Posted 11 days ago
Senior Counsel - Platforms
@ Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Royal Bank of Canada is hiring a Senior Counsel for its Platforms legal team to advise on enterprise payments initiatives and support RBCx and its portfolio companies. The role covers payments regulation, Payments Canada's modernization program, mergers and acquisitions, and Open Banking advocacy. It is a full-time salaried contract position of 37.5 hours per week in Toronto.
Responsibilities:
- Advise the enterprise payments team on legal and regulatory matters
- Support Payments Canada modernization, including Lynx and real-time rail
- Advise on mergers and acquisitions, product development and client agreements
- Support Open Banking advocacy and industry work
- Identify, assess and manage legal risks
Requirements summary:
- At least 5 years at a large law firm or in-house
- JD or Bachelor of Law and member of a Canadian bar
- Experience analyzing legislation for business operations
- Excellent communication, negotiation and drafting skills
- Strong problem-solving and risk assessment skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-26
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-19
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Legal & compliance |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Professional degree (MD, JD…) (required) |
| Fields of study | Law |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Paid training |
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Royal Bank of Canada
Stock listing: TSX:RY · NYSE:RY · Source checked: 2026-11-02
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Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact. http://rbc.com/legalstuff. La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social. https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/
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Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market…
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| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
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Job Description
What is the opportunity?
As a Senior Counsel, you will support the goals of the Assistant General Counsel, Global Technology & Trusts and Managing Counsel, Platforms, in achieving the strategic priorities and operational performance goals of the Law Group, in particular the performance commitments of solution-oriented advice and responsiveness. You will provide legal advice to the enterprise payments team on a broad range of legal and regulatory matters relating to payment initiatives across RBC, and advice to support RBCx and its Portfolio Companies – MyDoh, Dr.Bill, Ownr and Houseful.
What will you do?
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Platforms legal team and act as senior legal advisor on enterprise payments initiatives across all business lines
- Provide legal advice in connection with Payments Canada’s modernization program, including the development of the new high value system (Lynx) and real-time rail (RTR) and legal framework governing these systems
- Provide advice on various matters including advice on mergers and acquisitions, new and amended product development, and related compliance and negotiation of client agreements and governance matters
- Support Open Banking advocacy and industry work
- Advise the business on strategic initiatives in new and emerging areas that involve payments and merchant acquiring
- Provide legal advice on new technologies and strategic initiatives for RBCx
- Identify, assess and manage legal risks in an evolving and fast-paced environment
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
- At least 5 years of relevant experience at a large law firm or in house role
- JD/ Bachelor of Law (Common or Civil Law) from a recognized law school and member of the Bar in any Canadian Province or Territory
- Experience analyzing legislation and interpreting requirements for businesses to operationalize
- Excellent communication, negotiation and drafting skills
- Strong problem-solving and risk assessment skills, comfortable managing competing priorities and complex matters, ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions.
Nice-to-have
- Experience in advocacy efforts, working with industry groups, and providing legal services relating to the payments ecosystem in Canada
- Deep knowledge of enterprise businesses and functions, including technology, application and product development
- Experience facilitating alignment between legal advice and business strategic priorities in complex regulatory environments
- undefined
- Experience in providing legal services relating to the payments ecosystem in Canada and tech start-ups.
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
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Job Skills
Business Perspective, Coaching Others, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Financial Regulation, Group Problem Solving, High Impact Communication, Legal Practices, Time ManagementAdditional Job Details
Address:
ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOCity:
TorontoCountry:
CanadaWork hours/week:
37.5Employment Type:
Full timePlatform:
CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRPJob Type:
Contract (Fixed Term)Pay Type:
SalariedPosted Date:
2026-10-19Application Deadline:
2026-11-20Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Our Employment Opportunities
At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
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