RBC · 5 days ago
Senior Counsel, Procurement Legal Team
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $260K/yr
7+ years expRBC is a leading financial institution, and they are seeking a Senior Counsel to join their Procurement Legal Team. The role involves providing legal advice on third-party procurement transactions, focusing on SaaS, software licensing, and various consulting services within the financial services sector.
BankingFinancial ServicesWealth Management
Responsibilities
Advise RBC and its subsidiaries on structuring and documenting complex third-party transactions involving technology and non-technology products, intellectual property licensing, information systems and services (including software, SaaS and data license agreements, cloud services, professional services, outsourcing arrangements, telecom arrangements, subscription)
Advise business and functional units on contract interpretation, legal risks and mitigation strategies associated with third party contracts, and general supplier engagement and relationship issues
Partner with RBC’s stakeholders and functional groups (e.g., Privacy; Third Party Risk; Tax; Model Risk, etc.) to develop and/or update RBC’s template standards and fallback positions, ensuring such requirements are consistent with applicable laws, regulations and regulatory guidance and aligned with market standards and best practices
Stay abreast of applicable third party and transactional laws, regulations and guidance; and provide training to business and functional partners as needed
Assist in the development and ongoing refinement of RBC’s third-party templates; and
Perform legal research and draft memoranda of law, as required
Qualification
Required
Law degree (LLB or JD) from a recognized law school
Valid license to practice law in the jurisdiction where you will work
7+ years' experience in corporate commercial contract drafting and negotiating at a top tier law firm or major corporation
Strong foundational knowledge of substantive third party commercial and legal terms (e.g., confidentiality; indemnities; limitations of liability; intellectual property)
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to build relationships across multiple areas of the business
Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, handle large volumes of work and balance competing demands
Ability to assess legal risk, identify mitigating strategies, and interpret those for distribution to business clients
Preferred
In-house experience at a large, multi-national bank or diversified financial institution or experience representing large, multi-national bank or diversified financial institutions as external counsel
Understanding of regulations applicable to financial institutions as they relate to third party engagements (e.g., privacy/cybersecurity, anti-money laundering, consumer banking)
Benefits
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program include competitive compensation and flexible benefits, such as 401(k) program with company-matching contributions, health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and paid-time off.
Company
RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$16.3B2025-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.35B
2025-07-10Post Ipo Debt· $177.74M
Leadership Team
Graeme Hepworth
Chief Risk Officer
Kelly Bradley
Chief Human Resources Officer
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