Senior Legal Counsel (Fintech)

Location: Toronto, Canada; flexible hybrid work model. Eligibility to work for hirify.global Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity is required.

Company

hirify.global connects Canadians through secure digital payments, identity verification, fraud protection, and financial technology products.

What you will do

• Provide strategic, practical legal advice on business portfolios, emerging technologies, and time-sensitive projects.
• Draft, review, and negotiate technology vendor, service provider, proof-of-concept, licensing, software development, incentive, sponsorship, consulting, and other commercial agreements.
• Advise on contract implementation in a complex, multi-vendor environment and proactively resolve associated legal issues.
• Partner with business units to advance products and services while mitigating legal and reputational risks.
• Collaborate with in-house counsel, mentor junior lawyers, and support legal knowledge management and precedent development.

Requirements

• Law degree and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• At least 8 years of practical post-call legal experience, including experience in both a corporate legal department and a law firm.
• Eligibility to work for hirify.global Corp. in Canada full time.

Nice to have

• Experience with technology vendors, financial services, or the payment industry.
• Working knowledge of privacy, cybersecurity, Code of Conduct, CASL, and other regulatory requirements applicable to financial services and payment network operators.
• Experience with mobile payments, digital banking, digital identification, verification and authentication, electronic payments technologies, traditional payment systems, or payment card network operators.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work model, vacation and wellness days, and comprehensive employer-paid benefits.
• Employer-funded RRSP program and short-term incentive plan.
• 24/7 confidential employee and family assistance program, plus pregnancy and parental leave top-up.
• Inclusive, purpose-driven environment focused on digital finance, collaboration, innovation, and employee support.
• Successful candidates must complete applicable pre-employment background checks, which may include Canadian criminal, credit, identity, employment, education, public safety, and social media checks.