General Counsel with Employment Law experience – International Retail (GTA-Based)
Location: Mississauga
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
About the Role
Our client, a leading international retail organization, is seeking an experienced and business-minded General Counsel with Employment Law experience to join its executive leadership team. This role is both strategic and hands-on, responsible for overseeing all legal and compliance functions across a large, multi-jurisdictional retail operation.
With a substantial retail workforce across Canada and abroad, employment law is a core component of this role. The ideal candidate will bring deep, in-house experience supporting a large labour force within a complex retail or similarly high-volume environment.
In addition, the organization is actively pursuing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, making strong M&A experience essential. M&A experience may come from private practice or in-house roles.
This is a unique opportunity for a commercially focused lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced global environment and is eager to shape the legal, governance, and compliance framework of a growing international retailer.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications & Skills
Why Join?
Join an ambitious global retailer at a pivotal stage of growth. As Chief Legal & Employment Counsel, you will play a key leadership role in shaping workforce strategy, guiding M&A activity, and building a robust legal and compliance function for an international enterprise.
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible hybrid working arrangements, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic and evolving global retail environment.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and interest in the role to Ben@cartelinc.com
What is it about Cartel that makes us different?
We have been successfully placing candidates with the leading law firms in the Greater Toronto Area since 1975, which means that we have 34 years of experience in the legal industry. This in turn has allowed Cartel to build and develop close and meaningful relationships with Toronto's most prestigious legal organizations, many of which have become trusted friends and partners over time.
Our consultants have been with us for 10 to 20 years and are among the most experienced and dedicated in the legal field today. Their expertise and commitment are a key element in establishing our reputation as Toronto's most trusted legal authority.
At Cartel, our relationship with our candidates is based on a foundation of trust and mutual respect. We'll take the time to really talk about what's important to you and not just what's available. Our consultants will personally assess your strengths and abilities to quickly identify which positions you would be ideally suited for. We will prepare you thoroughly for your interviews and provide you with honest and detailed information regarding our clients. All the information you give us about yourself remains strictly confidential. Our commitment to you is one hundred percent.
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