Associate Director, Legal, Strategic Partnerships - Infrastructure

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Requirements

• Law degree from a recognized university.
• Trained, qualified and in good standing in the UK or the US.
• Minimum of 6 years legal experience at a law firm or in-house.
• Experience in M&A, fund formation and/or co-investments in the infrastructure, private equity or private asset class sectors.
• Very strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to be able to lead legal workstreams and interact with a broad range of professionals.
• Well-developed negotiation and drafting skills.
• Working knowledge of securities laws, rules and regulations in the US, UK, EU, Australia and Singapore.
• Ability to build trusted and constructive relationships with direct team, as well as cross-functional and cross-regional internal and stakeholders.
• Intellectually curious team player with a desire to understand all aspects of a legal workstream.
• Strong analytical skills and creative approach to problem-solving.
• Demonstrated commercial judgement and business acumen.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interact at all levels of an organization.
• Works very well as part of a team, but also able to work autonomously.
• Proactive self-starter with high degree of workstream ownership, a “can do” attitude and comfort prioritizing and working to tight timelines, as required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Wellness program
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Employee recognition programs