Senior Legal Counsel
This is a flexible position and has the option of working in our Toronto office full time, hybrid throughout the week or working entirely remotely.
Vena is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join its growing Legal team and support a high-growth SaaS organization as it continues to scale. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, this role will serve as a trusted legal partner to the business, providing hands-on, solutions-oriented advice across a broad range of commercial, regulatory, and general legal matters.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned lawyer who thrives in cross-functional collaboration, brings strong business judgment, and is driven to build scalable legal processes in a high growth technology company operating in rapidly evolving environment.
How You'll Make an Impact
- Provide practical, commercially-focused legal advice across corporate/commercial, privacy, regulatory, employment, and intellectual property matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including SaaS subscription agreements, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and other customer, partner, reseller, and vendor contracts
- Act as a legal business partner to Sales, Customer Success, Product, Finance, People, Marketing, and Operations teams
- Support privacy, data protection, and regulatory compliance initiatives in a SaaS environment
- Advise on employment-related matters, including drafting employment agreements, supporting employee relations escalations, and advising on compliance with applicable employment legislation across Canadian jurisdictions, the US and the UK
- Assist with corporate governance, transactional, and risk management activities, including internal policies and compliance workflows
- Help manage external counsel relationships to ensure high-quality advice and cost-effective legal spend
- Contribute to the development and optimization of Legal team operations, including contract templates, playbooks, workflows, automation, and process improvements
- Support internal compliance training and education initiatives to foster a culture of compliance
- Take on additional responsibilities and projects as the Legal team and company continue to grow
- Travel as required to support key company events (e.g. company kickoffs, team on-sites, team-building events, etc.)
We'd Love to See
- Qualified lawyer licensed to practice law in Ontario (or another Canadian jurisdiction with eligibility to transfer)
- 7–10 years of post-call experience with a strong foundation in technology and commercial law
- Experience gained at a leading Canadian law firm and/or in-house at a technology or SaaS company
- Demonstrated experience negotiating technology and SaaS agreements
- Working knowledge of privacy/data protection, employment, and IP issues relevant to SaaS businesses
- Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial objectives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Comfort with legal technology, contract management tools, and process improvement
- AI-first mindset with demonstrated curiosity and experimentation with legal AI tools, contract automation, and emerging legal technology use cases
- Prior in-house experience at a high-growth technology company preferred
- Experience supporting cross-border or international commercial arrangements
- Interest in contributing to legal best practices, playbooks, and operational improvements
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree
- Member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario (or eligible to transfer)