Director, Associate Corporate Counsel

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

Director, Associate Corporate Counsel

The Director, Associate Corporate Counsel is the primary contact responsible for legal arrangements relating to procurement of goods and services for Four Seasons’ Corporate office and properties on a global, regional or property-specific basis. Legal agreements include master services agreements, master purchasing agreements, participation agreements and confidentiality agreements.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Drafting and Advice

• Prepare, review and negotiate contracts for matters relating to procurement of goods and services on a brand-wide, regional and/or property-specific basis.
• Provide input and advice to corporate team members as appropriate on new initiatives, existing contracts and other matters.

Co-ordination

• Assist to manage legal department involvement in, and co-ordinate priorities in respect of procurement for Four Seasons corporate and properties.

Internal Reporting and Compliance

• As appropriate, prepare, or contribute to, materials for board meetings and Executive Leadership Team presentations. 
• Assist with the creation and/or maintenance of materials for the legal department.

External Counsel

• Where necessary, obtain and synthesize advice from external counsel (including in international jurisdictions) based on applicable law.

Advice

• Provide updates and summary of advice to EVP, General Counsel, SVP, Corporate Counsel and/or VP, Corporate Counsel as appropriate.

What You Bring:

• 5-7 years’ experience with a leading law firm or in-house position, with an emphasis on procurement.
• Applicant must be a lawyer licensed in Ontario or other jurisdiction.
• LLB or J.D. (or equivalent).
• Experience with procurement contracts and contract management.
• Strong corporate/commercial background.
• Ability to recognize and identify solutions for issues of legal and business nature.
• Capacity to work on multiple projects.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Excellent legal drafting skills.
• Strong legal background in procurement of goods and services.
• Legal background in RFP and procurement supply chain processes would be beneficial but not mandatory.

Key Skills/Who You Are:

• Team player but also an independent thinker.
• Independently motivated.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Able to prioritize and adapt well to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to liaise professionally with multiple stakeholders.
• Flexible working hours to accommodate priorities and international time zones.

This role will be a Hybrid working model, which will require 3 days per week in the Four Seasons Corporate Office located at 1165 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario #LI-Hybrid

Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.