City : Toronto

Category : Full-time

Industry : Finance

Employer : Sun Life Financial

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Sun Life’s high caliber Corporate Secretary’s department is seeking a Corporate/Securities Lawyer to join them as Counsel, Governance.  Reporting to the Assistant Vice-President, Senior Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, the successful candidate will collaborate across the teams within the Corporate Secretary’s Department to ensure the provision of leading corporate governance, corporate and securities/public disclosure advice.

This is a rare opportunity to join a collaborative team that offers sophisticated work and a company-wide focus on talent development.

What will you do:

• Board and Committee Meetings:  Assists with the coordination and execution of the public company board and committee meetings, including the drafting of certain meeting material. 
• Subsidiary Board Meetings:  Serve as the Secretary of one or more Canadian subsidiaries, and work collaboratively with the Assistant Vice-President, Subsidiary Governance and a senior corporate law clerk on all aspects of those subsidiary meetings.
• Governance, Corporate and securities/public disclosure:  Assists with Board related corporate governance documents and processes, benchmarking and preparation of memos on current governance issues and trends, assists with the drafting of the annual meeting materials, including the management information circular and Policyholder Information Booklet, advising on subsidiary governance practices and providing general corporate advice to the group.  Works closely with compliance colleagues on regulatory compliance matters related to the Board.
• Supports the VP, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in ensuring compliance with enterprise policies.
• Leads or contributes to special projects, as required. 

What do you need to succeed:

• Must be licensed to practice law in Ontario
• Must have 4-5+ years of relevant corporate and securities law experience gained at a leading law firm or publicly traded company
• able to engage and influence others with confidence, building relationships across multiple areas of the business and working as a team player
• a self-starter who is developing strong business acumen and the ability to effectively support simultaneous projects
• proactively engaged to keep up with regulatory developments and changes
• background in corporate governance and corporate secretarial practices
• knowledge of corporate law, the Securities Act (Ontario) and relevant National Instruments as well as the rules of the TSX and NYSE
• skilled at simplifying complex legal concepts to provide pro-active advice in a clear and concise manner
• able to take a risk-based approach to the prioritization of work

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

Sun Life is committed to the health and safety of all those in our workplaces and our communities.  In accordance with Sun Life’s Vaccination Policy (Canada):

• Employees permitted to work remotely are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location where activity related to Sun Life business occurs.

• Employees whose job duties require them to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location for Sun Life business must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective May 1st. Employees in these roles may participate in Sun Life’s Rapid Screening Program as an alternative until April 30th.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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