Senior Legal Counsel or Associate General Counsel

CLOSING DATE: June 25, 2026

Responsibilities

• Lead legal workstreams for capital markets transactions, including prime brokerage, margin lending, repo, securities lending, derivatives transactions, and structured public markets transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements with counterparties and external counsel, covering ISDA, CSAs, confirmations, securities financing agreements, and fund and investment agreements.
• Monitor, interpret, and advise on securities law and global regulatory developments impacting trading and investment activities, such as derivatives regulation, market structure, and securities financing frameworks.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across trading and investment activities, focusing on enforceability, collateral, netting, and cross‑border considerations.
• Partner closely with Public Markets investment professionals, as well as Compliance, Risk, and Operations, to support execution, manage risk, and enhance governance.
• Manage relationships and budgets for external legal providers, including scoping mandates, overseeing deliverables, and ensuring cost‑effective execution aligned with AIMCo priorities.

Our Ideal Candidate Qualifications

• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in capital markets, trading documentation, or derivatives, with a track record of leading transactional workstreams.
• Over 7 years of experience in corporate/securities law, including meaningful experience with capital markets transactions and derivatives documentation such as ISDA, repo, and securities lending.
• Experience in‑house at an institutional investor, asset manager, or financial institution is an asset.
• Law degree (J.D., LL.B., or equivalent) from an accredited law school.
• Called to the Alberta Bar and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta.
• Intellectual curiosity and sound legal and commercial judgment.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills, particularly in complex transactional documentation.
• Ability to translate technical legal and regulatory concepts into practical, business‑oriented advice.
• Strong relationship‑building skills and ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines and across time zones.
• High degree of ownership, resilience, and sound judgment in ambiguous and fast‑moving situations.
• Commitment to AIMCo’s values of excellence, transparency, humility, integrity, and collaboration.

Job Posting will expire at 11:59pm MT on June 24, 2026