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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Position Overview

TD is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel, Legal to join the Mergers & Acquisitions legal team.

The Senior Counsel will serve as a trusted advisor to TD's Corporate Development team, business executives and other legal colleagues on a broad range of strategic transactions and corporate initiatives. The successful candidate will lead the legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, joint ventures and partnerships, internal reorganizations and other significant strategic transactions across TD's businesses.

The role requires strong transaction execution capabilities, sound judgment, exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to balance legal risk management with commercial objectives in a dynamic, fast-paced and highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead legal execution of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, joint ventures partnerships, internal reorganizations and other significant strategic transactions

• Advise on transaction structure, legal and regulatory considerations, governance requirements and execution strategy

• Draft, negotiate and oversee transaction documentation

• Lead legal due diligence and integration planning efforts

• Coordinate multidisciplinary legal support across specialist practice areas

• Provide strategic legal advice to senior executives and other stakeholders regarding transaction opportunities and risks

• Present complex legal and business issues in a practical, concise and actionable manner

• Support executive, management and board approval processes

• Identify, assess and mitigate legal and regulatory risks associated with strategic transactions

• Advise on applicable banking, financial services, securities, competition, privacy, employment, technology and other legal issues

• Support engagement with Canadian, U.S. and international regulatory authorities, where required

• Select, instruct and manage external counsel

• Drive efficient use of legal resources and management of external legal spend

• Coordinate teams across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Human Resources and business lines

• Lead cross-functional transaction teams and influence outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups

• Support enterprise strategic initiatives and special projects

• Advise on emerging legal developments affecting growth initiatives and transaction activity

• Contribute to the development of legal precedents, best practices and transaction processes

• Mentor junior lawyers and contribute to the development of the broader Legal team

Qualifications

• Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario

• Typically 10+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions or corporate development matters gained at a leading law firm, financial institution or sophisticated in-house legal department (strong candidates with less than 10+ years of experience are also encouraged to apply)

• Significant experience leading complex domestic and cross-border transactions

• Experience negotiating transaction documents and managing external counsel

• Experience advising senior executives and other decision-makers

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Financial institutions and banking regulation

• Public company transactions and securities law matters

• Strategic investments and joint ventures

• Technology, fintech and artificial intelligence transactions

• Wealth management, capital markets or retail banking businesses

• Regulatory approval processes involving Canadian or U.S. financial regulators

Leadership Competencies

• Strong commercial judgment

• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated environment

• Executive presence and credibility with senior stakeholders

• Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills

• Strong project management and organizational abilities

• Ability to lead multiple concurrent transactions and competing priorities

• Collaborative leadership style and commitment to developing colleagues

• Sound risk management mindset combined with business pragmatism

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We’re committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

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