Posted 13 days ago
General Counsel - Canada
@ ASSA ABLOY
Mississauga, Ontario
Overview
ASSA ABLOY is hiring a General Counsel for Canada, based in Oakville, Ontario, to serve as the key legal advisor to leadership of its Entrance Systems Division Canada. The role covers commercial, regulatory and operational matters, with a target 20% STI bonus and a base salary of $225,000 to $250,000 CAD. Toronto office work is expected, with possible remote work two days per week.
Responsibilities:
- Advise executive leadership on legal and business risk
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial and service agreements
- Manage high-stakes transactions and corporate governance
- Advise on employment, labour and CNESST matters
- Support integration of acquired companies
Requirements summary:
- LL.B., J.D. or B.C.L. degree from a recognized law school
- Active member of a Canadian provincial bar, dual admission preferred
- 10+ years of post-call practice with senior leadership progression
- Fluency in English and French, written and spoken
- Knowledge of Quebec civil law and the CCQ is an advantage
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-25
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-26
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-26
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Legal & compliance |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Law |
| Perks mentioned | Performance bonus |
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ASSA ABLOY
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Full company description
Let’s create a safer and more open world – together! ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions with sales of SEK 150 billion and 63,000 employees. The Group has operations in over 70 countries and sales worldwide. ASSA ABLOY’s innovations enable safe, secure and convenient access to physical and digital places. Every day, we help billions of people experience a more open world. We have a feeling of discovery and urge to innovate by working together and telling it like it is, enabling us to be always growing, never boring and leading right. Do you want to be encouraged to act, have responsibilities to grow with and opportunities to explore? Join us!
- LinkedIn followers
- 301,905
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 12,570
- Reported office locations
- Klarabergsviadukten 90, Stockholm, SE-10723, SE
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- Business categories
- Biometrics
- Building Material
- Consumer Electronics
- Electronics
- Furniture
- Homeland Security
- Information Technology
- Manufacturing
- Public Safety
- Security
- Service Industry
- Smart Home
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- ASSA ABLOY
- ASSA ABLOY Group
- Specialties
- Locks
- access control
- door automatics
- door closers
- security solutions
- mobile keys
- Safety and convenience
- Identification
- biometrics
- secure id management
- ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions
- and Helping people feel safe
- secure and experience a more open world
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 268,622,572
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Let’s create a safer and more open world – together! ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions with sales of SEK 150 billion and 63,000 employees. The Group has operations in over 70 countries and sales worldwide. ASSA ABLOY’s innovations enable safe, secure and convenient access to physical and digital places. Every day, we help billions of people experience a more open world. We have a feeling of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Wholesale Building Materials |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Stockholm |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1994 |
| Specialties | Locksaccess controldoor automaticsdoor closerssecurity solutionsmobile keysSafety and convenienceIdentificationbiometricssecure id management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 40 |
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General Counsel – ASSA ABLOY, Canada
Location: Oakville, Ontario
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports To: Sean D. Mason, Head of Legal ESD NA
We are seeking a Canadian, General Counsel to join ASSA ABLOY, Canada. You will be a partner with business leaders and legal colleagues working to proactively identify and manage risk, enable strategic initiatives, and support day‑to‑day operations in a fast‑paced, growing organization.
The General Counsel will serve as the key legal advisor to leadership within ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems Division Canada. The role will require that you interface with executive teams and provide counsel to Canadian sales, service, procurement, operations, and compliance functions. This role handles a broad range of commercial, regulatory, and operational matters typical of the industrial equipment sector. The ideal candidate is a practical problem‑solver with strong business acumen, broad legal experience and who balances legal risk with business needs and has experience supporting organizations that sell, lease, install and service industrial, mechanical, or heavy equipment.
Professional Qualifications:
- Legal Licensure, Education & Experience:
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), or Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) degree from a recognized law school.
- Active member in good standing with a Canadian provincial bar association, with a strong preference for candidates with dual admission.
- A minimum of 10 or more years of post-admission (post-call) practice experience, demonstrating a progression of senior leadership responsibility.
- Language & Communication Proficiency:
- Fluency in English and French (written and spoken) is required. The candidate must possess the ability to independently draft, review, and negotiate complex legal agreements, and effectively communicate with counterparties in both languages.
- Quebec Jurisdictional Experience:
- Understanding of Quebec Civil Law and the Civil Code of Quebec (CCQ), distinguishing it from Canadian common law frameworks is highly desired and will create a competitive advantage to the candidate.
- You do not need to be licensed in Quebec but familiarity with routine transactional and labor matters is a necessary skill for this position.
- Commercial & Transactional Experience:
- Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements (e.g., vendor contracts, service agreements, procurement, and strategic partnerships).
- Proven track record of managing high-stakes transactions, corporate governance matters, risk mitigation strategies, as well as experience with the integration of newly acquired companies .
- Labor & Employment Law:
- Experience with Canadian labor matters, including Quebec employment standards, occupational health and safety regulations (CNESST), and workplace dispute resolution.
- Experience advising executive leadership on employment contracts, termination strategies, workplace policies, and labor relations management.
- Leadership & Business Acumen:
- Demonstrated ability to act as a strategic business partner to executive leadership, translating complex legal risks into understandable, useful, real-world advice.
- Prior experience as a senior in-house attorney, serving an executive team(s) is highly desirable.
Work Location:
- The successful candidate will be expected to work in our Toronto offices. The possibility to work 2 days per week remotely may be available.
Compensation: Competitive base salary ranging from $225,000 - $250,000 CAD, complemented by a target annual STI bonus of 20%, subject to plan terms and company performance.
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
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