Senior Counsel, Financial Crime

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Department Overview

TD Legal is dedicated to providing industry-leading advice and counsel to all TD business segments and corporate functions. In this Senior Counsel, Legal - Financial Crime role, you will join a dynamic and collegial team of professionals at TD Legal, providing advice and supporting a wide range of legal and risk areas. This role primarily involves providing senior, expert level legal advisory services in relation to anti-money laundering (AML), anti-terrorist financing (TF), economic sanctions, anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws (ABAC), including regulatory expectations and best practices, across all Canadian lines of business and functions within TDBG. Legal advice and guidance in other areas of financial crime, as well legal processes, may also be required.

Collaborating with talented colleagues and partners in a variety of legal specializations, you will have the chance to develop your skills every day.  From mentorship and training programs to leadership development, we will help you realize your full potential and achieve your career goals. 

Job Accountabilities

The Senior Counsel, Legal - Financial Crime role is a member of TD Legal and reports into the VP and GC of Financial Crime and Enterprise Investigations in Canada. The role is expected to be proactive in anticipating legal, regulatory, economic and reputational risks, and to provide strategic and commercially practical legal advice on a wide range of initiatives, programs, processes, policies and events involving, or adjacent to, financial crime matters. Duties include:

• Working closely and building strong trusted relationships with control groups, such as Financial Crime Risk Management, Compliance, Risk, Audit, Fraud, Government Relations and external parties as required.

• Monitoring, tracking and remaining current on new and emerging AML, TF, economic sanctions, ABAC and criminal laws, regulations and bills; including translating legal terms into business requirements, guidance and advice.

• Providing expert level AML, TD and economic sanctions advice to business and legal partners that is integrated with the strategies and objectives of the business and is consistent with the enterprise-wide risk policy, including by supporting the development and/or implementation of policies, procedures, and solutions.

• Proactively identifying key legal risks and mitigation strategies, while ensuring awareness among relevant stakeholders and other members of the TD Legal team.

• Providing regular oral and written reporting to senior management, including TD Legal.

• Overseeing and directing external counsel and other third-party vendors (including cost management).

• Other duties, as assigned, including people management.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

• Law degree from an accredited law school and qualified to practice law in Canada.

• Possess 10+ years of post-call lawyer experience (with at least 5 years of in-house, private practice or regulatory experience in the areas of AML, TF and/or economic sanctions).

• In-depth knowledge of the Proceeds of Crime Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financial Act (and associated regulations) and robust experience assessing economic sanctions (including Global Affairs Canada directives and UN or foreign state equivalents).

• AML certifications are an asset.

• Experience in the banking and financial services sector, including engagement with relevant regulators, an asset.

• Experience in regulatory enforcement is beneficial but not required.

• Demonstrated senior-level excellence in judgment, leadership, and relationship management.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as an advanced ability to identify problems/ barriers, manage risk and effectively implement solutions to further business strategy.

• Advanced communication (written and verbal), negotiation, conflict resolution, legal research and analytical skills

• Versatile and flexible, with ability to navigate uncertainty and to quickly adapt to changing and ambiguous initiatives or requirements.

• Ability to multi-task is critical, and the ability to work effectively against deadlines and operate on a day-to-day basis with limited supervision is also important.

• Strong technology aptitude including (i) proficiency with standard office software and ability to learn and apply new technologies in work environment and (ii) capacity to understand current and emerging technologies in the industry and how they affect business objectives.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!

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