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General Counsel

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Montréal, QC
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Montréal, QC
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The General Counsel will provide legal guidance to executives, ensure compliance with laws, and oversee the legal team while managing corporate governance.
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Your role as General Counsel 

Reporting jointly to the VP & Associate General Counsel, Retail Advice & Solutions, Investment Solutions, and Sun Life Health at Sun Life, as well as the CFO at Dialogue, you will play an integral role in advancing the company’s top priorities. These include supporting Go-to-Market strategies, Talent & Culture, Privacy, Regulatory matters, and Governance. 

This position is part of Dialogue’s leadership team and will work closely with legal, compliance, privacy, risk, and other enabling functions at Sun Life.

What you’ll be doing: 

  • Providing sound legal advice to the executive team on a variety of strategic matters and leading negotiation processes when required
  • Supporting Dialogue’s leadership team on corporate governance matters and serving as a liaison with the Sun Life Corporate Secretary team
  • Setting priorities, and managing, coaching, and developing the Dialogue Legal team
  • Ensuring Dialogue complies with all applicable provincial and federal laws, while proactively monitoring potential regulatory changes in the healthcare and privacy landscapes

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

  • 10+ years of professional work experience combined in industry and at a law firm
  • Excellent judgment and the ability to navigate a matrixed organizational structure
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) and are a member of the bar in good standing
  • Experience within a public company is an asset
  • Proven ability to structure, manage and inspire seasoned and high-performing teams
  • Expertise in commercial contracts, privacy, governance, and employment law
  • Strong communication skills in French & English as you will represent Dialogue across different jurisdictions
  • Experience in the healthcare regulatory and/or technology space is a nice to have
  • You thrive in Hybrid work: 3 days/week in our Montreal office

Please note that as we serve customers across Canada, bilingualism is essential for this position. You may be required to communicate in French and English.

 
At Dialogue, your well-being is our priority
Taking care of others also means taking care of our team! Depending on your role and employment status, you could have access to the following benefits:
  • A fully funded benefits plan, including a wellness reimbursement program 
  • Unlimited access to a variety of Dialogue's programs for you and your immediate family
  • 4 weeks of vacation, 9 wellness days and 1 paid volunteer day 
  • Flexible schedule & Hybrid work
  • An allocated budget for continuous training
  • Short and long-term incentive plans, including equity-based incentives

About Dialogue

Dialogue is the #1 virtual care provider in Canada. By developing our Integrated Health Platform🅫, we provide exceptional online health and wellness programs (primary care, mental health, iCBT, EAP, and wellness) to organizations that want to improve the wellness of their employees and families.

When it comes to our work, we set the bar high. Together, we’re transforming health and helping millions improve their well-being. We’re firm believers that great people don’t settle on:

Impact
Community
Growth
Excellence

Feel like you can make a difference? Good news, we saved you a seat! 

Come as you are. As a proud equal-opportunity employer, Dialogue is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. Qualified applicants will be considered regardless of citizenship, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status. Applicants who require specialized accommodation are encouraged to contact [email protected].

Top Skills

Commercial Contracts
Governance
Legal Compliance

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