Director, Assistant General Counsel

Discover Financial
Toronto
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Team leadership","Risk management","Stakeholder management","Ability to translate legal advice","Comfort working across departments"]

Provide senior legal guidance for credit card products and new business strategies across Capital One Canada. Partner with business stakeholders in customer acquisition, product development, marketing, and fraud to manage risk and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Advise on emerging legislation, lead responses to regulatory/government/audit requests, and help build relationships with internal legal teams and outside counsel. Manage a team of legal professionals while supporting a seamless customer experience.

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Director, Assistant General Counsel

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Job Summary

Provide senior legal guidance for credit card products and new business strategies across Capital One Canada. Partner with business stakeholders in customer acquisition, product development, marketing, and fraud to manage risk and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Advise on emerging legislation, lead responses to regulatory/government/audit requests, and help build relationships with internal legal teams and outside counsel. Manage a team of legal professionals while supporting a seamless customer experience.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide legal advice and support business partners on current products and business strategies.
  • •Advise on new and upcoming legislation and regulatory expectations.
  • •Build and maintain effective working relationships with legal colleagues, business partners, and outside counsel.
  • •Assist and/or lead in responding to regulatory, government, or audit requests.
  • •Manage a team of legal professionals.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Home OfficeHealth InsuranceTuition Subsidies

Key Requirements

  • •Law degree (LLB or JD) from an accredited law school and license to practice in Ontario.
  • •At least 15 years of experience in private practice, an in-house legal department, or supporting business teams in the financial services industry.
  • •Experience advising on fraud, complaints, and recoveries.
  • •Knowledge of the business and regulatory environment for Capital One (Canada Branch), including the Bank Act and relevant frameworks/guidelines.
  • •Knowledge of payments and commercial contracting, plus privacy and data protection laws.
Experience:15+ yearsFinancial servicesCredit cardsRegulatoryFraud
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Team leadershipRisk managementStakeholder managementAbility to translate legal adviceComfort working across departments
Licenses:License to practice in Ontario
Languages:French

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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