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About the Role
Provide senior commercial legal counsel for Element’s U.S. and Canadian business, with primary accountability for negotiating client and vendor agreements and advising business partners on complex contractual matters. This role is for a commercial and transactional lawyer who can independently manage complex matters, bring practical and risk-informed advice to business partners, and improve the effectiveness and consistency of legal support.
Responsibilities
- Lead the negotiation and drafting of client-facing commercial agreements, including master lease agreements, master services agreements, confidentiality agreements, amendments, and related ancillary documents.
- Partner with Sales, Finance, Risk, and other stakeholders on contract terms, negotiation strategy, client issues, compliance considerations, contract interpretation, and commercial disputes.
- Collaborate with Legal colleagues on cross-border transactions, including master lease and master services agreements and related syndication and securitization matters.
- Draft and negotiate vendor, procurement, sourcing, and partner agreements, and advise stakeholders on contractual terms, legal and compliance risks, data security expectations, regulatory obligations, and negotiation strategy.
- Serve as a front-line legal resource for contract-related business inquiries, disputes, and escalated issues, and provide legal support for assigned product areas, new products and services, RFP/RFI responses, and relevant training.
- Improve legal processes and contracting practices to strengthen consistency and effectiveness, while monitoring legal and regulatory developments affecting vehicle management and leasing and advising stakeholders on potential implications.
Requirements
- Bring strong commercial and transactional legal experience, sound judgement, and the ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business guidance.
- Actively admitted and in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. state or Canadian province or territory.
- At least five years of experience negotiating and drafting commercial contracts.
- Demonstrated commercial and transactional legal experience, including the ability to independently manage complex matters and competing priorities.
- Exercise sound legal and commercial judgement on complex matters and provide practical, risk-informed recommendations.
- Analyze complex and sometimes ambiguous legal and business issues, evaluate alternatives, and develop pragmatic solutions.
- Build effective cross-functional relationships, influence without formal authority, and communicate clearly and persuasively in writing and verbally.
Skills
- Commercial legal counsel
- Negotiating client and vendor agreements
- Advising on complex contractual matters
- Contract negotiation and drafting
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Legal process improvement
- Risk assessment
- Data protection
- Equipment leasing
- Commercial lending documentation
- Financial services
- Contract compliance
- Contract administration
- AI-enabled tools
Location
- 1 Adelaide St. E., Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school or a JD/LLB from an accredited Canadian law school
Salary/Compensations
- $162,700-$223,700 annually
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
- Paid time-off programs (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
- Annual incentive programs (bonuses, commissions, or other incentive compensation)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement savings plans
About the Company
- Element is the world’s largest publicly traded pure-play automotive fleet manager, serving organizations across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.
- Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day.
- We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business – delivering on our promise of a superior client experience.
Equal Opportunity
- Element Fleet Management and its wholly owned subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
- We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status, military obligations or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.
- Disability-related accommodations during the application and interview process are available upon request.
- Element Fleet Management also uses AI-assisted tools to help screen and assess applications.