all levels of the Ebury Group.
- Law degree in Canada or the United States.
- At least 5 years of qualified experience, either in private practice or in house.
- Interest in the fintech sector and financial products.
- Ability in a fast-paced environment to prioritize and manage a wide range of competing priorities.
- Must be a self-starter who is able to work independently in a growing office while integrating effectively with the broader global legal team.
Skills
- Fluency in French or Spanish desirable but not required.
- Experience working in the United States is desirable.
- Experience working in a regulated company/institution is desirable.
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Hybrid: 4 days office / 1 day WFH
Experience Level
- At least 5 years of qualified experience
Education Level
- Law degree in Canada or the United States
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive Starting Salary with an annual discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Dedicated Mentorship
- Cutting-Edge Technology
- Clear, Accelerated Career Progression
- Dynamic & Supportive Culture
- Generous Benefits Package
- Central Office
About the Company
- Ebury delivers sophisticated, integrated solutions — business accounts, hedging, and financing — on a single platform with a seamless workflow.
- Our success is built on a simple premise and singular purpose: To help businesses operate and scale globally.
- Since its founding in 2009, Ebury has always been a fast-growing leader in fintech.
- Today, we bring together 2000+ Eburians across nearly 70 cities and we’re always looking to add to our team.
- At the heart of our offering is a proprietary platform, purpose-built to help businesses seamlessly streamline and manage global cash flow.
- We focus on continuous product evolution and innovation to build the infrastructure for borderless growth and help our clients scale at every stage.
- The opportunities at Ebury are as diverse as our people, ranging from business development to engineering roles across our tech pillars.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and are against the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story.